Tropic Thunder Clip -"Never Go Full Retard"

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Comment by Darth_Siskel on August 14, 2008 at 11:26am

Cmon! Leonardo di Caprio in Whats Eating Gilbert Grape?.....THAT was Full Retard

Comment by The Physicist on August 13, 2008 at 10:25pm

ah, I see. Don't worry about it, there was no attack. I just took int the wrong way.
well, its good we discussed this anyways

Comment by Red Troll on August 13, 2008 at 12:34am

Oh, I wasn't arguing with you. It was my observation of the clip and some limited experience. Downey Jr.'s character was ignorant and most viewers, hopefully, will see that ignorance. I just thought censoring something so obviously silly would be a disservice.

Anyway, sorry for any unintentional attack. Bye.

Comment by The Physicist on August 12, 2008 at 8:36pm

Of Mice and Men was also made into a film. A good one, featuring John Malkovich as Lenny.

Anyways, nobody cares about what the message behind that scene is. They just heard the word retard being said repeatedly and went into a political correctness hysteria.

I don't even know what you are arguing with me for. I myself had a fair amount of contact with special people myself and I completely agree. I realise Sean Penns character was not severely mentally handicapped, but by Downey Juniors standards, who discriminates between ordinary 'retards' and those with special abilities, he was 'fully retarded'.

Comment by Red Troll on August 12, 2008 at 9:29am

Lenny of Of Mice and Men is a written character, Sean Penn's performance may have been stellar but....in reality those that are 'fully retarded' could not be in those situation. I done volunteer work in places that the severely (fully?) mentally handicapped needed to be fully institutionalized....nothing like the romanticized versions in the movies or one dimensional politically-correct sanitized view. In their affirmities and struggle, I still had respect and see the dignity within, they are the most sincere and unpretentious individuals I have ever had the privilege to know.

As for the movie clip, it was not making fun of the mentally handicapped but a satirical attack on the people that write, portray and use the unfortunate. Really the characters in the movie are not braniacs, they were not the spokesmans for the brightest or Mensa. The audience will not be influence to there point of view, in fact the opposite.

I will go see the movie.

Comment by GorTheMovieGod on August 11, 2008 at 7:00pm

That looked awesome.

Comment by The Physicist on August 11, 2008 at 6:28pm

I don't know. Lenny of 'of mice and men' seemed fully retarded, as did Sean Penn in 'my name is Sam'. This logic doesn't stand.

Still, I don't think it's a reason to boycott the film.