July 1, 2013
The thing that doesn’t really get discussed amidst the endless (and well-deserved) praise for Who Framed Roger Rabbit‘s technical accomplishments is its brilliant, albeit downplayed, allusions to racism in America. That’s right: Who Framed Roger Rabbit is kind of about racism. For anyone who read the book Who Censored Roger Rabbit (which the film was based on), this is no surprise. From separate elevators and drinking fountains for Toons (a label eyebrow-raisingly close to the outdated racial slur “coons”) to restrictions on buying human-made liquor and a human servant being described as “the ultimate status symbol,” the book jabs at the separations that exist within a racially charged society. It’s more subdued and re-interpreted amid the live-action/animated world of the film, but the story couldn’t exist without it.
Dentist
Normally, my hygienist is great. But she was coming off a vacation, and clearly wasn't back in the swing yet.
Ouch.
Also, Metta World Peace said "Little Shop of Horrors" was his favorite movie.
White House Down
Like a paint by numbers Picasso, you know exactly what's coming and there are no surprises.
White House Down
Like a paint by numbers Picasso, you know exactly what's coming and there are no surprises.
But at the end, you still have a masterpiece.
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