Everyone keeps saying they couldn't make tropic thunder today but I don't understand why? Other than tropic thunder having already been made, why couldn't it be made today?

Is it because RDJ blacked up? It doesn't seem to have hurt his career at all, it seems most people got the joke.

Is it because they use the word "retard" a lot? I don't think that's integral to the film, it's more just something that ages it a bit and you could easily change the dialogue and have basically the same gag.

I really don't see why "it couldn't be made today".

[–] plz1@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago

Yeah, my guess is the blackface. But they really lean into it, and honestly, many of my friends of color thought it was hilarious, rather than offensive. Small focus group, but goes to show it's not a universally contentious topic.

And Tropic Thunder is a masterpiece.

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Because these days people freak out more about those details. It was a very different time back then.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Dude.... People freaked out about that stuff THEN.

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Not like today.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

We'll never know.