Stuff like Tolkien or C.S. Lewis are obvious, but other authors, movies, music, or entertainment might not be as well known.
So, how about a thread that lists some recommendations for things untouched by modern insanity?
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Most movies with Sean Connery or Clint Eastwood.
I watched the Mule the other night and old Clint managed to get away with calling a black couple negros haha.
How do you defend that which does not exist?
I'd argue that's a mischaracterization at best.
Will Munny (Eastwood) is a long-ago murderer and outlaw who once again becomes a killer-for-hire on the premise that he's defending the humanity (and not the honor) of a prostitute who had her face ruined by an insulted John, an act that brings her future value as even a prostitute into question.
Because every single character in the story is debased, pernicious or plain murderous in some way, it's an interesting pivot that the prostitute's ruined face is the one value everyone agrees was a wrong that must somehow be righted. Not everyone agrees on how, which is where the central conflict develops.
I only found out a few weeks ago that there was a movie about the Spanish hero, El Cid, who was a great inspiration for people who fought against the Islamic spread in Europe. Heston plays El Cid, and it's supposedly a good movie too, so I really need to get around to watching it.
El Cid is definitely a good movie. Fantastic, even.
Man I'll need to check that out. I member learning about him as a 6 year old when I was playing AoE II. What a chad