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Topic	Where do you stand in the black guy (ben) Night of The Living Dead controversy?
Skye Reynolds 11/18/18 2:13:34 PM #16:	I have to agree with Ben's race being a non-factor. It would've turned the film into a racial parable; especially with the ending being what it was. As it stands, it's more open to interpretation. Is it about political paranoia? Racism? Dehumanization? Or is it just a damn good scary movie? And while I don't approve of a man slapping a woman, I'm glad that scene was a man slapping a woman and not a black man slapping a white woman. The lead character slapping a "hysterical" female character was sadly a commonality in 50s and 60s cinema. The trope's eulogy in Airplane was one of the funniest moments in that particular film though. <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:912620891] in Where do y... [t:77211538]...</cite> <quote>I have to agree with Ben's race being a non-factor. It would've turned the film into a racial parable; especially with the ending being what it was. As it stands, it's more open to interpretation. Is it about political paranoia? Racism? Dehumanization? Or is it just a damn good scary movie? And while I don't approve of a man slapping a woman, I'm glad that scene was a man slapping a woman and not a black man slapping a white woman. The lead character slapping a "hysterical" female character was sadly a commonality in 50s and 60s cinema. The trope's eulogy in Airplane was one of the funniest moments in that particular film though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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