To be really irrationally annoyed at re-watching films and spotting crap subplots/chars that I'd never noticed

[genivert]

I'm re-watching Philadelphia, for the first time in years, and am at some of the character/side-storyline I'm seeing, I've obviously never twigged about this, maybe because I watched it first at a time when I didn't know any better, but:

There's a scene which (I think) is meant to show what a good, committed family man the lawyer is, and there's his wife birth scene. He's so incompetent that literally 2 minutes after giving birth his wife has to fix the camera he's failing to take photos on. Then it cuts to an entire loud, rabble family screeching down the corridor to cheer with him, a massive gang of family, with balloons and champagne, he's cheering whilst his poor wife is probably still dealing with the afterbirth and stitches, but ofc the whole family were around the corridor waiting to pay him on the back (not help in a practical way like bring clothing or batch cook for when they get home, nope). Then it cuts to him sleeping in the new mums bed at the hospital where he's dozing and she's holding the baby going "aaah" at how cute poor exhausted DH is, taking up her recovery bed. Wtf?

I'll continue watching but I don't remember any of those scenes from previous viewings and I'm annoyed that what I thought was a great film has been tainted by crappy stereotypes of fatherhood but that hear about on MN all the time. What was wrong with writing the character as caring, supportive in a better way?

What other films have you spotted crap sideplots or characters that rile you up... but only at a second viewing?

Can't you just watch a film to enjoy is rather than looking for something to offend your sensibilities? Films usually reflect the mores of the time, things were different and in 20, 30 years time people will look back and take offence at what's shown in films today. C'est la vie.

I remember watching Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, as a child, and enjoying the singing and dancing, and thinking it was a happy story.

Then I watched it as an adult, and realised it was about kidnap and forced marriage. I can’t watch it now.

Basically all of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I adored Indiana Jones as a child and was desperate to become an adventuring archeologist when I grew up. Then I watched it again last Christmas and DH pointed out that literally ALL the only female character does is scream. Pretty much constantly the whole way through. She's an absolute dickhead and has no useful features (apart from being attracted to Indiana Jones, which is standard for 99% of the population, surely?). Also all the Indians are either impoverished peasants or into weird voodoo shit.

I'm now limited to just Raiders and Last Crusade. Which are better films to be honest but it still makes me sad!

ALL the only female character does is scream.
Willie. Ugh.
Raiders of the Lost Ark I only realised this year when Marion is talking about their relationship first time round she was 16 or 17 and Jones was 27, I was like what?

Don't you take Raiders from me Morgan. I can't take it!