I'm still amazed how some somewhat racially conscious whites still view the late 90's and early 2000's as the golden age of cinema partly because of the relative absence of anti-whiteness. Indeed the movies were generally much better than anything produced these days but movies still contained the stock multicult themes and there was anti-whiteness in some movies but it was more subtle than what we see today.
In "the Patriot" you had the thoughtful and soft spoken negro who finally wins over the white bigot by saving his life in battle. And in "Independence Day" I recall that most of the heroes and good folk were black, Hispanic, Asian and Jewish. Other movies of the era cast blond haired white people, usually males, as arch villains.
BIG DISAGREE! Greer shits on Mel Gibson's CLASSIC AMERICAN EPIC and then suggests "muh Black hero saves America from Aliens"? Greer gripes about the PC treatment of slavery but then recommends a movie with a black protagonist? This is just Greer being a contrarian and the Black character in the movie, Occam, is just a token Black in the film for Hollywood. You should DEFINITELY watch "The Patriot" on the 4th of July!
Sorry for the unrelated but what happened to IQ Supplement #62 "The Populist Dilemma" with Carlsbad? I was gonna give it a re-listen but it appears to be deleted?
Always been aware of the schmaltzy tone and writing for this movie, but it's a fun, entertaining movie to watch around the fourth. It's the only action movie taking place around the colonial era so it scratches that itch for a lazy summer afternoon. The performances are great and the action is as well. If you want a much more serious and realistic Revolutionary War thing to watch, the HBO John Adams series is excellent. Despite it's corny and modernist messaging, it's a fun watch
You'll find most history pieces that deal with slavery have a main character who hates slavery and racism.
I'm still amazed how some somewhat racially conscious whites still view the late 90's and early 2000's as the golden age of cinema partly because of the relative absence of anti-whiteness. Indeed the movies were generally much better than anything produced these days but movies still contained the stock multicult themes and there was anti-whiteness in some movies but it was more subtle than what we see today.
In "the Patriot" you had the thoughtful and soft spoken negro who finally wins over the white bigot by saving his life in battle. And in "Independence Day" I recall that most of the heroes and good folk were black, Hispanic, Asian and Jewish. Other movies of the era cast blond haired white people, usually males, as arch villains.
BIG DISAGREE! Greer shits on Mel Gibson's CLASSIC AMERICAN EPIC and then suggests "muh Black hero saves America from Aliens"? Greer gripes about the PC treatment of slavery but then recommends a movie with a black protagonist? This is just Greer being a contrarian and the Black character in the movie, Occam, is just a token Black in the film for Hollywood. You should DEFINITELY watch "The Patriot" on the 4th of July!
Spot on. This was on the other night and I forgot how cringy the pandering to modern sensibilities was.
Sorry for the unrelated but what happened to IQ Supplement #62 "The Populist Dilemma" with Carlsbad? I was gonna give it a re-listen but it appears to be deleted?
Always been aware of the schmaltzy tone and writing for this movie, but it's a fun, entertaining movie to watch around the fourth. It's the only action movie taking place around the colonial era so it scratches that itch for a lazy summer afternoon. The performances are great and the action is as well. If you want a much more serious and realistic Revolutionary War thing to watch, the HBO John Adams series is excellent. Despite it's corny and modernist messaging, it's a fun watch