New Dambusters movie has a name problem!

bookworm_020 · 05-07-09, 06:05 PM

The fight to stay true to the story or change to avoid offending the audience!

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertain...289313137.html

It's what the dog was called, some people seem to get offended by the slightest thing

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 05-07-09, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

The fight to stay true to the story or change to avoid offending the audience!

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertain...289313137.html

It's what the dog was called, some people seem to get offended by the slightest thing

I wouldn't call the N-word a slight thing to get offened about. In the US the N-word is a racial slur now-a-days(even though it was the US that made that word popular.), and lots of people find the use of this word offencive language.

breadcatcher101 · 05-07-09, 06:25 PM

Just call the dog "Afro-American".

Great movie BTW.

AVGWarhawk · 05-07-09, 06:32 PM

Personally, I do not see why the name of the dog would add or detract from the movie. Just have a dog. Call him Skip or something. Using that word was and is derogatory then and now. Really, why have the dog anyway? Does he fly his own plane

SteamWake · 05-07-09, 06:35 PM

Well duh, they just did it to genearate buzz... looks like its workin.

Max2147 · 05-07-09, 06:43 PM

I think it's best to use another name. It would be unfortunate if the hubbub over the dog's name distracted from what should be a great movie.

Jimbuna · 05-08-09, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Well duh, they just did it to genearate buzz... looks like its workin.

More than likely.

The dog was called ****** and so it should remain....I thought this movie was based on fact/a series of true historical events?

bookworm_020 · 05-07-09, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Personally, I do not see why the name of the dog would add or detract from the movie. Just have a dog. Call him Skip or something. Using that word was and is derogatory then and now. Really, why have the dog anyway? Does he fly his own plane

The U.S. versions, as stated in the article, were altered so the name was trigger.

The dog is important as it was killed just before the raid and Gibson changed the code word for success to the dog's name as a tribute.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Personally, I do not see why the name of the dog would add or detract from the movie. Just have a dog. Call him Skip or something. Using that word was and is derogatory then and now. Really, why have the dog anyway? Does he fly his own plane __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Just call the dog "Afro-American". Great movie BTW.

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Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think it's best to use another name. It would be unfortunate if the hubbub over the dog's name distracted from what should be a great movie.