This is the whitest movie I've ever seen.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Taking Chance
Just-Jake — 16 years ago(May 17, 2009 12:03 PM)
And I don't mean that in terms of racial diversity on screen - though the only non-whites in the movie were the baggage handler extras. No, the real whiteness of this movie shines through with numerous and seemingly endless shots of American flags, the abundant presence of men wearing cowboy hats, Pontiac's blunt product placement shot on the highway (the irony), and scenes and dialog that have been resuscitated from the 50's.
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dmatlack-1 — 16 years ago(May 20, 2009 07:31 PM)
Interesting that you would feel left out from a movie that had nothing to do with you! Self-involvement at it's finest.
As someone who knows the Phelps personally I have to add that the movie was in fact realistic in portraying them as the "white" family that they actually are. In the town of Dubois there are at the moment at least 3 blacks. One is the Church of Christ pastor and his wife, A wonderful, kind man I might add. And the third is an Episcopalian Priest. I suppose their careers are decidedly "white" and cringe-worthy. Shame on you.
The state of Wyoming is, as the previous poster observed, very low on the African-American population. And not because were are racist and/or segregated, our state only has half a million people, so were a little low on everybody. You are welcome to come here, whatever color you are as I believe you will be surprised how un-racially aware this state is.
Your observations, however are decidedly racist and bigoted. But clearly since the world revolves around you, you couldn't possibly have been aware of that. I'm so happy I could be here to help you out. -
NancyLou9 — 16 years ago(May 31, 2009 06:27 PM)
Extremely well said.
But it's avant garde now to make fun of white people now that there's a black man, oh wait, a white man, oh wait, half-black, half-white man in the White House.
Doesn't matter what color the people in the movie are to get across the point that they all bleed the same blood and are all buried in the same coffins, draped with the same flag, no matter what color their skin.
This same funeral, with the same amount of respect in delivering a brave warrior to their home town for burial, would happen in Harlem or South Central. Death doesn't discriminate and neither do bullets in a war zone. -
crapaccount321 — 16 years ago(May 30, 2009 08:30 PM)
i would be less worried about race. no offense, but i think the problem is worrying about race and making everybody else worry about the ratio of blacks to whites in movies. i wouldn't worry about it, just try to ignore it IMO. we've got a black president, so obviously the rasicm issue is, for the most part, over with.
anyways, just some of my thoughts.
loved the movie though
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debaryman101 — 16 years ago(August 01, 2009 01:27 PM)
Maybe you should go have a beer with the president and tell him how you really fee?, maybe they can color in all the white people or maybe some of them with CGI. would that help??
I wonder how many races had to die for the endless shots of american flags, the abundant presence of men wearing cowboy hats, and all the other stupid things you said. -
garycollard — 16 years ago(August 03, 2009 08:30 PM)
Yeah, they should have made people who are white in real life black in the movie for the sake of politically correct twits, good call.
Add to that your implication that the flag of the most diverse country on earth is somehow "white," an idea that is deeply insulting to all Americans of other races, and you've made what may be the dumbest post in the history of IMDB.
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CGSailor — 16 years ago(August 04, 2009 10:56 AM)
You seem to have forgotten the Black military woman who assisted in preparing Phelps body for burial.
And I didnt know that Pride in ones country and Flag was a "whites only" thing. I thought it was an AMERICAN thing regardless of your skin color.
Thanks for clarifying that {sarcasm}
Really, your post IS racist and disgusting.
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sunnsky — 16 years ago(August 10, 2009 07:59 PM)
Obviously you've never visited the Southwest. Out there, most people wear cowboy hats, even gasp nonwhites. Since when does having or displaying an American flag automatically make you white? Not every person who has ever owned an American flag was white. In fact I have met several Marines and have seen many more who enjoy displaying various forms of the American flag and are NOT WHITE (and, no, I did not only see photoshopped pictures but saw this in real life). Get over your racial bigotry already.
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TheJoshman — 15 years ago(July 12, 2010 08:33 PM)
It is unfortunate that the very people who consistently cry racism are the ones obsessed with race. Unfortunate for 2 reasons. 1. Race ought not to matter. The constant obsession with it is divisive, but indicative of the fact that most people on the left are virtually consumed with gender/class/race, whereas those on the right care more about values. 2. The constant accusations of "racism" serve to lessened the impact of real incidents of racism when they actually occur.
This was a great movie that should make anyone proud to be an American and proud of our military regardless of race, religion or politics.
