Maybe it’s just me, but I wrestled a bit as a kid and saw more than enough of my coach without ever moving in with him. I’ll tell you right now, if that’s what cost me a shot at having my life blown up on the big screen for the world to enjoy, I’m okay with it, especially after seeing how messed up the protagonists in these two indie projects turn out. […]
One’s about a free man who becomes a slave, the other’s about a slave who becomes a free man!
One’s a searing historical drama, the other’s an intense but goofy action-comedy!
One’s a bona fide Oscar magnet, the other’s already won two Oscars!
One’s written and directed by black men, the other’s written and directed by a white man who’s spent his career trying to be a black man!
One is Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, the other is Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained! […]
Ah, the holiday season. What better time to take in a couple of films brimming with magic, wonder and childlike innocence? Especially when one whitewashes the story of a Machiavellian anti-Semite who played a role in the Communist witch hunts of the 1950s, and the other glosses over some nasty allegations of pedophilia?
Of course, our two Smack opponents have more in common than just some behind-the-scenes ugliness. Both the newly released Saving Mr. Banks and Finding Neverland, a holiday offering from 2004, are also lovingly crafted odes to the transformative power of the imagination. Each sheds light on the creation of a brilliant and enduring children’s story, illustrating how the authors’ unhappy personal lives ignite their work. And both succeed so well on their own terms that they can be forgiven for their historical oversights. […]
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