Movie Review: Tropic Thunder

Robert Downey Jr. BEFORE

Robert Downey Jr. AFTER

Without a doubt, it is doubtless that anyone has not heard of Tropic Thunder. For a few weeks, it has been the number one movie in the world. It has made a ton of money and will probably make a lot more.

I have never been a fan of war movies, so this one was hard to watch, at times. There is a lot of blood, a lot of guns, a lot of rifles and a lot of blowing things up with missiles and dynamite. Very loud and very graphic in its portrayal of war and soldiers in the military.

The movie is unique in that the movie is actually about the making of a movie. No, I am not making that up. The actors in the movie are playing actors who are playing soldiers in a pretend movie. My reaction to this…Wow. I think this might be the first time that anyone has ever attempted such a cinematic feat. This is pretty amazing because, if you think about it, everyone is having to act twice as hard as they normally would. It’s the equivalent of making two movies, basically.

Tropic Thunder tells the story of a movie set where the actors and the director don’t get along, at all. So, the man that wrote the book that the movie is actually based on (yes, this was a true story!) makes plans to have the actors dropped off in a Japanese country where a real war is being fought and film them like a reality television show. The rest of the movie is about the actors trying to get out of the war country and one of the actors who thinks it is a movie, so he plays along with the enemy soldiers because he thinks they’re actors.

I was able to walk away with a little insight into Hollywood because of this movie, though. I had no idea how few black actors there were in the world. In Tropic Thunder, there are two roles for black actors and only one of them is actually played by a black actor. Robert Downey Jr., of the movie Ironman, has to pretend to be black because not enough black people tried out for the movie. So, I really think Hollywood should open acting schools so black people can attend and they can fill the roles that need black people. That’s just my opinion, though.

Tropic Thunder did have its moments, but I also found it kind of insensitive in a lot of ways. Obese people might not want to watch this movie because the number of times Jack Black is called fat was way too many. Oh, and then they made him only wear his underwear in order to get, in my opinion, cheap laughs. He probably didn’t even know they were making fun of him. Also, if you get to the movie on time to see the previews, you’ll see a preview for another Jack Black movie and it looks really bad. It’s a sequel to a movie that came out recently (I admit, though, I never actually saw it) about a family of really obese people. I don’t understand why Jack Black would do parts like that. He is way more talented than just being fat. Ben Stiller needs to realize that obese people are not obese by choice, it is a disease and, for many, it is a disability. Making fun of them only creates a lack of respect by non-obese people of actual obese people who deserve to be treated like they were normal. It is the same as making fun of people with cancer or without eyeballs, it is childish, immature and juvenile and doesn’t need to be in a movie.

Also, I think it might be especially hard for anyone who knows anyone who is among the soldiers fighting overseas in the oil countries. Watching Tropic Thunder, these viewers might begin to worry about their friend or loved one or relative getting their arms blown off or stepping on an old gold mine, so they should reconsider watching this and maybe watch another movie, instead.

Note- If you love animals and love polar bears, DO NOT see this movie!!!!

In short, I think Tropic Thunder could have been funny, but it just became mean-spirited. In my opinion, Jack Black deserves an apology from all of the people on this movie.

I give Tropic Thunder 2 out of 5 winks.

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