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What comedy movies aged like fine wine?
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Blazing Saddles, especially since, as they say, you couldn't make it today. 'Course, now that's less because you can't say the n-word and more because all the anti-racism would trigger the MAGA CHUDs.
Exactly! Always seems like the 'you could never make it today!' crowd is saying that the woke mob would get mad or some shit.
Do they think that Blazing Saddles isn't woke? The whole fucking movie is making fun of dumb white racists!
The common clay of the west!
"You know ... morons."
I wish I could find it again, but years ago I saw a video about why you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today, aside from it already existing/permission/etc. It wasn't the racism or anything, or how people today are too sensitive.
It couldn't be made today because Blazing Saddles basically destroyed the entire genre.
Prior to its release, Westerns were everywhere. They were incredibly popular, with countless movies and TV shows released every year. Then this movie comes along, points out all of the overused tropes, and reveals the formula they've all been using. The genre of Westerns has never recovered. It would be lampooning obscure content with dated references that people don't understand.
That's the real reason it couldn't be made today.
It's not the actual main thesis of the video so I may be wrong but that sounds familiar to a portion of Lindsay Ellis's video on Mel Brooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cPPSyoQkE (unfortunately, I don't have the spoons to try and rewatch the whole thing to double check, for sure).
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That's a reason it wouldn't be made today. Not "couldn't"
The only reason it "couldn't" be made is that Mel Brooks won't license his work for a remake. Everything else is "wouldn't", including any concerns about people taking offense. There are entire studios dedicated to doing exactly that.
Blazing saddles is a fun and wild ride. I came in expecting nothing and got kind off for blown off my socks! This movie is so much fun.