Episode #56: The Lone Ranger (Part 2) - a podcast by Film Geek Radio

Monica is angry. Very angry. In this episode, she and Andrew have a passionate debate about the extent to which good intentions can save a movie that in certain respects, yeah, is pretty racist. How does The Lone Ranger attempt to package a non-mainstream message in a mainstream movie? Is Johnny Depp's Tonto really a racist and damaging depiction of Native Americans? Why is cannibalism a dominant motif? And can Hollywood please give Armie Hammer another chance? Plus, Reboot This!



SHOW NOTES:



0:22 - Intro and clip

3:49 - Johnny Depp and whether this Tonto is racist

11:38 - Native Americans as "ghosts"--is that offensive?

14:18 - Putting a non-mainstream message in a mainstream movie; whose movie is it?

23:29 - Conflicting philosophies of violence

27:48 - Poor craft

31:11 - Whether scenes were cut

34:51 - Helena Bonham Carter and cannibalism

39:11 - What if it had worked?

44:27 - Armie Hammer and the lack of a modern-day go-to blockbuster hero

50:47 - Ruth Wilson and Barry Pepper

53:44 - Reboot This!

11:39 - Show close



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