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Eli Roth's 'Green Inferno' devours the Internet's 'social justice warriors'

Started by ArrozConLeche, July 22, 2015, 09:43:44 AM

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ArrozConLeche

July 22, 2015, 09:43:44 AM Last Edit: July 22, 2015, 09:47:04 AM by ArrozConLeche
Now SJWs are being lampooned by Hollywood. It was just a matter of time I guess.

Some choice quotes from Eli Roth:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-eli-roth-green-inferno-sjw-20150709-story.html

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2015/07/20/enough-entire-entertainment-industry-says-no-more-to-social-justice-warriors/

QuoteRoth: I wanted to write a movie that was about modern activism. I see that a lot of people want to care and want to help, but in general I feel like people don’t really want to inconvenience their own lives. And I saw a lot of people just reacting to things on social media. These social justice warriors. ‘This is wrong, this is wrong, this is wrong.’ And they’re just tweeting and retweeting. They’re not actually doing anything.

QuoteRoth:  I think there are ways to get involved and ways to be helpful. But the SJW culture has gotten so out of control. That you feel that everyone, are they doing it because they believe in it? Or do they just want to look like good people? Are people retweeting things because they think it’s important or because they want everyone to think that they’re a caring person? And I’m not making a judgment on these people either way. I’m just making a comment on it.

Who knew that the backlash against SJW could involve movie popcorn. I'm very perversely looking forward to the Tangency.net meltdown over this. Tee hee!

Hmm, I wonder how this Green Inferno could be turned into an RPG scenario where you're one of the natives. I bet you could hack 3:16 to emulate the fight against SJW invaders.

Baulderstone

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July 22, 2015, 12:50:57 PM
There is a definitely room for a movie satirizing couch potato, twitter activism, but that doesn't seem to be the movie Eli Roth made.

QuoteAnd I saw a lot of people just reacting to things on social media. These social justice warriors. 'This is wrong, this is wrong, this is wrong.' And they're just tweeting and retweeting. They're not actually doing anything.

So he made a movie satirizing kids that are willing to travel all the way to the rainforest? Sorry, just not seeing the connection here.

Given this movie has been languishing unreleased for at least a year now, it feels like Roth is trying to provide a spin that isn't present in the movie to cash in on SJW fatigue. This looks more like a tired parody of old school 60s/70s treehugging hippies, not anything to do with modern SJWs.

Bedrockbrendan

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July 22, 2015, 12:56:52 PM
Quote from: Baulderstone;843599There is a definitely room for a movie satirizing couch potato, twitter activism, but that doesn't seem to be the movie Eli Roth made.



So he made a movie satirizing kids that are willing to travel all the way to the rainforest? Sorry, just not seeing the connection here.

Given this movie has been languishing unreleased for at least a year now, it feels like Roth is trying to provide a spin that isn't present in the movie to cash in on SJW fatigue. This looks more like a tired parody of old school 60s/70s treehugging hippies, not anything to do with modern SJWs.

My impression based on the interview I read with him was that it is more the subtext of the film, not that it is a direct satire. I am not really an Eli Roth fan though, so I have no plans to see this one either way.

Baulderstone

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July 22, 2015, 01:46:29 PM
Quote from: BedrockBrendan;843601My impression based on the interview I read with him was that it is more the subtext of the film, not that it is a direct satire. I am not really an Eli Roth fan though, so I have no plans to see this one either way.

True. It isn't really fair to judge a movie by a trailer. Like you, it's doubtful I'll ever see this anyway.

ArrozConLeche

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July 22, 2015, 02:30:34 PM
Good points. He does mention the type of SJW who goes crazy for a cause while being ignorant about it in some ways. I didn't quote that though.

I'm just glad that more and more people with media reach are critiquing the SJW mentality, instead of abetting it.

Shipyard Locked

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July 22, 2015, 10:37:30 PM
Roth is just playing them for publicity. They're walking right into the classic trap, being loud moral scolds who actually make the thing they are attacking seem cooler and more desirable precisely because it is taboo. Worked for CDs with the coveted "parental advisory" sticker, worked for the video game Hatred and it will likely work for this movie.

Roth will laugh all the way to the bank and I can't fault him for it.

Quote from: ArrozConLeche;843612I'm just glad that more and more people with media reach are critiquing the SJW mentality, instead of abetting it.

Yeah, not to sound too optimistic, but I do feel we're starting to approach a tipping point.

Of course, that only restarts the cultural cycle of liberty --> prudery --> repeat anew, but whatever, Sisyphus gets a little thrill every time that rock reaches the peak.
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