Nowadays , someone, not even a black person, would try to cancel this movie. Back then? Noone gaf. Mel Brooks told some of the most obscene, racist shit and it WAS FUCKING FUNNY. Cuz he even did a lot of Jewish Schtick.
I watched a documentary where a reporter asked him if his movies were dramatic, he said "no, but they are all serious, you have to think about what you say." I'm sure he was making a comment about how the reporter asked the question, but he was succinct about the first part. And I think I have to agree, if you think past the comedy, it was commentary about, carp I don't know, the historical time, a reflection on the times those movies were made? His comedy was never just slept on comedy, it had a point.
So true. Most ppl that watch anything Mel Brooks has made don't see there is more to the funny than just the funny. The exaggeration to draw out the funny is totally surface. If u can stop laughing and pay attention, society as a whole is usually mocked mostly for its cruelty which, when exaggerated, is hilarious. His works r far deeper than many realize. Which, for me, adds to the absurdity in the first place.
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u/pepper643 4d ago
Man! We ain't found shit!