The Los Angeles Times published a story by critic Justin Chang with the the headline: “‘Green Book’ is the worst best picture winner since ‘Crash.’” Chang wrote that “Green Book” was “insultingly glib and hucksterish, a self-satisfied crock masquerading as an olive branch.” Calling it “an embarrassment,” he added, “It reduces the long, barbaric and ongoing history of American racism to a problem, a formula, a dramatic equation that can be balanced and solved.” Fine, but the backlash further continued with The New York Times’ Manhola Dargis tweeting “Remember that this is the same organization that gave its top honor to ‘Crash’ – so not surprising but still, f— it.” Manhola clearly took this win to heart. “No one is happier than [‘Crash’ director] Paul Haggis right now,” RogerEbert.com editor Brian Tallerico wrote on Twitter. Whereas IndieWire’s David Ehrlich snarkily tweeted a scene from “First Reformed” with the tag “Will God Forgive Us?" if “Green Book” has been deemed as the Donald Trump of cinema by Twitter, which, to me at least, is a perfect example of its current reputation, then anyone that likes the film must be a racist. I’m not even kidding. Try to go and tweet out how much you loved “Green Book” and have fun with the response that you get. No, what the future holds for Farrelly’s film is a rather comfy stay on basic cable television, where it will likely be aired numerous times to, no doubt, positive recommendations and repeat customer viewings, and will be well-received by both male and female audiences, much like it has in theaters, given its 8.3 IMdB user rating and A+ CinemaScore. Contribute Hire me
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