[kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

I'd just like to say the Tropic Thunder controversy is just a tad - just 
a tad! - overblown.

The person who makes the "going full retard" comment, etc., in tropic 
Thunder is doing so in a way that makes you know his opinion is 
extremely idiotic, and not the opinion someone who is admirable, etc., 
would have. I watched Tropic Thunder expecting this really nasty dig at 
mentally handicapped folks and what I saw were some thoroughly unlikable 
people acting like idiots. Anyone who takes their cues from these folks 
really doesn't have a clue. They were exhibiting thoroughly unlikable 
attitudes. They were also pretty macho, sexist, and just generally dumb.

Having said that, the whole movie was also disappointing in just a plain 
old cinematic sense. I wanted to like the film - but didn't.

-Oliver



sade1 wrote:

> What happened?  Any chance he pulled a "Tropic Thunder"?

> (where the joke was on those look down on offensive people).

>  

> /(you can send it off-list so as not to spoil the film for others..)/

>