Oh Brother: Warner Bros. to Mark Its 100th Anniversary by Wokeifying Its Old Classics

PJ Media ^ | 25 Ap 2023 | Robert Spencer

[Rummyfan]

The famed Hollywood studio Warner Bros. is celebrating its hundredth anniversary this year, and it certainly has a rich history to showcase. The studio could have coasted through its anniversary year by rolling out some of its classic films, which range from the very beginnings of cinema to today, to new audiences. But some daring young innovative thinker at Warner Bros. decided to do something at once more audacious, more risky, and much more certain to produce ghastly results: Warner is going to mark its hundredth birthday with “a short film series that reimagines the Studio’s iconic films through a diverse and inclusive lens.” Hey, it could be worse. They could have hired Dylan Mulvaney. But you never know: he could show up in one of these woke remakes.

The Bounding Into Comics site on Thursday pinpointed exactly what is so horrifying about the Warner Bros. plan: “After all, there’s nothing like celebrating your own history by attempting to appease those who unapologetically hate everything about it.” Or as investigative journalist Daniel Greenfield put it, “With diverse versions of the X-Files, the Little Mermaid and King of the Hill on their way, why not enjoy some butchered classics with more exclusively inclusive and diverse (no white people, please) casting?” No white people indeed seem to be the objective. We’re certain to see “people of color” cast in some, if not all, of the key roles, after the manner of Netflix’s new black Cleopatra. But who knows? There are likely to be gay and trans characters in abundance as well.

[Rummyfan]

,b>Bounding Into Comics explains that “the series will see six of the studio’s classic offerings remade with ‘representative casting, storytelling, and narrative’ by a respective up-and-coming filmmaker.” These bright young woke filmmakers were “specifically selected to participate by ‘DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] industry veterans, including WBD’s Senior Vice President of DEI in North America Karen Horne, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures executives, Visual Communications, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Urban World, Sundance Indigenous Lab, Outfest and ReelAbilities Film Fest.” It would be hard to imagine a more grim, angry, self-righteous conglomeration, and the “re-imagined” films that they give us are likely to be as dreadful as one would expect these sanctimonious Leftists to produce.

[Rummyfan]

Bounding Into Comics explains that “the series will see six of the studio’s classic offerings remade with ‘representative casting, storytelling, and narrative’ by a respective up-and-coming filmmaker.” These bright young woke filmmakers were “specifically selected to participate by ‘DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] industry veterans, including WBD’s Senior Vice President of DEI in North America Karen Horne, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures executives, Visual Communications, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Urban World, Sundance Indigenous Lab, Outfest and ReelAbilities Film Fest.” It would be hard to imagine a more grim, angry, self-righteous conglomeration, and the “re-imagined” films that they give us are likely to be as dreadful as one would expect these sanctimonious Leftists to produce.

[Jewbacca]

I can’t wait to not see them.

[Boogieman]

“reimagines the Studio’s iconic films through a diverse and inclusive lens”

Here’s a little advanced algebra: diverse + inclusive = divisive

[FlingWingFlyer]

I sure was glad to hear the meatheads were going to make all James Bond books and movies safe for “Head Starters” and “Kinderkarteners”. However, they can’t fool me. They’re doing it as to not offend the sensitivities of the Millys (Millennials) and the Zeros.

[GOPJ]

Sooooooo 1984...

[Magnum44]

[Bernard]

The article says that the 1954 version of "A Star is Born" is the original. Apparently the author is not aware that the first movie by that name was made in 1937, and that was a remake of a movie made earlier with a different name.

Since the 1954 version involved Judy Garland, hasn't every drag show since then included an homage to the movie? Can't imagine any current production getting wierder than that.

[No name given]

Me too.

[blackdog]

“Movie Light”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"Heidi" 1937...

"Heidi" 86 years later...

[blackdog]

We always knew Porky Pig was gay. We knew Foghorn Leghorn was a grooming opportunist. We always knew Bugs Bunny was a gifted politician. We always knew Faffy Duck was a self serving politician of low intellect. We always knew Speedy Gonzalez was an illegal immigrant.

[TexasGator]

“I can’t wait to not see them.”

I can wait to not see them.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Do they still show Speedy Gonzales cartoons? I figured with political correctness that he had been banned .

[crusty old prospector]

What about the Roadrunner and Coyote?

[blackdog]

Roadrunner= Democrat Speaker in congress. Coyote = Republican of every sort.

[Dr. Sivana]

Do they still show Speedy Gonzales cartoons? I figured with political correctness that he had been banned

Speedy’s situation is in flux. They tried to ban him, but he was kind of brought back because the Mexicans love him.

[crusty old prospector]

What ever happened to the Frito Bandito? He had such a catchy jingle.

[Dr. Sivana]

HE was canned pretty conclusively. Speedy Gonzales was a cute Robin Hood type hero, the Bandito was missing a tooth, threatened violence and was not cute, but ridiculous. So, he was replaced with WC Frito, a fat white Fields knockoff. That fell as flat as Burger King’s French Fryin’ Legion, a weak pun that few got.

[Dr. Sivana]

Oh, and the Mexicans themselves complained about the bandito, so out he goes.