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* ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' is strongly remembered for [[John Travolta (Creator)]]'s iconic disco dance sequence at the end. However, within the movie itself, it is strongly implied that Travolta and his partner are actually the LEAST impressive dancers in the competition, and the only reason they win over their black and Puerto Rican opponents is because the judges are racist.
* ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' is strongly remembered for [[John Travolta (Creator)]]'s iconic disco dance sequence at the end. However, within the movie itself, it is strongly implied that Travolta and his partner are actually the LEAST impressive dancers in the competition, and the only reason they win over their black and Puerto Rican opponents is because the judges are racist.
** Travolta's character recognizes this and in disgust gives the trophy to the runner-up couple. It shatters his vision of himself and makes him want to move beyond the shallow lifestyle he built around disco. The movie is remembered for how glamorous it made disco look.
** Travolta's character recognizes this and in disgust gives the trophy to the runner-up couple. It shatters his vision of himself and makes him want to move beyond the shallow lifestyle he built around disco. The movie is remembered for how glamorous it made disco look.
* If the [[YouTube]] comments for the film ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Believer_<!-- 28film29 The Believer]]'' are any indication, then the Nazi VillainProtagonist/AntiHero of the film has earned a lot of white supremacist fans despite the film being anti-Nazi and the protagonist being Jewish. -->
* If the [[YouTube]] comments for the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Believer_%28film%29 The Believer]'' are any indication, then the Nazi [[Villain Protagonist]]/[[Anti Hero]] of the film has earned a lot of white supremacist fans despite the film being anti-Nazi and the protagonist being Jewish.
** There's an actual school of thought behind this, do not recall the name for it but some 'moderate nazis/racists' advocate recruiting self-haters to fight in the streets while at the same time aiding those proud of their heritage to make enough to move home, and 'out of their country.' The most famous proponent of this school of thought is of course David Duke, followed by .
** There's an actual school of thought behind this, do not recall the name for it but some 'moderate nazis/racists' advocate recruiting self-haters to fight in the streets while at the same time aiding those proud of their heritage to make enough to move home, and 'out of their country.' The most famous proponent of this school of thought is of course David Duke, followed by .
* [[YouTube]] comments on ''[[Red Dawn]]'' indicate that there is a small fandom who do not see it as the pro-American film that was intended. This fandom sees the Wolverines as Iraqis, Afghans, Vietnamese, Palestinians, or guerilla fighters from any other nation occupied by America or an ally of America. The Russians in the film are seen as Americans.
* [[YouTube]] comments on ''[[Red Dawn]]'' indicate that there is a small fandom who do not see it as the pro-American film that was intended. This fandom sees the Wolverines as Iraqis, Afghans, Vietnamese, Palestinians, or guerilla fighters from any other nation occupied by America or an ally of America. The Russians in the film are seen as Americans.
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