BTD, What?! How long have you had it?

3 years maybe longer. I keep forgetting about it. Someone burned it for me.

I remember seeing it at the Drive-In...well sort of seeing it.

I saw it along time ago on TV. I don't really know what it's about. Is the plot kind of like Splash Mt.?

I saw it at Walt Disney World when I was a young lad. Just recently found a poor copy floating around the net that I watched. Miss seeing it in its full quality.

Great discussion! I adore this film. I have it as a really rough copy of VHS but still love to watch it. I see Remus' philosophy as akin to Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" or several other sentiments that are popular today. I think the message is a good one. It is set in a time period where there was a great divide between black and white. It would not be historically accurate to portray it any other way. I think the essential thought divide is between those who don't want to see it and those who don't want to forget.

I was representing my company at a "Black Expo" last year. As I walked around the Expo I saw a lot of African textiles and art, Black literature and several booth of "Mammy" style collectables. I stopped to look at one of these booths because there was a copy of Little Black Sambo which I LOVED as a child. I talked a bit to the pripritor for a bit and found myself feeling guilty for liking that book as a child. I found it to be a really difficult conversation to have, which indicates to me that it is an area that needs more exploring and discussion. Difficult stuff, but, regardless, SOTS is a wonderful film.

Flippyshark has it right. The controversy not really about any overt stereotypes. It's about the fact that the movie glosses over the struggle that blacks still had, even post-slavery. It made it look like these farm hands were just living it up, completely happy with their simple life. And of course, that's far from the truth. But if every movie that didn't portray reality correctly were pulled, there wouldn't be a whole lot to watch.

WHAT!!! Movies arn't real??!?!?!?! Shocking;)