Dolittle is all about solving problems with talk and negotiation rather than violence. so that seems good! however...https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/dolittle-stephen-gaghan/Content?oid=77083160 …
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the plot is for dolittle and friends to go abroad and steal stuff from other countries for the queen. so, all the talk is aimed at excusing colonial exploitation, pretty much.https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/dolittle-stephen-gaghan/Content?oid=77083160 …
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this is in line with the original books, which were also colonial adventure narratives without the violence. the problem is that colonial adventure did have violence, so is the film advocating for nonviolence or just whitewashing brutality?https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/dolittle-stephen-gaghan/Content?oid=77083160 …
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I thought as a film the movie was eh...plot was shaky, characters were not as charming as they hoped. wouldn't recommend it except for hard core RDJ fans.https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/dolittle-stephen-gaghan/Content?oid=77083160 …
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another way to say this is that Dr. Dolittle is a film that believes that colonialism is cool as long as you speak the language of the colonized.https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/dolittle-stephen-gaghan/Content?oid=77083160 …
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anyway; I was pretty proud of this. its sometimes harder to write about films that seem really trivial.https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/dolittle-stephen-gaghan/Content?oid=77083160 …
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Please do Cats too.
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CuriousL Have you read Russell & Pugh's FLINTSTONES comic? Because the issue of the enslaved animals used as tech is very key and Mark doesn't shy from the implications. It's also heartbreaking.
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