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Fantastic_Deer_3772 t1_j15879c wrote

Reply to comment by fruitporridge in Taika Waititi's Next Film 'Next Goal Wins' Moves to September 22, 2023 Release Date – Starring Michael Fassbender by SanderSo47

It's based on a true thing, not a strange white persons novel. So hopefully it's not

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MRmandato t1_j15awip wrote

I mean, being based on a true story does not stop a fictionalized version from being a white savior story, ie Disneys Pochahantas stories are problematic and The Blind Side.

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Fantastic_Deer_3772 t1_j15e7ch wrote

True, but this is based on a documentary that had approval from the team (they'd turned others down) and its directed by a polynesian guy.

The blind side is still based on a white guys book, and the Disney were more racist daydreamers.

I could be being too hopeful but I'm not writing it off without watching. If I'm wrong I'll be wrong.

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