and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 movies where audiences
get the moral wrong
when then people come here and they ask
you who done this you tell mickey
mallory knox did it all right
there is no nobility in poverty for this
list
we're looking at films with strong
messages that are often misunderstood
as you can expect there may be some
spoilers ahead so a spoiler alert is now
in effect
so are there any movies you're pretty
sure people don't get be sure to sound
off about it in the comments
number 10. starship troopers on the
surface
starship troopers might seem like a
no-brainer monster flick
but only if you were just watching for
the action scenes
as revealed through the propaganda
newsreels and draconian citizenship
rules
the movie is actually a satire of
militarism and fascism
this is also shown in more subtle ways
such as the gestapo inspired uniforms
director paul verhoeven unpacked this
message in the dvd commentary
remarking that quote war makes fascists
of us all
the innocence of youth is replaced by
the
the the cruelty and the
hard edge of war as he also said
he created a perfect fascist world for
the movie but all it was good for was
killing bugs
number 9. parasite pong joon ho's black
comedy parasite was a huge hit with both
audiences
and critics the story follows the
schemes of a poor family
that tricks a rich family into employing
them
however a cloud of misinterpretation has
followed the film from start to finish
it began with fans of bong's monster
flick the host believing that parasite
would be a sequel
but even after people saw the film some
just
didn't seem to get it singing
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and to be fair there are a lot of layers
to wade through
as bong himself has explained the film
is a criticism of social inequality and
capitalism today
the labeled parasite applies to both the
poor family and the rich
who are quote parasites in terms of
labor
number eight american sniper when
american sniper was released
some members of the public as well as
some professional critics had issues
with the seemingly propagandistic style
of the movie
it is still unclear at this hour who our
enemy is
although the embassies were obviously
the turn
they saw the word americans shining on
the marquis and they saw the american
flag on the posters
you ever think about what happens when
there's a real person on the end of that
gun
i don't know i just hope i can do my job
and that day comes and to them
this indicated that it was a movie
celebrating decorated war veteran chris
kyle himself
of course this was never the intention
as clint eastwood said
he was trying to make a statement about
the treatment of veterans in their
mental states
and that it was quote the biggest
anti-war statement any film can make
whether he succeeded in making that
statement is another thing entirely
number 7 first blood some still cheer on
rambo today as he methodically hunts the
police through the jungle
and they clap when he returns to the
town and blows it up
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the thing is we're not necessarily
supposed to like rambo as he causes harm
and destruction
he's a man who's been programmed to be a
killing machine
and that's to be feared not admired in
vietnam his job was to dispose of enemy
personnel
to kill period win
by attrition well rambo was the best
this isn't 80s action hero takes on a
horde of bad guys schlock
although the sequels clearly didn't do
anything to help this perception
it's a complex and introspective movie
about ptsd
the damaging nature of war and the
mistreatment of veterans
hey still a fun movie though number six
dirty dancing contrary to what many may
think
this movie is much more than an 80s
chick flick while the dancing is fun and
all
it's really just a metaphor for baby's
maturity in terms of both her sexuality
and independence
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the film is set in 1963 at a time when
overt sexuality was still taboo
this forces peggy to get a back alley
medical procedure and baby to conceal
her
physical relationship with johnny he
didn't call an ambulance she said the
hospital called the police you made me
promise
he didn't use no ether nothing i thought
he said he was a real md
the guy had a dirty knife and a folding
table at the climax they dance a
provocative number
the dirty dancers join in and baby is
finally able to overcome her fears in
the movie's most
iconic scene
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number five american psycho to say that
american psycho was controversial would
be an understatement
brett easton ellis faced significant
difficulties when trying to publish the
novel
and received death threats after its
publication upon the release of the film
nine years later
some critics still attacked its
morbidity and apparent misogynistic
themes
oh who gives a rat's ass hey that
affects us
well what about the massacres in sri
lanka honey doesn't that affect us too i
mean do you know anything about sri
lanka how like
the sikhs are killing like tons of
israelis over there however it's fairly
clear that this story isn't glorifying
violence through patrick bateman
but criticizing him by this afternoon
listen i cannot understand you crazy
you're a fool i can't cope with the
stupid [ __ ]
understand american psycho is a satire
about the narcissism
materialism and dehumanizing aspects of
capitalism
and a terrifying glimpse into the mind
of a killer watching bateman we're
supposed to feel horror
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number four natural born killers with a
name like natural born
killers you can see how oliver stone's
crime film would be controversial
the movie was immediately criticized for
glorifying violence
and it was blamed for a number of
copycat crimes when then people come
here and they ask you who done this you
tell mickey mallory knox did it all
right
say it mickey here lowry knox did it
mickey and mallory knox
i love you mickey mallory to the media
this was a movie that showed how cool
murder was and it needed to be shut down
that's definitely ironic because the
film actually satirizes the mass media's
obsession with violence
media is like the weather only it's
man-made weather
murder it's pure
the other one made it impure you're
buying
and selling fear the fact that this
aspect was missed by reviewers
and the people who allegedly committed
crimes under its influence
somewhat proved its point number three
the wolf of wall street
martin scorsese's biographical black
comedy depicts the life of excess
and as with many such films some people
got the wrong idea and began cheering
for the lifestyle rather than
questioning it
welcome to the investors center yeah
thanks a lot man bye-bye
just like that i made two grand the
other guys looked at me like i just
discovered fire
a few professional critics saw the movie
as a glorification of excessive living
and some financial workers allegedly
cheered at an advance screening
there is no nobility in poverty
i have been a rich man and i have been a
poor man
and i choose rich every time
it got so bad that leonardo dicaprio
even had to defend the movie and its
themes
the film is meant to show the
destructive nature of not only such
excess
but also of corrupt and overly ambitious
professionals
did you drive that car tonight
yeah yeah right family man
family man honey yeah it was a miracle i
wasn't killed we're meant to be
disgusted with jordan's actions
not cheering him on number two the
godfather
respect you don't offer friendship
you don't even think to call me
godfather
instead you come into my house on the
day my daughters to be married and you
asked me to be murder
money like goodfellas and countless
other gangster movies
the godfather depicts a life of crime as
something to be feared
throughout the godfather we watch as the
mild-mannered michael devolves into
crime and brutality before
finally being crowned the godfather in a
moment of sheer tragedy
however some viewers took this to be a
moment of triumph
and the glorification began instantly
suddenly the mafia was cool
and interest in it skyrocketed
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even some real-life gangsters loved the
movie and began integrating it into
their work
for example calling boss's godfather
what was meant as a warning instead
became something else entirely
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number one fight club upon its release
david fincher's adaptation of chuck
pollanic's novel fight club
divided critics who were skeptical of
its message
but its popularity with fans soon made
it a cult hit
however some fans seem to misinterpret
the movie's moral
right we are consumers we are byproducts
of uh
lifestyle obsession murder crime
poverty these things don't concern me
what concerns me
are celebrity magazines television with
500 channels
some guy's name on my underwear brad
pitt's character tyler durden is
eminently quotable but while his
critique of capitalism
is part of the film's message he's also
a psychotic terrorist
whose solutions are simple nihilistic
and
violent the first rule of fight club is
you do not talk about fight club
second rule of fight club is you do not
talk about fight club third rule of
fight club
someone yells stop goes limp taps out
the fight is over in other words he's
not really someone you want to base your
world views around
you're just letting yourself become
tyler turton
the film isn't saying the status quo is
desirable but it isn't endorsing
durden's nihilism either
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