10 Problematic Films That Could Use Warning Labels

“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”(1984)

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are generally compassionate filmmakers, but this film went a little too far in trying to replicate the mood of 1930s action serials. Like those old movies, the “exotic” villains are portrayed as primitive and bloodthirsty foreigners, resulting in negative and stereotypical depictions of India and of Hindu customs.
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Shit like this makes me wonder if the person writing this even saw any of these movies. The cult in that film were explicity shown to be a bastardization and corruption of hindu customs, and were more or less a child traffiking mafia with spiritual/occult shit attached as a way for them to gain more power and influence in the world. They weren't "primitive" considering how elaborate their plans were and only got violent when they "needed" to.
 
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We already have labels for films. They're called the MPAA rating system. Go protest them if you want them to put labels on filmss about them being transphobic or whatever. Might as well just talk to Netflix or Amazon about that too, since the MPAA will be irellevant soon.
 
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It’s now widely accepted that despite being a beloved classic, “Gone With the Wind” needs an explanation of its context when it’s screened on TV or in theaters.
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When you can’t even get a whole sentence without saying something stupid, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

“The Searchers” (1956)

John Wayne plays a Civil War veteran (on the Confederate side!) who goes on a five-year search for his niece who was kidnapped by the Comanches. Wayne’s character Ethan Edwards is an unapologetic racist who sees all Native Americans as less than human. Revered director John Ford created a physically beautiful film that has inspired an ongoing debate. Fans see “Searchers” as a sober study of bigotry; detractors say it’s impossible to overlook the fact that Native Americans are depicted as savage or comical. Whatever you think, “Searchers” is the epitome of a problematic film, and should be screened with discussions.
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You know, here’s the thing... They’re right. It’s a film worth discussing. So are a lot of these. There are different, and meaningfully so, interpretations. There are different views based on your experiences. Some people worship Dirty Harry. Some find him an awful human being. But why do these need warning labels? How about “films that can prompt interesting dicsussions?” Or “films that present some uncomfortable views/reminders of the past?”

I think most people now find The Jazz Singer a bit cringey, and, sure having context for Gone With the Wind doesn’t hurt. Context makes a story more relevant and meaningful. But they don’t want “context“ and “interesting discussion“.

They mean discussion like when your parents said “we need to talk” and you knew you were in trouble. They mean context in the sense of “we’re going to tell you why this is bad”. You’re not allowed to have your own opinion about the value and meaning of stories. Death of the author killed intent. And now they’re coming to kill interpretation.
 
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what fucking explanation do you need for gone with the wind?
it takes place in the past, do you need a 30 minutes class to understand?
are you so fucking retarded you can't understand that not everything is like how you want it

It’s about two middle-aged white guys who long for the old days in Hollywood; in other words, MHGA (Make Hollywood Great Again)
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it's about dicaprio's character realizing his career is at it's end.
sorry white men have feelings too, you cunt
 
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Why is everyone overlooking the elephant in the room?

Cancel Dude, Where's My Car! Kelso called the Dali Lana a fag in it. REEEEE! I'm literally shaking now.
 
“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”(1984)

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are generally compassionate filmmakers, but this film went a little too far in trying to replicate the mood of 1930s action serials. Like those old movies, the “exotic” villains are portrayed as primitive and bloodthirsty foreigners, resulting in negative and stereotypical depictions of India and of Hindu customs.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

"Foreigners"! The movie takes place IN INDIA. The only foreigners in that movie are the white people. The Thuggee Cult were the bad guys, the Hindu villagers the victims. It's like making a movie about murderous Satanists, and then claiming it makes Christians look bad. Holeee shit.

“Forrest Gump” was made by intelligent people, won six Oscars and is beloved by many. While the film is condescending to anyone with a disability, Vietnam vets and people with AIDS,

WTF? How in hell? And nobody in the film has AIDS. The filmmakers confirmed long ago that Jenny died from Hepatitis C.

:story::story::story::story:
 
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I think the most disappointing aspect of this article is the fact that is it so poorly researched and someone ultimately got paid to put out this grade school tiered level of detritus that is clearly all over the map. Point in case if we are going to have to reduce or remove problematic parts of our cinematic history, then we will really need to usher in a new age of "Leave It To Beaver." style restrictions on Hollywood. Nothing from the silent era to the speakies, to the golden age might be used because so many of these films depict sexism, violence, etc.

In fact, it's better that we set off from a point that there is no past cinema, just restrict what people can watch to the current year and then heavily censor it and we can have fair equitable cinema for everyone.

I think one of my favorite under the radars is from the musical "Calamity Jane" where in during the chase scene with the Indians firing on the stage coach Doris Day replies with "Come on you red skin niggered heathens!" Very problematic, tsk tsk.

Or the fact that in "The Sting" Robert Redford's character is depicted running a street con with his black partner, and the word Nigger is used, as well as the depiction of African Americans involved in conning people out of money, and then getting murdered by the order of a white Irish criminal with a disability.

We also need to scrub any of the works of Ronnie Barker from our history, as if the sexism wasn't bad enough, there is the Chocolate Colored Cough Drop sketch.
 
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