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Old 10-12-2011, 11:41 AM   #1
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"Steel Magnolias" remake...with an all black cast
That pretty much sums it up, really, but here's a link:

'Steel Magnolias' remake has black cast - Entertainment - Movies - TODAY.com

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Old 10-12-2011, 11:46 AM   #2
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The capitalist market feeding off of identity groups, lol.

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Old 10-12-2011, 11:48 AM   #4
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Why not make a Hispanic version. Followed by a gay version, a lesbian one, a Chinese one, oh and a Jewish one...

But seriously. What's the point? And how far should it go?

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Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are playing all of the characters.
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Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are playing all of the characters.
Well... I would actually watch that one.
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Why not make a Hispanic version. Followed by a gay version, a lesbian one, a Chinese one, oh and a Jewish one...
Is there demand for it?

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To make money.

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And how far should it go?
As long as people can make money off of it they will make it. Movies are a business. They exist to make money. Yes they are an art form as well, but they wouldn't exist like they do if they didn't make money.

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Is there demand for it?

To make money.

As long as people can make money off of it they will make it. Movies are a business. They exist to make money. Yes they are an art form as well, but they wouldn't exist like they do if they didn't make money.

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1. Why not? I am sure there is. Like you said, movies are in the business of making money. I am sure if they worked at promoting many of those versions they could get a sizable amount to watch it. Even if it was a well done made for tv movie on a more popular channel...

2. Yep.

3. True enough. But I can't seem to shake the feeling that things just get cheaper and cheaper...

4. True enough. At least the purpose of this site isn't to sell some cheap product. Of course, Christianity is also a great universalizer. And we don't gear everything here toward Christian guitarists.

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Apparently the remake is going to be a Lifetime production. The producers are the brains behind the new Footloose adaptation.

As an aside, I've met the guy who wrote Steel Magnolias. He's really nice, and he said he spent a couple of years really baffled that people thought of it as a comedy.
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oh honey, the original Steel Magnolias was the gay version.

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oh honey, the original Steel Magnolias was the gay version.
The point is this continuing outward progression of identity worship infinitely. Is it that hard to understand the narrative in its original form? Can not black people understand or enjoy it? Must it be translated by just changing the color of the actors?

Maybe I am making a mountain out of a mole hill. It just annoys me to no end.

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