[frogjerk]

Actually, nothing first-hand. I have not sat through it. But every review I have seen mentions it is a landmark film, and that it has racist overtones. I took it as a given, but as I have not seen it I will have to say it is second-hand info.

I've sat through it and nothing I can remember about it was overtly racist for its time. I haven't watched the film in years so I'm sure I'm forgetting much of it but now that you mention it I'm going to have to watch it again to see what this may or may not be about...

[cvq3842]

Certainly the standards of its time were very, very different. I think the issue comes in where, say, a film school wants to teach the development of cinema (techniques, etc.) - apparently this film is a landmark but its content is upsetting to many today.

Again, I am speaking only from what I've read.

And again, I might as well repeat that Brokeback Mountain may be a "well-made" film, but I doubt that will overcome the great discomfort large portions of the American public will have with the material.

[streetpreacher]

You must be thinking of a different film.