Wait, what?
Wait, what?
What’s wrong with Men in Tights?
You might be right, and maybe the reference to old Hollywood was more subtle and went over my head.
I think the big difference with Tropic Thunder is that the IDEA of black face is very explicitly the joke. Robert Downey Jr’s character and the idea of black face is what is being made fun of.
You might be right that it’s a commentary on Westerns, and it went over my head, and maybe because it was made when it was you didn’t have to be as explicit with the target of the joke it was just more subtle. The scene certainly doesn’t feel hateful, but it’s definitely odd to watch today. But given how explicitly the movie is making fun of racists and racism I’m certainly willing to give it some benefit of the doubt.
Huh. TIL.
Though the actual argument for why you couldn’t make Blazing Saddles now is the the entire genre it’s lampooning is dead.
The humor is pretty much still fine and flies, other than Mel playing a Native American, but even that is still kinda-maybe-sorta-okayish-maybe? since Mel’s character isn’t the butt of the joke, but other than that brief scene I can’t recall anything that watching now makes me cringe.
Well played. But also fuck you. 😀
About tree fiddy
Not sure what it says about me that I immediately knew who she was/is
Por que no los dos?
I feel seen and possibly attacked.
🎵 We didn’t start the fire 🎵
What an absolute clown
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