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

Oh dear - there are ways to put this across that convey how things were as directors have been doing for a while now

MASH was supposed to be a pretty accurate portrayal.
Sure we could pretend women working there were treated well and without sexism, but that is unrealistic.

It wouldn’t. Portraying travellers onscreen doesn’t make it racist if it’s integral to the plot. And I’m still struggling as to why it’s offensive for pinky and perky to sing “Hello dolly”. There’s a real lack of critical thinking on this thread. It’s sad and concerning - especially those attributing the lyrics of classic films to ‘grooming’ and racism when it’s nothing of the sort.

Same with singers.

Exactly this. 100% agree @Rosscameasdoody

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I don't think Mel Brooks The Producers would be made today.

Feeling uncomfortable is legitimate. Modern film makers simply portray things conveying that we are viewing dinosaurs attitudes. Also, my DS can watch contemporary or near contemporary portrayal of sexism, feel uncomfortable and totally understand why. The thread is about films we would not make now in the same way

Just not sure if you could pretend to have a learning disability now. Also the bit where Jenny sleeps with him is a bit questionable.
Assuming this is about Forest Gump are you uncomfortable with a non-disabled actor portraying someone with a learning disability? I’m not sure why Jenny sleeping with him is questionable, there was nothing to suggest he lacked capacity to give consent.

Why ? It was intended to turn things on their heads and make people think. It’s satire. If you look back at many of the war time movies making fun of Hitler was common.

If you ever get to see it you will know why. Two plastic pig puppets wearing sailor suits and sailor hats. A strange half smile on their faces as if they know something we don't. Legs constantly moving but no connection to how fast they are walking. They sing in very high pitched voices.

Perhaps it's the song that put me off. A show tune, made popular by Louis Armstrong. The Red Army Choir sang a version, which always seemed very sinister to me. Especially the line "It's so nice to have you back where you belong". I always think of some hapless defector kidnapped and brought back to the Soviet Union (it did happen).

I did like the Pinky & Perky version of All My Loving by the Beatles though. Anybody could sing anybody's songs in those day which is why you had Peter Glaze on Crackerjack singing pop songs.

No question mark needed

I loved the film, I think young people would be outraged these days and not fully understand the satire

"Don't be stupid, be a smarty;
come and join the Nazi party !"

Alternatively, "Hitler ! The Musical" is the Broadway hit of 2025.

"A bigly musical - I helped write it, you ,know" - D. Trump
"Why sing about a failure ?" - E. Musk
"I'll raise a pint and an arm to the writers" - N. Farage.

In response to @Printedword

Does it ever occur to you that feeling uncomfortable can be a good thing? That always feeling comfortable isn’t necessarily beneficial? If they feel uncomfortable then hopefully that leads to questions as to why. and the anwswer isn’t necessarily that what you are watching is “wrong”. They need to be open to the idea of changing their viewpoints.

I grew up with Pinky and Perky - yes, I’m that old !! So yes, I’ve seen it, and a lot more - it was a kids programme, hence the constantly moving legs and high pitched voices. I don’t understand your problem with the song Hello Dolly. It’s a show tune and was written about the fictional character of Dolly Levi, a New York socialite, turned matchmaker. The song was about her triumphant return to the New York social scene - hence the line ‘it’s so nice to have you back where you belong’. Why on earth are posters trying to attribute the most sinister scenarios to songs that are about something else entirely ?

The first record I owned was an EP of Pinky and Perky murdering Beatles songs.My excuse-the only excuse possible-is that I was about 3.

ETA I think "Hello Dolly" as a song is pretty clear of harm, TBH. P&P could make anything sound sinister!

Read my post again. That’s exactly what I’m saying. It’s concerning that we’re not allowing our youngsters to watch things that challenge them and make them feel uncomfortable - and to encourage critical thinking. It’s how they grow and develop.

I agree. Removing the sexism would be wiping from history the difficulties women at that time had to face. It's right that younger people see it in context and know that it was wrong.

Yep. Me too. I cringe when I think about it now, but then I remember more recent things like the Teletubbies, which was just vapid mindless crap. And in the words of Julie Andrews, then I don’t feel so bad !!

I would probably agree with that unfortunately. It’s sad.

It was remade in 2005 and has been a stage show since.

Also the whole point of it was the extreme bad taste of Springtime for Hitler. I think people still get it.

I also think that some of the things that are being interpreted as sexism were intended to show how someone can behave totally out of character, given the circumstances they were in. It was wartime, they were far from their families and no end in sight to the conflict. Married men, and women were portrayed as taking comfort where they found it - something they would never have considered otherwise. I think a lot of it was intended to question the morality of that and to ask ourselves what we would do in the same situation.

I did like the Pinky & Perky version of All My Loving by the Beatles though. Anybody could sing anybody's songs in those day which is why you had Peter Glaze on Crackerjack singing pop songs. The BBC had to broadcast a proportion of music by live artists that's why there were so many crap cover versions of pop songs. I'm not sure when it ended - maybe it coincided with the start of Radio 1 and the end of pirate radio stations like Radio Caroline in around 1966 or 7.