10 Problematic Films That Could Use Warning Labels
The Searchers made the list
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/gone-with-the-wind-problem-films-forrest-gump-1234640666/
Warning Labels for movies. This just seems really stupid to me. Especially the ones they're referencing.
shareAgreed
There are some really fine movies on that list, too bad these second rate bloggers feel the need to lecture about stupid nonsense
Of course John Wayne was playing a small minded racist, it's the whole point of his story arc in The Searchers...who needs some dizzy twerp on the internet pointing that out?
Hey, did you know that Darth Vader was a space Fascist, we need to discuss this so we can find a safe space🤪
These internet 'journalists' are real garbage👎
If you can't put these movies in the context of there time frame, then most of the other questions are probably over your head anyway.
shareAnd yet the most ridiculous of crybabies make their blogs while the rest of us, knowing full well the context, carry on about our day...A number of these films were 'problematic...' that was sort of the point
Dirty Harry swore an oath to uphold the law and then proceeded to torture a suspect and beat the hell out of everyone in his path...
Good Law Enforcement? No
Cathartic and thrilling...Hell Yes!
It's a Movie!
If you start putting warnings on cop movies from the 70-80s your going to have a long day ahead of yourself. Most of those cops were portrayed as tough, get the job done no matter who they had to beat up.
shareExactly T!
To Live And Die In LA, 48 Hours, The French Connection, Colors, The Seven-Ups...hundreds more...
These little fragile babies today don't seem to understand movies, nuance and the context within a fine story takes place
Was Sean Penn a great cop in Colors? Hell no, he escalated situations when that was not needed but within the framework of the story and given the time and place (South Central LA, late 80s) you could see how a dude could freak out and get heavy handed
These fragile little babies also don't understand the concept of an antihero. They think that if something is show onscreen by a character who isn't wearing a black cape-and-helmet, then the filmmakers consider their actions morally praiseworthy and an example to the masses, even if that was not the intent.
Which is actually true of some movies, like IMHO the "Dirty Harry" things. But of course the distinction between an antihero and an asshole being treated like a hero is too subtle for the kind of snowflake that complains about "problematic" movies.
What are these people worried about, that some 15 year old is going to watch Gone With the Wind and think..Oh I guess slavery is ok because of how its portrayed in that movie. If anything its a great movie for a 10 year old to watch with their parents and talk about what the 40s were like, and why they put that happy go lucky tone on slavery. Thats a good conversation to have for any kid.
shareand westerns also
shareI think this is the most upset I've seen you.
shareOh, not upset so much as just amazed at how fragile half of us have become...there are actual outrages in real life to be upset about, I just feel like the movies are for examining or reviewing ideas and the older ones are often a time capsule into how folks were thinking back then...Dirty Harry and Death Wish were clearly reactionary fantasies about rampant urban street violence and psycho killers...realistic? No.
Cathartic, crowd pleasing and informative...YES!
And yet the BLM protesters are doing the same thing as Dirty Harry, they are reacting to what they see as an injustice and unfair system. Except Dirty Harry was a lot more precise in the damage he caused.
shareDirty Harry caused on screen damage, no one really died and no property was actually damaged
The BLM protests are one thing, protest is an American right
It's the small minority of 'activists' that throw bricks, damage storefronts and start fires that are the real problem and they are giving the entire reasonable movement a bad name
For sure it was a film.
Not American but American cops seem pretty brutal but then I also ask why they feel a need to be that way and why is there training like that.
All it takes is a small minority to burn a city and destroy credibility.
There were numerous newspaper and magazine articles about the 'militarization' of US Police many years back
I think it had a lot to do with cops (many of whom are just regular neighbor type decent fellows) dealing with terrorism and junk peddlers armed with heavy duty weapons,
they had to get a bit heavy considering the insanity out there
BLM is a reasonable movement and I've got NO problem with peaceful protest and am on board with the message
There will be no fires and property destruction in my area, our Police are pros and most households are quite well armed
Thanks, I like getting background from people who actually live in the culture rather than news articles etc.
It would have been pretty intense to be a cop and be up against crims who have military hardware.
I get the idea of being against Police brutality. When I read that the cops are actually trained to stand on people's necks that is really excessive. But these people rioting and looting, burning down cities that is not going to help their cause at all and will only see an increase in Police use of force as well as stricter laws in general. The normal people living in or around those areas are going to be terrified and will be voting against the rioters in the end.
Yes, 'an eye for an eye' will leave us all blind
We are better than this, hopefully cooler heads and discussion prevails
"Of course John Wayne was playing a small minded racist, it's the whole point of his story arc in The Searchers...who needs some dizzy twerp on the internet pointing that out?"
Yeah. I mean, the movie depicts these attitudes as flaws, does it not? It's been a long time since I've seen it, but that's a major part of his arc.
At the end, after all of his searching and killing, Wayne can't even rest with his family again and hits the trail without entering the lodge
I suppose we are left to wonder if he's a somewhat change-minded man or still full of hate..?
Here is why art should NEVER be altered or erased, great art leads to us speaking and exchanging ideas
And to be fair The Mighty Comanche were horrific in their treatment of captives...Great films leave room for debate and discussion, sometimes tough discussion