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Michael Green's avatar

I'll say this: I lived in Las Vegas during what Casino depicts. The real-life mobster on whom DeNiro's character is based personally fired my father from his job. I worked at a newspaper whose publisher helped him skim money. I have trouble watching because I know all that (and that the film rogers Harry Reid, who is not the politician they depicted). The point of which is to say, with all that, I know it's brilliant film-making. Scorsese is an authentic genius.

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JDinTX's avatar

Wow, upsetting. And why???

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TCinLA's avatar

The Right Wingers will hate it because it makes any thinking white person feel "not so good" about how Indigenous Americans have been treated by us.

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JDinTX's avatar

I haven't been proud of a lot in our history for much of my life. When I make mistakes, I try to learn from them. Too bad America can't do the same.

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TCinLA's avatar

Remember that the only thing "exceptional" about America is the exceptional stupidity. 50% of those polled can't find any country on a world map.

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JDinTX's avatar

and don't want to try. Two of my bros qualify. One bro took his family to NY years ago, parked and looked around, and back to NC. Hasn't been out of state since. A breathing fossil, sad to say

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