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Saw that in front of the original Junglebook and couldn't work out what it's referring to... Haven't seen it for years and didn't watch past the first few mins though so maybe it's obvious!
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Yeah I spotted something similar last night on the Temple of Doom description on NowTV. I think it's good there is acknowledgement that the film is outdated/racist/a bit shit but at the risk of being that "where do you draw the line" idiot i think flagging films will be very tricky as many new films still have outdated themes and representations in them. The film industry and the representation of people in films needs to change otherwise this just feels a bit like arse covering.
Maybe too much of an assumption but if we had a far better balance of films telling real stories about real people then hopefully these "outdated" films will become much more apparent to audiences without them having to be told.
Saying that targeting films aimed at children is probably necessary as it's totally unfair/unrealistic to expect kids to find their way through such garbage.
The UK in particular needs to make industry changes as the BFI and British TV is disgustingly under represented in comparison to the US.
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jono84
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While on the subject of movies, my daughter put on a Disney film the other day and I saw they have now added a disclaimer about how their old films have racist elements, I never even noticed it before but apparently its been updated from this...
'This program is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions'
To this...
'This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together.'
A step in the right direction?