What's on their hit list now? 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'The Wizard of Oz.' It seems nothing's off-limits. Everything must be revamped to align with today's strict, humorless norms. Nothing remotely offensive is allowed, yet the folks pushing this agenda are often the rudest, most overbearing bunch you'll ever encounter.
Daily Wire:
Legendary Hollywood gems like the “Wizard Of Oz” and the Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” are both getting what director and writer Kenya Barris is calling a “diverse” reboot.
Speaking to Variety at the Sundance Film Festival, Barris confirmed he’s working on scripts for both films and giving the Judy Garland 1939 movie a new look with a story told from a “different point of a view.”
“The original ‘Wizard of Oz’ took place during the Great Depression and it was about self-reliance and what people were going through,” Barris told the outlet.
Filmmaker Kenya Barris is directing new “diverse” remakes of The Wizard Of Oz and It’s A Wonderful Life:
“I think this is a perfect time to sort of like switch off the characters…”
Filmmaker Kenya Barris is directing new “diverse” remakes of The Wizard Of Oz and It's A Wonderful Life:
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"I think this is a perfect time to sort of like switch off the characters…"
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“I think this is the perfect time to switch the characters and talk about what someone imagines their life could be,” he added. “It’s ultimately a hero’s journey, someone thinks something’s better than where they’re at, and they go and realize that where they’re at is where they should be.”
“I want people to be proud and happy about where they’re from,” Barris continued. “But I want the world to take a look at it and I hope that will come through.”
The “Black-ish” creator also talked about his remake of the 1946 Frank Capra classic starring Jimmy Stewart and said he plans to tell the story but with a “person of color” instead.
“I feel like Christmas movies are amazing and I think the idea of taking something that has that long of a history and a tale behind it and putting an amazing piece of talent to tell that story,” Barris said.
“It’s a guy who’s trying to help out his community and things are going to turn around on him,” he added. “I think that’s the perfect story to tell for a person of color — Black or brown — to get into that because our communities have some issues and someone trying to help that community out. I think that’s the perfect vehicle to tell that story from.”
This reminds me of what ISIS did. They'd storm into places, demolish historical artifacts, and rewrite history to align with their oppressive standards. This mirrors today’s Democratic Party – like tyrants forcing their warped world views on everyone. Non-compliance? You're in for trouble. It’s the kind of thing that would probably impress Hitler.
