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Falling Down
Steyn Online ^ | 18 Jan 2020 | Kathy Shaidle

Posted on 01/18/2020 3:10:53 PM PST by Rummyfan

I only knew they'd announced the Academy Award nominations on Monday because I started seeing articles like "What Is a White Man Mad About in This Oscar-Nominated Movie?"

The mad white male they're maddest about is the titular "hero" of Joker, up for 11 statuettes, the most for a single movie this year.

Ostensibly, they fret that Joker will inspire "real life violence" (which, at press time, still hasn't occurred), but the real reason — liberals never admit their true motives — is that the film concerns a disenfranchised fellow Rebelling Against the System. And while Rebelling Against the System is laudable when their kind do it, the lower classes shouldn't be encouraged to behave in like fashion, because incels, mass shootings and Trump blahbitty blahblah zzzzzz.

As The Critical Drinker observes in a peerless video essay, a comparable 1993 film unleashed nearly identical outrage in some corners — and, I would add, didn't receive a single Oscar nomination, not even a lowly "In a separate ceremony earlier this afternoon..." technical nod.

I can't speak to the worthiness of Joker, but with each passing year, this particular Academy snub looks increasingly absurd.

Yes, I really am talking about Joel Schumacher's Falling Down.

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1 posted on 01/18/2020 3:10:53 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

I watched “Joker” and thought it was pretty good.

Spoiler alert (sort of) - I really liked what happened to Robert Di Niro at the end.

Really really liked!


2 posted on 01/18/2020 3:17:38 PM PST by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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To: Rummyfan

An excellent film.


3 posted on 01/18/2020 3:18:34 PM PST by Hugh the Scot ("Jesus was a fundamentalist".- BipolarBob)
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To: Rummyfan
If Goodfellas hasn't inspired me to commit real violence no film will.
4 posted on 01/18/2020 3:19:31 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: Rummyfan

I’ve always liked that movie. Always. The Michael Douglas character is an antihero to me.

He serves as the perfect example of what will happen when enemy forces such as Democrats and the media push too hard. But instead of one lonely frustrated little man, it will be millions.

And the blood will flow.


5 posted on 01/18/2020 3:21:37 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (As a matter of fact, I DID only read the excerpt. OK, I intended to. Next time for sure.)
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To: Rummyfan

I want breakfast!


6 posted on 01/18/2020 3:23:35 PM PST by xp38
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To: Rummyfan

Falling Down — Great movie!


7 posted on 01/18/2020 3:24:03 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: airborne

Joker is about a white guy wearing whiteface. How racist can you get?


8 posted on 01/18/2020 3:32:30 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: airborne
I find it almost impossible to believe that anyone can do “Joker” the way Heath Leger did. I'll probably see Joker when it's available from my local library but I don't expect to see it a theater or buy a bluray.
9 posted on 01/18/2020 3:33:33 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: reg45

That looks like a very disturbing movie. I will pass.


10 posted on 01/18/2020 3:36:32 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;page=61)
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To: Rummyfan
As The Critical Drinker observes in a peerless video essay...

I like the Critical Drinker's reviews. His review of the rise of skywalker was really good.

The Drinker Recommends... Falling Down

11 posted on 01/18/2020 3:54:20 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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My favorite movie line,”I’m the bad guy ?”.


12 posted on 01/18/2020 4:10:06 PM PST by daku
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To: Rummyfan

You forgot the briefcase!


13 posted on 01/18/2020 4:37:38 PM PST by FLT-bird
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I loved Falling Down when it came out. I wonder how it holds up today.


14 posted on 01/18/2020 5:22:14 PM PST by TChad (The MSM, having nuked its own credibility, is now bombing the rubble.)
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To: FLT-bird

I think that was the best line of the movie.


15 posted on 01/18/2020 5:31:12 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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To: airborne
I watched “Joker” and thought it was pretty good.

Excuse my ignorance, but is the film in any way a spin off from the Batman series?

16 posted on 01/18/2020 5:33:20 PM PST by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: Vince Ferrer

Thanks for that link. Very good review.


17 posted on 01/18/2020 5:43:52 PM PST by TChad (The MSM, having nuked its own credibility, is now bombing the rubble.)
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Thanks for that link. Very good review.

If you have time for it, watch his two part review of the "Rise of Skywalker and the fall of Star Wars". If you don't have time, watch the last five minutes of the second part.

18 posted on 01/18/2020 6:16:05 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: Will88

Yes, it’s a prequel about how the Joker came to be, and why he has animosity toward Bruce Wayne. Without giving anything away, the film gives you insight into what drove the Joker toward violence. It even discloses how he got his name.

Very clever, and very well done.


19 posted on 01/18/2020 7:25:35 PM PST by Reddy ( B.O. stinks)
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To: Will88

And PS. I usually do not watch rated R for violence movies, but did watch this one and it really wasn’t that bad.


20 posted on 01/18/2020 7:27:27 PM PST by Reddy ( B.O. stinks)
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