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Originally Posted by Irishsquid
I have not seen the movie, so I have no comment on the rest, but I will address this.
That is actually pretty typical, and is the case because they are proud of the stereotype. Just like many people Irish decent think it's cool to be an alcoholic, and many southerners intentionally conform to the "ignorant southerner," stereotype, to the extent of thinking it's bad to get an education or a decent job.
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Unfortunately, I agree. I come from a family that thought that education was a waste, drinking was a personal/community challenge, bigotry was us -vs- them..
BUT, my point in starting this thread was the subliminal back-side story of the Machete..
In most of the Eastwood movies it was good guys against the bad guys. You didn't need a score card. DH was a good guy with unconventional means(.44 Magnum, The most powerful handgun in the WORLD) and equally unconventional tactics.
The bad guys were unmistakable and universally disliked, Charles 'Scorpio Killer' Davis (Andrew Robinson)
In Shaft, the Hero was a good cop turned do-gooder PI, with at big heart. The plots were very similar to DH. The difference was the local and to a large extent, race.
Then you get the rest of the story,,, The Blaxploitation movies, with few exceptions, the bad guys were portrayed as good guys and the good guys were the best/worst stereotyped bad guys.
Tarantino has made his mark with blood & gore. The kill-Bill series was fantastic blend of trash & gore, little story, great cinematography.
In Pulp Fiction, ALL THE BAD GUYS WERE BAD,, the only difference was some of them had a soft side. The lead actors, John Travolta (Vincent Vega) and Samuel L. Jackson (Jules Winnfield), were a couple of lovable slobs, just trying to get by in a business they didn't like, but because of peer and social pressure, they strived to be better than their counterparts, they were very successful.
Skip forward,, MACHETE...
In Machete we have Senator McLaughlin (De Nero) shooting a preggy with her anchor baby. The 2010 version of the "classic" Nigger Boss, where Jed (William Smith) had a similar "role"..
My point,, With todays MSM and World Wide Exposure, to many people that don't see the creative humor or cinematic artfulness of these films, will look up to the heroes and unfortunately, try their damnedest to emulate them on the street.
PS: The 2008 DVD re-release of the 1975 classic Boss Niger dropped the "N" word, on the LABEL ONLY, for the benefit of the PC crowd,, but they still want the vision of Us -vs- Them to shine thru...
