“Make as many excuses as you’d like, but there is a difference between how the media covers attacks against mostly-Muslim civilians vs non-Muslim ones.”

“I’d die.”

His example is ridiculously stupid, but I do agree that discrimination can go in all directions. I think this modern notion that “real” racism is only possible when it’s committed by a group in power against groups that aren’t in power is absurd. Sure, institutional racism is almost always targeted at non-white groups…

Sure. But in that case lets not act like “King Kong IS whatever”. It should be “I THINK King Kong is whatever”. In other words, I’m choosing to perceive this as a racial allegory, based on this evidence.

This interpretation of the original is pretty common, but I’ve always wondered if there is any evidence that that was the filmmakers intent, or if the entire idea was concocted by film historians and critics (who since then have treated their opinions and interpretation as fact). Could the entire character be a veiled…

“I saw the movie when I was a kid.”

I think part of it is that Cinderella and Jungle Book aren’t nearly as beloved, or widely seen, to a modern audience as Beauty and the Beast. So, Beauty and the Beast has a pretty high standard to meet right off the bat. I saw the movie. It was fine. The animated movie is better, but this isn’t bad. This movie is…

Am I the only person who has never really cared that much about accents, unless the movie is a biography or some sort of historical event? For fantasy films, I just don’t really care if the characters have a weird mish-mash of accents. I mean, in the animated film some of them just had blatant American accents. Who…

“YOu could argue this is them doing a version of that again, bringing their Beauty and the Beast story to the next generation.”

Tell that to Disney’s accountants.

“The media absolutely does focus on stupid shit in the hopes that it riles him. It DOES rile him, but it’s not enough to make his followers believe he’s unhinged.”

Yes! This is what we should be focusing on. Our obsession with who celebs voted for is overblown. I don’t think most people actually care that much. It’s much more important to hold people in the press and government accountable when it comes to calling out Trump. Especially when it comes to real issues and policies.…

Yep! At best, they’re a distraction, and at worst they come across as preachy. Most people don’t give a shit about what candidate celebs support (and they shouldn’t).

I agree with you. These are fairy tales. When you start stacking other ideas on top of the basic theme of the story, it starts to collapse under the weight of it all. Giving Gaston all these other dimensions, making him more relatable and dimensional, muddles the narrative.

Yeah, I thought the point was that Belle lived in a small, backward town where they all worshiped Gaston for being such an “alpha”. If anyone thinks this is unrealistic, look at how star QB’s are treated in small, rural towns. It makes complete sense. This change sounds like it was made for the sake of change. A lot…

I think the emphasis is what he means when he says “our”. I’m guessing he’s talking about white people. So, Mexicans would be “them”.

“Also, I haven’t read that comic, but in the movie, there’s no voice of unequivocal hope that guides him.” 

I wouldn’t exactly lump RedLetterMedia in with the “critic class”. I don’t always agree with what they are saying, but I’ve never felt like they have the condescending attitude associated with many film buffs and experts. Regarding their Rogue One review, I enjoyed the film, but I do agree with their point that it…

“Jones and others demean their audiences when they create benchmarks of fandom in order to soothe their own egos, and it’s time they gave it a rest.”

Yeah, it’s atrocious.