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{{quote|''I guess that he's trying to pay [[Homage]] to the 1927 version, but here's the thing, Neil... 1927? Not racist. 1980? Horribly, '''horribly''' racist.''|'''[[Bad Movie Beatdown|Film Brain,]]''' reacting to the scene when Neil Diamond put on black-face in the remake of ''[[The Jazz Singer]]''.}}
Tropes are common denominators. Their viewers recognize them,
Unfortunately, some tropes just don't travel - or age - very well. They're fine on their home turf, where everyone understands them and knows what value system they're based on. When that trope makes the trip to another country however, it gets seasick on the way over, arriving at port looking distinctly disheveled and finding itself among strangers who have no idea what it's talking about.
Since there are so many countries and cultures in the world, it's not surprising that there are so many different outlooks on life -- what's important, ''who's'' important, what constitutes justice and what qualifies as cruelty changes according to where you are. Even in countries that speak the same language, values can be different. The UK and the
Sometimes, the difference is even closer to home. A show where the death penalty for a criminal is a good ending in a state that accepts such a measure may not be as accepted as such in a state that frowns on execution. With the multicultural nature of many places, sometimes a trope only has to go down the street to become completely unrecognizable. Differing religions, backgrounds or life experiences can mean that a person's view of a trope differs from the "standard" the trope is derived from.
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