Films that would not be made now

[Samcro]

I know it’s a topic that has been done before.
but what film do you think would not be made now and why?
mine is, every which way but loose.
yep the Clint Eastwood film with the orangutan

Cruel Intentions. Watched it for the first time today and I was blown away by how many racist, homophobic, misogynistic and/or victim blaming lines were in it.

Blazin' Saddles

I was going to say this one.

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Mike Batt wrote the theme song to Watership Down - Bright Eyes. And it was sung by Art Garfunkel, nothing to do with McCartney. Can’t believe how easily classics are being dismissed as ‘disgusting’ here, including Lolita which is also a literary classic. Context is everything and as usual with the cancel mindset there is precious little.

I don’t really think films like this, and for example, Life of Brian legitimately count, as they set out to shock and turn your values on their head. It’s meant to be thought provoking and if you view it as simply offensive then you haven’t understood it.

Wonder Woman 1984.

Please can people mention why they think their choices wouldn’t be made now? Because some of these really have me baffled! Wish you were here for example, do people think we weren’t shocked by it when it came out? It’s a fantastic movie, believe me no-one thought the Emily Lloyd character was a model citizen! Same with Rita Sue and Bob too. And trainspotting was supposed to be seedy and shocking, why would it be banned? Am I missing something?

Burn me at the stake but was channel hopping recently and stopped on American pie so rewatched. We laughed so much. Maybe it was nostalgia but I can't recall a recent film I've seen that actually made me laugh like that.

Another one that probably wouldnt get made today is tropic thunder

What's wrong with wonder woman 1984? That isn't that old? I only saw it once but don't recall anything particularly offensive

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If you think the song is about grooming l suggest you watch the movie with an open mind, so that you can add context and appreciate what the lyrics are actually about. It’s a father talking to his daughter, telling her she will one day grow up to be a woman and how he must accept and welcome the change despite his fears for her. He’s accepting and coming to terms with the inevitable change that’s coming. Nothing to do with grooming, and it’s very sad that classic lyrics written over 60 years ago can be twisted in this way to suit a completely different narrative. What happened to watching films and listening to musical content for entertainment value instad of picking them apart so they can be cancelled ?

Yep. Bright Eyes, written by Mike Batt and sung by Art Garfunkel, nothing to do with McCartney. Interesting that that poster thinks that the song didn’t make the subject matter any ‘better’ because according to Batt the song was intended to go some way towards mitigating the brutality.

For WW 1984 there are issues of consent, particularly sexual consent, related to the body swap.

The History Boys (largely sympathetic portrayal of a predatory teacher)
Lost In Translation (significant age gap between the hero and heroine would not be to modern tastes, even though they don't actually have sex)

I agree! I’m sure some people are just naming films they didn’t particularly enjoy or found shocking etc.

Lost in Translation is fine. If it's not okay, then neither is Idea of You, which was made this year.

Trading Places is a brilliant movie.

Snow White is being remade now with inhuman looking CGI dwarves (and a brown lead actress).

There’s been a push from woke circles (such as Peter Dinklage) to stop having dwarf acting roles. Instead, they say, dwarves should be able to play varied roles like any other actor. Which sounds fair enough.

But the problem with this recent push for dwarf roles to be considered “offensive” is that it is taking away lucrative jobs for less privileged dwarf actors, and the offensive CGI dwarves are a prime example. Meanwhile, no further roles for people with dwarfism are being created.

Not a film, a TV series - MASH.

Birth of a Nation one would hope. However, I would no longer bet on this.

Birth of a Nation one would hope. However, I would no longer bet on this.

Oh, and The Jazz Singer.

The Birdcage would never be made now! Even at the time there was a lot of criticism about the stereotyped depiction of gay men but with the crossdressing issues it would be too much for today's audience.

Why would it not be made now (Charlie Sheen apart)?

"If". Yes, that's the title. A great favourite of mine, but there's no way it would be made today.

It's a 1960s film in a boys' boarding school, and it was very daring at the time. As well as a lengthy caning scene, it ends with the protagonists shooting at everybody from the school rooftops. At the time, the filmmakers knew this would raise eyebrows, and omitted that scene when then sent the script to the very posh school where it was filmed.

I don't get why Wish you were here keeps cropping up.

I was horrified by the film as a teenager - how callous her father and her community were about her. But the scene where her dad's friend coerces her into sex - and she is coerced - there's a shot of her on the end of the bed as he closes the door and she looks like such a lost, scared child.