Breitbart posted an article today listing 17 classic Hollywood movies that could not be made today because of political correctness. The latest wave of political correctness says that only a person with the disability can portray a disabled person in a film or that the person playing a character in a film has to have the actual characteristics of that person. I thought it was called acting for a reason. That creates some interesting challenges that probably could not be overcome in making these classic movies.
The list:
1. Dustin Hoffman – Rain Man
2. Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot
3. Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump
4. Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
5. Sean Penn – I Am Sam
6. Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything/The Danish Girl
7. Leonardo DiCaprio – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
8. Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
9. Jamie Foxx – Ray
10. Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman
11. Patty Duke – The Miracle Worker
12. Holly Hunter – The Piano
13. Julianne Moore – Still Alice
14. Hillary Swank – Million Dollar Baby
15. Eric Stoltz – Mask
16. John Hurt – The Elephant Man
17. Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas
Please follow the link above the read the entire article. It is eye-opening.