Ash Hamilton is not only the owner of Horror-Fix.com, but also one of its major contributors. A long time horror movie enthusiast, Ash has lent his personality to radio and television and continues to support his favorite genre through his writing and art. He also loves beef jerky and puppies... and low-grade street-quality hallucinogens.
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The hollow egotism at the core of this pathetic attempt at a critique is all too evident in the lack of the author’s name. Clearly, you’re a butt-hurt white supremacist who may even consider yourself ‘liberal’ but cannot bear even the most tangential take on modern American racism. Here’s a few facts for you, bub; *all* stories are derivative. All. Of. Them. It’s what they say and the skill with which they say it that counts, not some anonymous failure to grasp the point by a critic who can’t recognise the legitimacy and import of stories beyond his experience or limited imagination.
The genuine horror story here would be if your mealy mouthed racism affected the fortunes of this movie. Thankfully, all the evidence is very clear; your whiny-assed privilege has made no difference to its fortunes whatsoever. Never mind, bub, you can be horrified by its success instead.
I actually want to thank you for the time you spent reading the article in its entirety and your passion on the subject matter. So, a person that thinks that no single race should be blamed for the evils of this world is ultimately a white supremacist? I’m just trying to understand your logic, and would have absolutely no problem reading and responding to further comments on why your argument is a sound one. My main problems with the derivative nature of the film lies in its praise. Most stories have evolved from an earlier oratory source narrative. In that you are absolutely right. The accolades that the film has received however, tend to point out its novelty, which I strongly disagree with. I think the movie for the better part of its running time had a lot going for it. I felt (and this is all in the article) that the decision to take such an angle with its main antagonists was a lazy one and predictable. As I state in the article, that negated a lot of its earlier good qualities and ruined the film for me on so many different levels. I want EVERY horror movie to be successful as it helps the genre gain more legitimacy and more films get funded. I come from a biracial family and have dedicated the better part of my adult life to helping inner-city children get the means (hardware, software and education) to learn about, produce and create films, animations and other creative endeavors. I work for institutions within my city whose sole purpose is to raise awareness and funds for lesser privileged children (over 88% being children of minorities) so that they can start working towards a mentality of entrepreneurship in midwestern cities that are largely dominated by white business owners. I would love for you to please go back over my article and point out all the blatant instances of “mealy mouthed racism” and we can discuss them together, the way discussions between unbiased civil men of intellect were meant to be had. Again, I thank you for visiting the site and being inspired enough to respond to this article, It means a lot to me that it was impactful enough to open up this dialogue.