Unfrosted was a pretty fun movie. Seems like it's getting crapped on and it also seems like it has less to do with the movie and more to do with something Jerry said on the promo tour. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
For reference, below is the aforementioned quote from Jerry Seinfeld:
Nothing really affects comedy. People always need it. They need it so badly and they don’t get it,” Seinfeld said. “It used to be, you would go home at the end of the day, most people would go, ‘Oh, “Cheers” is on. Oh, “MASH” is on. Oh, “Mary Tyler Moore” is on. “All in the Family” is on.’ You just expected, ‘There’ll be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight.’ Well, guess what—where is it? This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people.
Both before and after reading part of Seinfeld's recent interview, I've not been interested in his latest movie Unfrosted. Generally, I'm not drawn to comedy films, and I wouldn't find it controversial to say it's the most subjective and divisive film genre within itself due to varying tastes. With that said, Seinfeld's quote regards network television, not film.
To me, Seinfeld's stance is very much a "back in my day" point-of-view from the 70-year-old man that he is. Hearing something like this from him specifically isn't surprising given he has a history of opposing beliefs to popular social attitudes for a number of years, which, again, shouldn't come as a surprise to learn that a billionaire is out-of-touch with society. Despite Seinfeld's opinion, co-creator to Seinfeld Larry David is one (but perhaps the most direct) example of an antithesis to such claims, given how popular Curb Your Enthusiasm is despite its controversial scenario writing.
I noticed I posted this in the wrong thread since this is a movie and not a show. I guess I saw Netflix and didn't think.
I'm saying the negative reaction to the last part of the quote led to people crapping on the movie more than the movie's quality itself. Other factors may include Jerry and Amy Schumer being very pro-Israel when it isn't the popular choice amongst young people. It's also not the best defense using Curb and the other one I've seen used elsewhere It's Always Sunny since Curb started in 1999 and Sunny in 2005. Those shows are grandfathered in now. Not to mention Sunny has had multiple episodes removed from streaming for being offensive. Searching "seinfeld" on Reddit yields many unflattering results and a quick look at the Letterboxd reviews for Unfrosted shows many are completely off-topic.
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