# "Emancipation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [December 19, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780 "2022-12-19T12:54:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/21 "2022-12-19T16:55:15Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > When I see him on screen all I can think about are the jokes/memes/etc and I’m taken out of the movie That makes sense. However, when I watched _King Richard_ last week, I never once thought of the incident at the Oscars. I will confess that while I certainly knew what he had done that night, I didn’t follow it or the aftermath closely at all. For example, I don’t know if he and Chris Rock worked it out. I don’t know if Smith apologized. I haven’t seen an memes about the event. So, it’s ancient history to me when I’m watching a movie. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/22 "2022-12-19T17:00:47Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I haven’t seen an memes about the event. Whoa. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/23 "2022-12-19T17:03:31Z")
With threads like these, who needs an memes? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/24 "2022-12-19T17:06:11Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Whoa. We all have our bubbles I guess. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/25 "2022-12-19T17:08:16Z")
I think Roman Polanski is a piece of shit but I still enjoyed **The Ninth Gate**. Of course, I didn’t have to look at him for 2 hours, either. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/26 "2022-12-19T17:13:03Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > We all have our bubbles Sure, but I thought everyone . . . /hijack ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/27 "2022-12-19T18:10:08Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Of course, I didn’t have to look at him for 2 hours, either. If seeing an actor on screen takes you out of the moment, then it’s going to be tough to appreciate the performance. For many viewers (including me) that’s going to be true for Will Smith for the for foreseeable future. If this means his movies are poorly reviewed then it’s entirely on him for his actions. No one is punishing him in perpetuity, it’s a direct result of what he chose to do on a live TV performance. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/28 "2022-12-19T18:20:21Z")
Well, when I watch a movie, I don’t see the real life actor, I see the character. When I saw this movie, I saw an escaped slave who went through hell and high water to get back to his family. I didn’t even think about Will Smith the actor. I guess that’s the difference. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780/29 "2022-12-19T19:17:41Z")
I used to love that movie, ‘Midnight in the garden of Good and Evil’. Then I learned about Kevin Spacy. I tried, but I can’t watch it now. Shrug…Oh well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780.md?page=1)