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[wickedflea]

I'm watching Sling Blade again, and I can say that, in general, it's bullshit. There are parts of it I love, but so much of the dialogue and acting would make the pope weep. I hate supposedly realistic but ultimately overblown and false depictions of the South.

I'm curious--those Southerners out there: what movies do you think get it right?

edit: OK, it's a good and touching movie. But some of it bugs the shit out of me.

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[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Yes. Dazed and Confused is a great movie to bring up. It was set in Texas, but not every situation and character screamed "I WEAR A COWBOY HAT AND CHEW TOBACCO AND PICK MY TEETH WITH BULL HORNS." It was more subdued and realistic. That's one of my very favorite movies.