LogFAQs > #932896022

It's an interesting question.

There are a lot of good movies out there that are racist, sexist, or homophobic. Do you watch these movies like you would any other, do you watch them partly with a critical eye turned to the elements which don't work today, or do you just outright throw them away?

I'm looking forward to seeing the original King Kong when it comes to select theaters in March. I'd be surprised if TCM's foreword for the movie doesn't include a passing disclaimer or two about how women and black people are depicted in the movie.

20 years ago, it was accepted that old movies had things we wouldn't put in movies today. Today, some of the stuff from 20 years ago (mostly gay jokes) don't work in the current era and a lot of people will have nothing to do with those older movies which have sexism or racism in them.

I wouldn't personally advocate throwing the old movies away, but I can't blame someone who is willing to miss out on a good film experience if the wrong implication is given about women or people of color.