Left-bias in Cinema, TV , and other media

[Wisbech Eagle]

I believe in Moneyball he actually was in real life.

The War of the Worlds was a good shout. Tom Cruise did an admirable job sprinting from one existential crisis to the next, occasionally remembering he had children. Mind you……

Then along came the BBC, who looked at HG Wells’ masterpiece of cosmic horror and thought, ‘needs more feelings.

It was one I was really looking forward to as well until that.

So instead of panic, plague and mass incineration, we got wistful stares across muddy fields and a subplot about love in a time of tentacles, except, bafflingly, the tentacles weren’t even involved. The Martians were basically background extras in their own apocalypse.

And naturally, the BBC managed to make it a fully multicultural romance, set in the 1800s town of Woking, a place about as diverse back then as the men’s over 70’s line up at Wisbech Eagle’s Bowls Club.

Jeff Wayne gave us Richard Burton booming biblical doom over symphonic rock. the BBC gave us emotional growth and progressive values during an alien genocide.

I’d smelt horseshit that smelt less of horseshit.

From some perspectives it’s regrettably not very diverse at the moment but we are working on it. There is a wide range of political opinions, some have been lured by the nonsense “promises” of Reform, others are more pragmatic. We had two who played in wheelchairs, but one passed a few months ago.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

Genuinely makes me wonder if some films quite openly have right wing values but are popular. Surely some Clint, Arnie - loads of action movies, westerns, war films. I guess the US army/ navy produced ones were generally poor and not well received. I also then wonder what right wing values would be? Plenty of films have the mother, father and kids don't they? That kind of thing. Again I think you'd have to wonder what right wing values are? I doubt extreme right would be too popular. But you'd have to attend or face questioning. And there'd be a speech for the first twenty minutes where you stand up and clap. Sounds like Butlins cabaret.

During the Cold War...1946 to 1989....the movies Hollywood produced were not overtly very Left. It was only really after the Soviet Union fell. Thats when all the madness started.

the beginning of the End ? Light entertainment TV series 'Friends'

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Genuinely makes me wonder if some films quite openly have right wing values but are popular. Surely some Clint, Arnie - loads of action movies, westerns, war films. I guess the US army/ navy produced ones were generally poor and not well received. I also then wonder what right wing values would be? Plenty of films have the mother, father and kids don't they? That kind of thing. Again I think you'd have to wonder what right wing values are? I doubt extreme right would be too popular. But you'd have to attend or face questioning. And there'd be a speech for the first twenty minutes where you stand up and clap. Sounds like Butlins cabaret.

A Nobbly Nazis competition.

 

[Spindle]

Any Mel Gibson film, blame the English.

Braveheart - William Wallace is shown as a peasant, in reality he was a Scottish Lord who had travelled through Europe and spoke French. As for the English oppressors, this was the time of the border wars, both Scots and English invaded each others countries and committed atrocities. There were no black hats versus white hats, all grey.

The least of the bollocks in that"historical" portrayal.

1. Kilts worn in battle, 250 years before tartan was invented let alone worn by the clans. The history guy told Gibson this but he went with kilts. Scots wore yellow robes, like togas, the wealthy dyed with saffron, the peasants dyed with piss. There's no record of painted faces, nor the blue and white if the saltire (much later) nor long hair like savages.

2. Wallace was executed by Longshanks following capture, Wallace never goaded Longshanks on his deathbed

3 Wallace never sired Edward III, Isabella of France was not involved with the English monarch when Longshanks was dealing with Wallace, because SHE WAS 2 YEARS OLD, making Wallace a babyraper at best

Just a few bits from the c*** Gibson

 

[Spindle]

The Witcher season 4 has really gone all diverse, constant LGBTQ

 

[PalazioVecchio]

Braveheart.

Catholic Mel Gibson's portrayal of Gay Edward II would not be allowed today. The real Edward chap was actually gay, and died horrifically for it. But the Gibson portrayal of EdII was not very complimentary.

 

[Stirlingsays]

'Progressive' - progressing towards what?

Yep, 'progressive' like a tumour.

 

[Spindle]

Braveheart.

Catholic Mel Gibson's portrayal of Gay Edward II would not be allowed today. The real Edward chap was actually gay, and died horrifically for it. But the Gibson portrayal of EdII was not very complimentary.

Actually I think they would jump on it

Netflix already claimed Alexander the Great was gay, and focussed on it, despite zero evidence, just going on the fact he was besties with his right hand man general and childhood friend. Let's be honest, we all know that we all have gay affairs with our best mates, it's normal.....

Kingdom of Heaven went all gay too, with Alfred the Great's grandson getting off with a betraying spy for the Viking hordes. Thing is, there is conjecture that he was gay, but do you think he'd have been uber cautious about it or flaunted it as if it were was 2024?