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In reply to the discussion: NYT: Why Do the Oscars Keep Falling for Racial Reconciliation Fantasies? [View all]scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)The article is saying these movies are bad because they portray interactions between people of two different races as how we would like them to be, instead of as they really are.
I disagree..... because I think by showing these intereactions this way they let people know what we should be striving for.
The relationship between Forrest Gump and Bubba.... between Andy Duphrane and Red in Shawshank.... between Tony and Doc in Green Book...... are what we should all strive for.
Sounds like the author of the article is pissed that good movies like Glory and Driving Miss Daisy won awards instead of movies that "kept it real" like Do the Right Thing.
There is a place for both movies..... ones that show things how they are, and ones that show things how they should be.
The article tries to make people feel guilty for liking Green Book, Glory, etc.
Sorry.... I'm not going to do that. I enjoyed the movies.