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In Reply to: RE: "Casino Jack," "Barney's Version." Enough with the Jewish stuff, already. Do we not posted by tinear on March 06, 2011 at 18:57:57
So you have an issue with too many Jewish films? Guess what - Jewish humor and folklore sells, that is why they are making such films. I, OTOH, pick which movies I want to see, I don't just watch every piece of dreck that comes our way from Hollywood... you can do the same.
Stay with Irish films... chances are they will say Mazel Tov less often. Or the Chinese ones, for that matter. We all have choices.
OTOH, I suspect there are more films where some Italians munch on their pasta and say "mama" all too often... and besides - what did they give us besides the meatballs and organized crime? Yet there movies are overwhelmingly numerous - does that bother you?
Furthermore... you play very strange association game. They say Jewish, you say Arab... as if there were no other associations. How about - 200 Nobel Prize winners? Or Vladimir Horowitz? Heck, some symphony orchestra's musicians lists read like Tel Aviv phone book... so I think we all should stop listening to that Jewish music... who knows, maybe some of them mumble Yiddish words while playing?
So - why just Arab films? I am sure there are some folks from Shruzumbe who wish to be in the movies...
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the media a lot and I think that segment of the American population could use a bit of exposure. Now, I DO have a major problem with Hollywood's portrayals of Italians. Invariably, they're Mafia-related. You don't think this has a carry-over effect to the general public? I similarly have issues with how the Irish are portrayed: has there been a film set in Boston since "Love Story" that didn't have characters both Irish and gangster?
In these particular instances, I fell victim to early reports of great performances in the key roles. Since both Spacey and Giamatti have done very good work in the past, I "bit."
And I got bit in the butt.
Regarding the ethnicity of films: I'd respectfully disagree; the large amount of control by one group has influenced the incredible number. Let's count how many Holocaust films appear this year. I don't think too many of them have been successful the past decade, but still they come rolling out. Perhaps that Daniel Craig film in the forest that twisted history so badly made some money. I don't know.
Anyhow, avoid the two films I mentioned. Poor writing, boring stories, completely forgettable performances.
I don't know why they make films that lose money - Jewish or otherwise. What I know is when I go to the On Demand, I see hundreds of titles I have never heard and most likely never will. The number of one-and-under one star films on Netflix is also amazing - I have only seen very few of them for the learning experience sake, and they left me dumbfounded - they are so bad they defy any logic - and yet someone put their money behind them!
Yes, many ethnic cliche' out there, some funny, some not, what to do about it? Subtlety and good humor are not exactly the words normally associated with American film production. So once they found the hammer that works, they keep using it. I somewhat agree on endless portrayal of Jewish weddings, usually shown as if no one has seen it yet - there should be more clever ways of doing it.
and I would like to run the story by you have you meat a few members of the cast. We could meet at a hotel suite near you, if you'd like.
...while cleaning my guns.
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