I think you need to learn more about movies and quite making ridiculous assumptions that just because a movie has punching / genre elements, doesn't mean it doesn't have deep thoughts. This is cinema 101.
them all to succeed. But in all that dialogue, you pick up on attitudes and beliefs the kids have about how movies work and how they talk about them - and with certain kids that point toward behaviors that tend to undo those kid's pursuit of those dreams.
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So the comment may seem innocuous to you, I know that, and I get that, but for me it's absolutely a dog whistle for many of the other things I've talked about in this thread. Someone who confronts a class like that, trust me, is worrying. And I've seen it play out horribly many
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times. But the most important thing of all to understand is I didn't even it to them. I said it to a bright student who I wanted to not worry about them, so that bright studen can carry on with their strength and confidence. That's a world of endless difference.
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