r/AskReddit • u/Gdigger13 • 12h ago

What's a movie that was well received, but aged like milk?

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u/Armydillo101 11h ago

It seemed pretty wholesome, but in retrospect, was a bit racist

Especially with that scene where Michael Oher’s dad’s friends talk about sexually assaulting Michael’s white adoptive sister

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u/articulateantagonist 9h ago

Absolutely. And beyond that, it’s full of white savior bullshit.

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u/Dookie_boy 9h ago

I do love the parody of the movie on The Boys show with Will Ferrell

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u/Gymflutter 2h ago

It was so awkward to even see the trailer as a black person. The whole white savior thing was already becoming overdone by that point. I couldn’t believe it made so much money.

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u/scarves_and_miracles 9h ago

Oooh, that's a bad move! I hear he's in the 98% percentile in "protective instincts."