Who has watched “Song of the South”? (actor, picture, 70s)

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by Bill790

But there's no Monument Valley in Texas....I grew up in Texas, so I know what west Texas looks like. So the first time I saw The Searchers, the first thing that struck me was how "wrong" that was. They were telling me the story took place in Texas, but were showing me Monument Valley Utah. I get it, it's much more dramatic landscape. It's forgivable. But it is, just...."wrong." Still a very good movie.

Yeah, and I grew up in eastern New Mexico, so I rolled my eyes a lot in Rainman. But you and I aren't "average viewers" --- at least when it comes to the geographic knowledge of the High Plains.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by Mark S.

Honestly, I don't much care. Neither I nor anyone else needs to be anyone's nanny. The info is there if someone wants it. If they don't, it's no skin off my nose.

I agree. I just don't think it's the answer to the issue.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by AFtrEFkt

The average moviegoer won't know that. The average moviegoer thinks Las Vegas is the capital of Nevada, so I doubt they know what Tucumcari, NM looks like.

But when I watch a movie that is taking place in Florida, for example, and there are mountains in the background...well, that's poor film-making.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by Suesbal

There’s a Las Vegas in New Mexico.

And I've been there. Northeast of Santa Fe. A good-sized small city.

[AFtrEFkt]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

But when I watch a movie that is taking place in Florida, for example, and there are mountains in the background...well, that's poor film-making.

Which movie was that? Maybe it was an Asylum knockoff and they didn't have the budget to move the production.

That's like a guy in a movie exclaiming "Hello, Manhattan!" and there are palm trees all over the place!

[Suesbal]

Originally Posted by AFtrEFkt

Which movie was that? Maybe it was an Asylum knockoff and they didn't have the budget to move the production.

That's like a guy in a movie exclaiming "Hello, Manhattan!" and there are palm trees all over the place!

Could be short for “Manhattan Beach”.

[Suesbal]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

And I've been there. Northeast of Santa Fe. A good-sized small city.

And it snows there, unlike the one in Nevada.

[AFtrEFkt]

Originally Posted by Suesbal

Could be short for “Manhattan Beach”.

As one who lives in SoCal: Nope, that won't fly. It's referred to by both words. Also, palms dot many locales, not just SoCal.

[HJ99]

https://www.worldoftales.com/African...lktale_40.html


If you want something less tainted, might consider 'The Hare and the Lion' at link above. Its in same trickster genre as Brother Rabbit stories. Plenty folktales from around the world.



Nothing particularly wrong with the Brother Rabbit stories, just the "happy simpleton slave" way of telling them. It was obviously pandering to the extreme racist attitudes of the time. You could show a black saying something wise IF you made him out to be a simpleton. Showing him as a well spoken, well educated man would not have been accepted.

[phetaroi]

I thought this was on topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8GNJbIWUko TCM explains what they are doing for context.