re: Danny Boyle wouldn't make Slumdog Millionaire today due to cultural appropriation

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It means that the people that were conquered cant accept the fact they lost and instead of assimilation they will bitch for the rest of their lives that they should not have lost because of "feelings" and those that did the conquerization should pay them back.

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The dude that said it is English so in this case it means he thinks England exploited India in the past.

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“We wouldn’t be able to make that now,” the 28 Years Later director said. “And that’s how it should be. It’s time to reflect on all that. We have to look at the cultural baggage we carry and the mark that we’ve left on the world.”

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He didnt say "well, everything is"

You missed some crucial elements in the sentence.

Lets take another example using the same sentence structure to clarify.

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Asked if he felt that Michael Phelps was a slow swimmer, Boyle responded: “No, no … Well, only in the sense that everyone is.


He is saying if you change the framing then you could argue it, but he isn't doing that. He is answering from a basic POV that no it isnt a form a Colonialism. If someone has changed the framing Michael Phelps could be slow.... next to a jet ski or a blue marlin.

He is trying to avoid getting drug into that entire debate by acknowledging that under some peoples' concept of colonialism (that "everything is colonialism") it could be seen that way.

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I didn't miss anything, we read the same article. I'm also not going to play English with Michael Phelps and the Miami Dolphins.

And no shite, he's changing the framing, that was the whole point, to highlight how cultural appropriation is bad, but not when he did it, because it was sanctioned at that time. It's self-serving nonsense.

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We did read the same article. For some reason you got pissed off at the director of a movie for answering a question about the movie and threw a whiny bitch fit.

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Hey listen, dickhead, you can quit with the snarky bullshite. I've not done that with you, so don't start no crap with me. I'm not pissed at anyone, there was no whining and bitching, I pointed out the self-serving nature of his mealy-mouthed statement.

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God forbid he doesnt change his opinion to match your opinion about his movie

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At no point have I said that anyone should change their opinion. Nor have I offered an opinion on the movie.

Corinthians could argue with a brick wall. You are not allowed to have any other opinion different from his. His opinion is the only opinion acceptable and he's going to blow up every thread he gets in if he disagrees with you. He does it on every board. I stopped replying to him a while ago and it's made tigerdroppings better. Same for southeasternkige. It's just not worth replying to their nonsense.

He’s a complete Maxi Pad with wings.

I know I've been pissed about M Knight Schlabadong culturally appropriating away decent endings since like 2001.

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Saying he was spouting self-serving nonsense seems to be an opinion. Perhaps he really feels that way. Ive never met the guy.

Im not gonna criticize him for answering a question.

I can disagree with him but I cannot tell him his opinion isnt valid.

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But it is self-serving. How do you not see that? He says you can't make the movie today because something-something cultural appropriation. But when he made the movie, it was permissible. That's awfully convenient on the sliding scale of what's acceptable and when. And why wouldn't you criticize him for an opinion? You do it to everyone else.

Didn’t one of the blacks involved in the original Color Purple talk Spielberg into being the director when he had doubts about being best choice due to not the movie not being a part of his experience or culture saying Aliens weren’t part of his experience and look what you did with ET and so on (or something to that effect). The below doesn’t cover the exact scenario, but I feel like ET was used to convince him as well as the author.

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Music mogul Quincy Jones, whose only prior film experience was as a composer, served as producer and approached Steven Spielberg to direct. Spielberg was initially reluctant to take the job, feeling his knowledge of the Deep South was inadequate and that the film should be directed by someone of color. Walker was likewise skeptical but was convinced otherwise after watching E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

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Having Spielberg onboard gave it instant recognition across races and cultures. It brought in more revenue than the version released in 2023, and the 1985 version was also seemingly profitable instead of losing millions like the 2023 version.

The other thing was the author’s realization that she needed to work within the system to avoid stereotypes instead of avoiding the system.

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Walker was concerned about Hollywood’s portrayal of women and African Americans. The friends concluded the only way to improve the exploitation of minorities was to work within the prevailing system, and Walker agreed to the deal.

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After a man got involved with script with her help she said she felt more empathy for the male characters than she had while writing the books.

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Detractors also doubted the hiring of Dutch, male screenwriter, Menno Meyjes, to adapt Walker’s novel. According to San Francisco Focus, Walker wrote a draft of the screenplay herself, but agreed to turn the job over to Meyjes on condition that she maintain script approval. She reportedly collaborated with Meyjes, adding lines and making adjustments during production. Publishers Weekly noted that Meyjes worked closely with Spielberg on The Color Purple, which marked his first theatrically-produced feature film script. As stated in Publishers Weekly, Meyjes wrote the initial draft in three weeks and, after a series of daily meetings with Spielberg, composed five drafts within the next five months to complete the final screenplay. Walker noted that she felt greater empathy for the novel’s male characters in Meyjes’ adaptation than she did when she was writing the novel.

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I would think that outside of India slum dog millionaire would not have been the box office or critical hit it was without Boyle. So if his goal is making a film like this less seen across cultures than he is walking down the correct BS path.

They have to get over this one sided or one direction culture appropriation BS and just get best people to make the best movie.

Also the 80s had much more inclusion and quality black content and performances in music, TVs, and movies that were also successful due to white people buying that content than anyone will currently give the past credit of actually having.