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Saint Pauly says...

6 years ago

4 successful women and 1 is a Federal judge...so far so good. Until you realise one cooks (she has a restaurant), one cleans (she owns a hotel) and the other is a housewife (literally). The plot of the film is for these 4 strong, successful women to read _50 Shades of Grey_ and understand their lives aren't complete until they have a man.

Watching _Book Club_ you will be struck by how many white people are on this planet and how few people of colour there are in this film. The only non-white characters in this movie are the help. Yes, seriously.

_Book Club_, literally, is an example of everything I hate in movies. Facile characters, stereotypical plots, predictable story lines, mediocre acting, telegraphed jokes, insulting to women and secretly racist... I know my mum is more a member of the target audience than I, but this film just makes me feel sorry for her and the film's public at large.

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Reply by rmodegard

6 years ago

@saint-pauly why is everything about race? Don't be so uptight if you didn't like the movie just don't watch easy solution

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Reply by Saint Pauly

6 years ago

@rmodegard Hi there. I can tell you that racism is always going to make me uptight. Sure, some directors choose not to include people of colour (Woody Allen famously comes to mind), and while I disagree with that choice, I wouldn't call it racist. But when you cast POC only to play servants?<br /> <br /> Also, when I criticise this film, it isn't just about race, it's also about "Facile characters, stereotypical plots, predictable story lines, mediocre acting, telegraphed jokes, insulting to women".<br /> <br /> Finally, I wouldn't have seen it had I known, but unfortunately they didn't write "sexist and racist" on the poster.

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Reply by pedro-deleted-1553083453

6 years ago

@rmodegard its 2018. everything is about race one way of the other....e movie had back people, people would say that would be reverse racism, like they were put there for props. if a movie cast is 100% its called a blissful revolution. but then.... where would be the racism there?

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Reply by pedro-deleted-1553083453

6 years ago

@saint-pauly Im gonna tell you a little secret that i know you know deep down. don´t get so uptight with racism, you will feel way better. because you know what? it´s part of the "human condition". it´s one of those things that, one way or the other, will always exist. but if you wonna get mad or sad about it, dont let it be because of a movie...( also, everything you just mentions can be "seen" in the cover, so why watch it? )

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