[ SECRET POST #2795 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2795 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]


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[Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers]


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04.
[Jeeves and Wooster]


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05.
[Yahtzee/Zero Punctuation]


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06.
[Markiplier]


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07.
[Jackie Chan Adventures]


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08.
[The Parent Trap]


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09.
[Alexander]


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10.
[Starsky and Hutch]











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Comments

[kallanda_lee]

Uh, old films are not everyone's cup of tea. But I sort of hate the kind of people who insist on holding decades-old films to the same standards as if they were made today. Yes, sometimes they will be racist, or misogynist, or whatever to modern eyes. Doesn't mean you can't enjoy them for what they are.

And enjoying the dance, music and choreography is a perfectly valid reason. That being said, you can't force someone to like something - you can just question their taste.

[sarillia]

Honestly, I'm annoyed by both the blanket dismissal of these movies and the justifications. I love these movies but I don't make any excuses for the problems with them. There were people at the time who understood the problems and I'd like to acknowledge them instead of pretending that no one in the past knew any better.

But I also think a lot of these movies are more progressive than people give them credit for. I'm constantly giving my "history is not a straight line of progress where the further back you go, the worse off everyone is" speech.

[kallanda_lee]

Yes, I totally agree on some films being more progressive that people give them credit for! Or, having really interesting subtext that implies the makers want to convey some things but can't do so outright.

And it's a pity because sometimes I see people focus on one tings that bothers them, while they dismiss the 8 thing the movie DID do right.

[sarillia]

I can understand why people focus on the negative when it really bothers them, but I prefer to talk about the good stuff as a way of balancing that out. We need some models for what "right" looks like in addition to pointing out what's wrong.