re: What movies are the most controversial on the m/tv?

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I’d say Interstellar might be up there.

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It is along with as mentioned Drive...I think The Witch is up there as mentioned previously as one of the most divisive among horror fans on here.

The controversy comes because some people view film as an art, some view it as entertainment, some view it as a medium for social change/commentary.

Personally, I get annoyed when films are written and directed in a way where they repeatedly hit you over the head with SJW or white guilt stuff. I don’t watch movies to feel bad about myself.

I know I am not a movie bigot. I liked The Best Man FFS, and other black-oriented movies.

I really enjoy “comic” movies, especially Marvel, and am also kind of a sucker for them and give them the benefit of the doubt more often than not. I liked the character of BP, but the BP movie was very poorly done. Very trite, predictable, overdone, some nonsensicals.

The board ethos is so strong that the only "hated" movies that get talked about are universally hated.

If I had to guess some that would be 50/50ish: Juno, for sure. Scott Pilgrim vs The World had a sizable crowd that just didnt "get it". Anything by Woody Allen or Terrence Malik.

If the question is a mix of hate/love then TLJ isn't even close to being in the running. Other then a few folks, who I suspect are engaging in some lazy trolling, that film is loathed on here.

Saying TLJ sucks on here is about as controversial as saying puppies are cute and its enjoyable to have oral sex performed on you. You are preaching to the choir.

Short term, as others have pointed out, anything that can get caught up in "identity politics" is likely to be very controversial. "This movie is promoting the gay, liberal, anti-white, and pro-cat ownership agenda!"

Then you will have the film's defenders, who've usually actually watched the movie, saying something like "Err... its a movie about a giant alligator living the New York sewers and the lead character just happens to have a pet cat."

Before conservative snowflakes get upset by that, I can assure you that on a forum that leans liberal, the liberal snowflakes have nearly identical melts over movies in the other direction. Bottom line, people who are looking to be offended by something will find a reason.

Other then that you will have a few movies and TV shows that come down to personal preference. Some folks on here, as an example, don't like the current season of True Detective because they think it is too slow developing. Others love the slow build up of tension and character development.

What slavery stuff?

upon it's release and winning Best Picture, No Country for Old Men split the board. Love it or hate it.

I feel No Blood For Oil is the same too.

Interstellar had a lot of back and forth

While MOST of the m/tv board praises Usual Suspects as being incredibly awesome with a wonderful twist,

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there's a small contingent that hate it and claim that because verbal was essentially making the story up along the way, none of it really happened thereby invalidating the entire movie. I personally don't feel that way but there are some out there.

This definitely isn't the most controversial but it was the first thing that popped into my head.