The Problem with Apu (2017) documentary

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" The Problem with Apu is a 2017 documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu and produced and directed by Michael Melamedoff. The film focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom The Simpsons who, for a period, was the only figure of South Asian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television. The film explores encounters with negative stereotypes, racial microaggressions and slurs against people of Indian and South Asian heritage disseminated through the character. " ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_With_Apu

IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7588752/ 3.6 / 10
" Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons (1989) and the larger issue of how Western culture depicts Southeast-Asian communities. "

Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_problem_with_apu 89% 36%

See also:
/s/news/comments/2612/simpsons_actor_says_he_will_no_longer_voice_apu/

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[–]la_cues 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Wow, big discrepancy from Critics to Audience Score. Usually makes for a good watch.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hard to say. I usually find IMDb a better gauge. With Rotten Tomatoes' "expert reviews" (the first number) usually have social-justice or media-left tendencies or agendas. And the second number, the masses, lacks the nuance of a 0-10 and only tallies each as positive or negative, so there's no indication if they like/dislike it a little or a lot.

3.6 is a terrible score for IMDb, so I don't have hope for this movie or plans to watch it. But I would be interested to hear about it, should you choose to see it.

[–]la_cues 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah probably a bad film, but sometimes its fun to watch the bad ones.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed. I still don't understand Rise Of Skywalker.