Liberalism is a cult - movie review edition
Here's the partial synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes: NO ESCAPE centers on an American businessman (Wilson) as he and his family settle into their new home in Southeast Asia. Suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a violent political uprising, they must frantically look for a safe escape as rebels mercilessly attack the city."
Seems harmless, right? The following excerpts are from a liberal who is trying to be fair.
"And conservatives, don’t interpret this to mean that every racist asshole with a gun is a potential hero."
"And if anything, it seems like it gives white people a small taste of what racism feels like."
"And is it unrealistic? Every time someone makes a movie about a white person being trapped in a hostile foreign environment, be it Argo or Lone Survivor or etc., they always have to bend over backwards to show that some of the Iranians/Afghans/Cambodians/Nazis were actually caring and helpful, not bloodthirsty (#NotAllCambodians!). Which isn’t much better, because it can feel they’re overcompensating,"
Note how he gets it, but the real problem is overcompensating.
"I can understand if spending three sentences blaming corporate multi-nationals seems cheap, but there’s something to the idea of comfortable white folks suddenly coming face to face with the folks on whose backs that comfort has been built on. Maybe there’s a better vehicle for that than a shoot-em-up, but it still seems more like a critique of white privilege than an example of it."
I have to look for author Vince Mancini at Filmdrunk. How can I trust a review from such cultists?
http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/2015/08/no-escape-review/
But if you think that was bad, brace yourself to go down the rabbit hole of cracked, who mercilessly attacked this film based on the trailer.
NO Escape - 6 Reasons There's No Escape From Hollywood Racism
"Extrapolating from the trailer (which is what trailers are for), No Escape is the heroic struggle of a white man to defend his white woman and white girls from filthy foreigners. "
How do you reason with people like this? You don't.
Seems harmless, right? The following excerpts are from a liberal who is trying to be fair.
"And conservatives, don’t interpret this to mean that every racist asshole with a gun is a potential hero."
"And if anything, it seems like it gives white people a small taste of what racism feels like."
"And is it unrealistic? Every time someone makes a movie about a white person being trapped in a hostile foreign environment, be it Argo or Lone Survivor or etc., they always have to bend over backwards to show that some of the Iranians/Afghans/Cambodians/Nazis were actually caring and helpful, not bloodthirsty (#NotAllCambodians!). Which isn’t much better, because it can feel they’re overcompensating,"
Note how he gets it, but the real problem is overcompensating.
"I can understand if spending three sentences blaming corporate multi-nationals seems cheap, but there’s something to the idea of comfortable white folks suddenly coming face to face with the folks on whose backs that comfort has been built on. Maybe there’s a better vehicle for that than a shoot-em-up, but it still seems more like a critique of white privilege than an example of it."
I have to look for author Vince Mancini at Filmdrunk. How can I trust a review from such cultists?
http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/2015/08/no-escape-review/
But if you think that was bad, brace yourself to go down the rabbit hole of cracked, who mercilessly attacked this film based on the trailer.
NO Escape - 6 Reasons There's No Escape From Hollywood Racism
"Extrapolating from the trailer (which is what trailers are for), No Escape is the heroic struggle of a white man to defend his white woman and white girls from filthy foreigners. "
How do you reason with people like this? You don't.