What is the deeper meaning of Blazing Saddles?
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rickwahoo — 11 years ago(January 25, 2015 04:41 PM)
I have my PhD in Blazing Saddles. Some of the responses here are authentic frontier gibberish. I shall speak, and quote, from the books of Mathew, Mark, Luke, and Duck. My current license plate is WACO KID (really).
The deeper meaning. At its core, Blazing Saddles is a lampoon of prejudice. Plain and simple. It shows the stupidity of prejudice. All of the actors in their prime, right down to Cleavon Little's Gucci saddle. The movie not only lampoons prejudice, but lampoons the old west and the cowboys of the day.
Remember, the Sheriff is near.
Also, at your graduation, you have to say, "Pardon me, while I whip this out.
p.s. On the serious side, if you're really doing your dissertation, explore why Richard Pryor couldn't play Black Bart, but was allowed to contribute as a writer.the true meaning at the heart of the movie. -
gallifreyprime — 10 years ago(June 12, 2015 08:18 AM)
A truly awesome and accurate response. The absolute stupidity of prejudice is the crucial point of this film.
Some people may even get upset by Buddy Bizarre's: "Give me the playback! And watch me, beep line!
"Taxi! Drive me off this picture" -
theblackestmagic — 9 years ago(July 27, 2016 08:41 PM)
I don't know if that's actually what Brooks was doing or intending to do in the film. Sidney Pointer had already been a famous and successful black actor for at least a decade in Hollywood already. He won The Academy Award for best actor of 1963, played a strong-minded and no-nonsense hero in 'In The Heat of The Night', and was a romantic lead in quite a few of his films including an interracial love story in 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.' He's even shown kissing his white love interest in that particular film, which was still quite a rare and risky thing for a Hollywood picture to show in 1967. I know that there's been those who have complained that the relationship between the interracial couple in 'GWCTD' wasn't sexually charged enough but damn, it was freakin 1967. I mean what exactly did these people want to see? Sidney Poitier throwing his white fianc onto the dinner table and screwing her to bits right in front of Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn? Please people. Try to put specific situations such as this into their proper perspective.
"Life IS pain highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something". -
theblackestmagic — 9 years ago(September 02, 2016 01:36 AM)
Oh thank you. I just thought that it was/is such a great line from 'The Princess Bride' simply because it's so completely and utterly true.
"Life IS pain highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something".