Yet $$ continues to be thrown at directors and producers to continue to make these flops with new "diverse" casts - that no one asked for or wishes to see.
When they fail, of course they'll scream "racism."
Posted on 01/21/2024 6:49:29 AM PST by dynachrome
Who’s who in Hamilton? An insider’s guide to the smash-hit musical
This process of making and remaking entertainment that portrays black persons in positions they never in a million years would have occupied simply serves to agitate them.
Deep State will be delighted to read that.
Yet $$ continues to be thrown at directors and producers to continue to make these flops with new "diverse" casts - that no one asked for or wishes to see.
When they fail, of course they'll scream "racism."
“Would this be cultural appropriation?”
In a few ways, yes. Time has a way of changing history depending on who is retelling it. There is a history of remaking movies to fit a change of race which also changes the story. And it is done originally for getting face time until enough believe it and accept the outcome. Twenty years ago I found kids who didn’t know what a Mouseketeer was.
The Wiz, Cinderella, 12 Angry Men, Chloe in the Afternoon, The Karate Kid, Death at a Funeral, Steel Magnolias, About Last Night, and Annie are just a few. And in many of the remakes the plot of other parts of the film were changed to fit the appearance. The Second Annie for instance didn’t have red hair which changed the determination of the viewer’s outlook in their seeing of the attitude and demeaner of the character.
And it is going into regular television these days. The commercial with the black Santa Claus in the bath tub loosing his ho, ho, ho is one example of an obvious attempted change. The real Santa Claus is a story based on St. Nicholas of Myra, who, according to Christian tradition, was a bishop in that small Roman town during the 4th century. Nicholas’s reputation for generosity and kindness gave rise to legends of miracles he performed for the poor and unhappy. And the first black Bishop in the catholic church was James Augustine Healy who was born April 6, 1830, near Macon, Georgia, U.S., and died August 5, 1900, Portland, Maine.
There are enough black writers and producers out there to do away with black exploitation and create art instead like The Color Purple, Carmen Jones, Sounder and Precious.
It’s bad enough remakes are popping up anyway because the creators don’t want to put in the work, white, black, brown, or chartreuse. Originality is what the viewers want. The can watch the old ones on television. And with the programming on it nowadays, it wouldn’t even be giving up entertainment.
wy69
“Would this be cultural appropriation?”
In a few ways, yes. Time has a way of changing history depending on who is retelling it. There is a history of remaking movies to fit a change of race which also changes the story. And it is done originally for getting face time until enough believe it and accept the outcome. Twenty years ago I found kids who didn’t know what a Mouseketeer was.
The Wiz, Cinderella, 12 Angry Men, Chloe in the Afternoon, The Karate Kid, Death at a Funeral, Steel Magnolias, About Last Night, and Annie are just a few. And in many of the remakes the plot of other parts of the film were changed to fit the appearance. The Second Annie for instance didn’t have red hair which changed the determination of the viewer’s outlook in their seeing of the attitude and demeaner of the character.
And it is going into regular television these days. The commercial with the black Santa Claus in the bath tub loosing his ho, ho, ho is one example of an obvious attempted change. The real Santa Claus is a story based on St. Nicholas of Myra, who, according to Christian tradition, was a bishop in that small Roman town during the 4th century. Nicholas’s reputation for generosity and kindness gave rise to legends of miracles he performed for the poor and unhappy. And the first black Bishop in the catholic church was James Augustine Healy who was born April 6, 1830, near Macon, Georgia, U.S., and died August 5, 1900, Portland, Maine.
There are enough black writers and producers out there to do away with black exploitation and create art instead like The Color Purple, Carmen Jones, Sounder and Precious.
It’s bad enough remakes are popping up anyway because the creators don’t want to put in the work, white, black, brown, or chartreuse. Originality is what the viewers want. The can watch the old ones on television. And with the programming on it nowadays, it wouldn’t even be giving up entertainment.
wy69
There is no creativity in the writer class because of political pressure.
The next remake will be “Our American Cousin.” Lincoln will be a Black lesbian Democrat that is murdered for freeing the slaves held by evil Republicans.
The Hollywood woke producers read 1984 as a how-to book.
“Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future.” — Orwell
And, in keeping with Orwell, they probably intend to disappear the originals down the memory hole — all racist stuff and offensive.
They're lazy. They just want to recycle a script and call it a day.
Originality is what the viewers want. The can watch the old ones on television.
Every Christmas, you can watch IAWL, Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story on TV. No one is watching a lame remake.
That’s what I’m thinking. Do theses companies really think I want to buy products from company spokesman who hate me? Yeah, I’m talking about you, Samuel Jackson!
oh terribly sorry, old man -
I never really considered It’s a Wonder LIfe a real Christmas movie—yes, there is an angel—and yes its an adaptation of a Christmas Carol—But I always considered Miracle of 47th Street as the Christmas movie to beat all Christmas movies.
Granted, Miracle is not a particularly religious movie—But Santa has become a real Saint for some. It is just something about the transformation of a young Natalie Wood from a non-believer to a feverent believer in Santa. And of course Ed Gwyn played a perfect Santa in all respects.
Remakes have been done with Miracle and all have failed in my opinion. IWL will too fail as a re-boot because re-boots usually lack the spontaneityof the original. We just don’t know what will happen when the original plays—with a re-boot we cast an eye to see how it stacks up.
It would be better to make a new original patterened in the vain of Christmas Carol and IWL—but that would take creativity—something Hollywood is bereft of these days.
As for making yet another blaxplotation film-—Heck, make it with all POC, why not. That aspect really doesn’t bother me. But make originals—re-boots are just retreads.
Well said!
And, apparently, they all love rap and hip hop.
But bear in mind it's not really blacks who are behind this entertainment industry and advertising nonsense. Rich, white, guilt ridden Hollywood Liberals whose status and wealth remain, so far, unaffected by the financial train wrecks these virtue signal cinematic atrocities produce are responsible.
The vast majority of the paying viewing public is white and/or overseas. Counting on a large fraction of 12% of one market to produce a profit in a movie costing tens or hundreds of $ millions isn't a sound business plan. And even black people aren't going out to pay and see this trash. But if no one is fired and put out on the street, why should they care? It's someone else's money.
Where it belongs! Not gonna click so it won’t get another hit.
The responses on this thread are disgusting.
i was at a store yesterday and it’s all black women all the time already.
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