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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
So the FB meme hating on Green Book? Essentially it is asking what if Anne
Frank was instead told from the stand point of the guy who hid them.
I have not seen the movies it won over. But think Green Book can't be the best? Still:
A movie from the standpoint of the guy who hid Anne Frank would be a valid story. I really don't get this controversy. Green Book was very flawed, and the lack of detail about the doctor (what is with the throne etc.) is a real question/weakness. If you want to say it shouldn't have won, fine. But from what I see, pushing the Italian guy to the front seems a valid choice. Wouldn't a movie from the doctor's perspective have to focus on how he despises the poorly spoken/educated? Would that have been better? A white guy drove this asshole around the south? I don't know the "actual story" hinted at in the meme. Something about how the reality was left out. Any idea what was left out of that actual story?
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I haven't seen Green Book. But a couple of things:
1. I'm sure this is about perspective.
Of course Hollywood tells the story from the white person's perspective. Even though the black character is a world class pianist navigating The South in 1962, the story is told through the driver's eyes? Really? Also, Shirley's family had a huge problem with the movie's accuracy. The fucking movie had the white guy teaching the black guy how to eat fried chicken--completely made up.
2. A lot of people were comparing this year's Best Picture category to 1990 when fucking
Driving Miss Daisy won best picture and
Do the Right Thing wasn't even nominated. It was ridiculous that Driving Miss Daisy was even nominated. But it won against some very good movies. Anyway, this year, it was Green Book beating another Spike movie people really seemed to like*--BlacKkKlansman.
3. I think black people are fairly sick of white savior movies. I know white people love this shit, but it's enough already.
Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sdC6RxaY-Q
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*I didn't think much of it.
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