What supervised today we're going to talk about censorship
And that is the reason why I mention this is because a few days ago HBO max removed gone-with-the-wind
from their catalog
And obviously this is a result of the protests going on on the street because gone with the wind has been
criticized for its
romanticism of slavery and
This video is not really about my opinion in the film because if you're a fan of this film
You probably are not gonna like my opinion on this movie
Most of you guys know I go to film school and in film school
This film is mostly used now screen only in history classes so you can learn how people thought back then
When it comes to creating stories and developing stories, but it's a movie that is very outdated
In compares to how we make movies nowadays
Even the acting style the way they light scenes camera movement
You can't really that's not how we make movies nowadays
So we don't really watch it for production side or the cinematography. We watch it mostly mostly to learn
How people thought back then
Most of the times professors will address the racial stereotypes that are criticized in this film
And that's how I was introduced to Gone with the Wind, so it's not a movie that is memorable to me
I grew up watching Star Wars not going with the wind
But I do know this is an American classic is a movie that won ten Oscars. One of these Oscar was Hattie
McDaniel who plays the mummy she was the first black woman to receive an Oscar and that was the time of segregation
I read the story that you know, she even had problem
You know had to be squirted to accept her award because like I said, it was a time of segregation
and those things
Unfortunately existed and when I watch this film for instance, yes is the mommy very stereotypical. Yes
There's another server in the film that she's also very spirited kind of a dumb character
These things aren't present in this film whether you love the movie or not
And it's hard for you to with current eyes to connect with this film. And that's how I feel when I watched it
So that's basically my opinion. It's not a movie. I intend watching but that does not mean it should be censored
like I said, I am completely against censorship their movies such as Birth of a Nation which is you know,
Glorifying the cake a movement which we all know, it's wrong
It's also a movie that has some really great
Cinematography and kind of like I was blown away
And when I watched the movie by camera movements that they were able to do so early on
But that doesn't mean the master rhythm of the movie was good
You know, but should these movies be deleted should this movies be censored?
No, that's not that's will not gonna change what happened, but that could serve as a way of
Teaching people and you know educating people and you know, just people should be able to think for themselves
They should like this censorship thing and that comes with a PC culture is the kind of stuff that I'm completely against
You know, you might not like my opinion gone with the wind, but I don't think that you know
By all means they do not have the right to remove it
You know people should have access to these films if they like the movie they should be able to watch it to be quite honest
with you when I read the
CEO from HBO Mac said
Basically what he said is that they wanted to do the disclaiming thing and which is actually even better than what Disney did because Disney
You know songs of us saw the what is it called songs of the south
they're not even like gonna put that on their disney platform not even with a disclaimer because you know,
It's too it's too offensive because you know Disney always want to play safe and I think that's even worse
because Disney should step up and you know, and
Acknowledge things that were done wrong before that would be that would be the only way I would actually say Wow now I actually respect
These guys but no they don't do it
They just want to pretend that these things never happen and never existed by not even releasing the movie. So
Do you think it's not even gonna to really you know?
We can't you can't find sums of the South in Disney Plus. But according to the CEO
Let's just read what he said over here. This is what he said about removing the movie. It was a sort of a no-brainer
What's his name? I'm gonna tell you his name right now
His name is Bob Greenblatt, so Bob Greenblatt
Said it was sort of a no-brainer. I mean we had the best of intentions
Obviously here
Greenblatt said of taking down the movie we fail to put the disclaimer in there which sets up the issue basically
The issue that this movie really brings up the war
The war epic starring Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Hattie McDaniel and Olivia Holly hell heavy land
Was under the Turner Classic Movies hub on HBO max Greenblatt noted when the film airs on
TCM there is a discussion about its content before or after that was not offered on HBO max
So we took it off and we are going to bring it back with a proper context and it's what we should have done
He said so I don't regret taking it down for a second
I only wish we had put it up in the first place with the disclaimer and we just didn't do that
So according to him the movie is not being censored. They just want to add this this particular disclaimer
Which it doesn't bother me, that's totally fines. They want to do that
But yes, just removing it obviously when the protests are going on
it kind of makes you think oh my god, they're gonna start sensory stuff and this also,
It's a trend. That's probably going to be happening with Hollywood right now
And that's the kind of stuff that I don't like I am all for equality and diversity
When is organic and then is when is really caring for those characters, but I hate
Tokenism I hate participatory Awards. This is the kind of stuff that is not really helping the movement, you know
And I know that this is going to start happening in Hollywood right now because here they just can't help themselves
It's the same thing after the me2 movement, you know instead of actually worrying about women and women's right?
You know people that were abused they took advantage of the movement to create all these films and no one cares
With characters that no one relates all women are powerful and all the men are evil, which is not reality
Not all people are bad. We have good people and bad people everywhere
Even females are bad, too
you know because I believe most people criticizing gone with the wind they often bring up the point that
It's very subtle the glorification of slavery, you know, not like birth of a nation because it's really in your face
Whoa, these people are clearly racist, but here it's very like sad. Oh and it's very like
Romanticize really like as if all these people are just so happy with their situation
And like who would like to be a slave come on who would like to be a server like that?
that's not how people think in real life and I think
But despite of my opinion on this film
Like I said censorship isn't good and isn't bright people should be able to think for themselves
I don't mind the disclaimer
So I think you know I'll give them a pass because what they want to do now is this disclaimer? It's fine
It doesn't bother me
But if if dang, I don't know if they're just doing the disclaimer because you know, they were called out
we all know that censorship itself does not stand for America, you know, America is all about
Democracy and and you know sharing our opinions and I hope that they're not just doing the disclaimer thing just as an excuse
No reporting. We're bringing him back by putting a disclaimer. That's all it's not being censored
So I just really hope that this is a wake-up call for all these companies that
You know censoring things. It's not really the way I don't mind the disclaimer totally fine
I do know the power of the power of cinema as well. So that is another
Another thing that people would argue is that films they have a power to influence people thoughts and actions, you know
they can manipulate your feelings, but I also believe that the
These older films like classics
They are they are outdated like when we watch these films we have a different set of eyes
I don't think this movie would have any sort of influence
nowadays
Like it had for its time, you know, for instance
I know that the Birth of a Nation was a movie that inspired the revival of kaykai movement
It's a terrible thing. Do I think that would happen nowadays?
No
I don't think that would happen nowadays because I think I would like to think we have evolved
We understand. This is wrong, like treating other people differently just because they're a different color
they came from a different country is wrong, you know, and that's that's
I'd like to think humanity things like that. But obviously we know
Problematic ugliness of humanity is still out there
but
Like I said regardless of a my opinion of Gone with the Wind, I do not I am not in favor of censorship
I don't think these movies are these classics even if you consider them to be offensive or problematic
They should not be taking down people should have access to it
Maybe it should make you sick in your stomach when you're watching this and you're learning something from it
Or maybe you're just not going to visit it. You're not gonna watch it but censorship deleting it
No, it should it should not be used like that
It's not gonna change history or what came before and that is basically my opinion
Anyways, guys, let me know drop your comments down below. What do you think of?
What do you think of this, you know HBO removing this film. Are you in favor?
Maybe you have a different opinion. I'd love to hear your thoughts
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