I think you're projecting your own values onto the movie, and allowing that to outweigh in your analysis what the movie actually does, dramatically. (Which is to give Dixon a series of irresistible feel-good redemption scenes.)
You just answered your own question. this is why people were so furious at the NYT nazi piece. Of course they're human. OF COURSE it comes from somewhere. The only question is then what?
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The way the movie handles it is to meet his ignorance with kindness and purpose. And it's still not clear his learned his lesson. I know it's easier to write people off, trust me I'd rather do that. But we won't move forward with that us vs. them logic. It just divides us more.
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That's why I feel so strongly about this. If you write off a great movie because of a perceived redemption arc of a racist that's part of the problem. If we don't understand where it comes from, we'll never be able to fix anything. This film digs deep into people's quiet rage.
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This is best argument I've seen against the movie. I think Sam Rockwell in his performance gives us a compelling character who's story matters to us. But perhaps the movie itself isn't backing up the work he's doing. He's so good he's obscuring how shallow the character is.
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