Unfortunate Implications/Film: Difference between revisions

Times where movies portray things in an [[Unfortunate Implications|unfortunate way]].

 

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* In the original ''A Christmas Carol'', Dickens left Scrooge's profession open-ended, and his hatred of Christmas came from a series of past misfortunes; as a child he really rather enjoyed it. However, in [[The Muppet Christmas Carol]] they change the character ever so slightly for some Unfortunate Implications. This Scrooge is a miserly money lender ... with a Hebrew name ... who has never celebrated Christmas ... It's obviously unintentional, but considering modern audiences are probably more familiar with negative Jewish stereotypes than they are with 19th century Puritans, it seems like the writers could have done a LOT more to distance themselves. Especially as the most damning elements are the ones that they added in themselves.

** Say what? Scrooge in the novel is named Ebeneezer (and is clearly called that in almost every non-modern-dress adaptation) and it's pretty clear from page one that he is a commodities trader and moneylender and landlord, which, again, turns up in almost every single film version. If anything the 1951 version starring Alastair Sim goes farther in making Scrooge look like a complete [[Jerkass]], showing how he and [[Affably Evil]] Marley stab old Fezziwig metaphorically in the back and then acquire their business by taking advantage of another investor being an embezzler (none of which is in the book.) ''That'' version does add the unfortunate implication that it's better to stick to your principles even if it means your outdated business model fails, and your employees all end up out of work. Also, [[Did Not Do the Research|Scrooge is not a Puritan.]] The Puritans were a seventeenth-century sect that got run out of England. About the only thing that [[The Muppets]] added were songs and puppets and singing vegetables.

* In the 2010 remake of "[[Clash of the Titans]]", almost everyone in the hero's party was a character or creature from Greek mythology. However one of the party members was a [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|Djinn,]] [[All Myths Are True|a creature from Islamic mythology]] which appears in neither the original myth the movie is based on nor the original 1981 version of the film. During the confrontation with Medusa, the Djinn gets close to Medusa and [[Action Bomb|"uses black magic to explode his core" as a means of attacking her]], [[Suicide Attack|killing himself in the process]]. [[Fridge Horror|In short]], he was a [[Religious Stereotype|Muslim]] [[Unacceptable Targets|suicide bomber]]. Not may people I know [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|picked up on this.]]

** Keep in mind that the Djinn was a good guy blowing up an evil monster, which raises a whole new set of Unfortunate Implications.

** See the fairly substantial section on Twilight in the literature section for more details on the series.

** To elaborate further, Bella putting herself in harm's way to get Edward's attention turns this into textbook example of sadomasochistic collusion, i.e. a kind of relationship you really, really want to avoid.

** In the first part of Breaking Down, the movie discuss ''abortion''. [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment|And I'm going to leave like that.]]

** Though not quite as harmful as the undertones of abuse, the series portrays the parents as complete idiots. Bella's mother is often compared to a child and it is implied that Bella took care of her rather than the other way around. Bella's father is depicted as completely unreasonable for being concerned about his daughter's safety, mental health, and future. That's right, kids, ignore your parents' advice and marry that dangerous, possessive guy who used to stalk you. Your parents just don't understand what's he's really like!