History Fridge / North

* FridgeBrilliance: If you think about it, it all makes sense when it's revealed that [[spoiler: it was all a dream. This reflects how an eleven year old kid views the world and why Creator/BruceWillis keeps appearing every five seconds.]]
** To elaborate: Just about everything, from the court room to the various stereotypes, are bizarre unrealistic parodies that in no way reflect how these people, places, and things are in real life. North has never actually been to any of these places in his life, [[spoiler: so of course they appear this way in his dream world]].

*** Shouldn't the fact that [[spoiler: an 11 year old views the world this stereotypically]] count as [[FridgeHorror Fridge Horror]]? Especially considering that nearly all of the stereotypes were very mean-spirited in the first place.

* This might be unintentional, but North's Alaskan parents start whistling ''[[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow The Andy Griffith Show]]'''s theme song while ice fishing. The theme song is called "The Fishin' Hole."

*** People see the "it was just a dream" type endings as lazy cop-outs. And even though the movie is shown from the dream of an 11-year-old, that doesn't really make the stereotypes less offensive or jarring to watch. And besides, the movie barely acknowledges that these were unrealistic stereotypies. Also, the film uses these stereotypes not to comment on racism, but to lazily get across the message that there's no place like home.

*** People see the "it was just a dream" type endings as lazy cop-outs. And even though the movie is shown from the dream of an 11-year-old, that doesn't really make the stereotypes less offensive or jarring to watch.
*** Not to mention the jokes fall SO flat that a lot of people will turn it off BEFORE they realize it was a dream.

* FridgeBrilliance: If you think about it, it all makes sense when it's revealed that [[spoiler: it was all a dream. This reflects how an eleven year old kid views the world and why BruceWillis keeps appearing every five seconds.]]

** Then why people think the movie sucks? it achieved its purpose of showing us how a 11 year old thinks the world around him, sure, it may be racist but if that its the point then let it be. Come to think of it, how is it that the people think that its the DIRECTOR the racist asshole when this kind of thing happens?
*** People see the "it was just a dream" type endings as lazy cop-outs. And even though the movie is shown from the dream of an 11-year old, that doesn't really make the stereotypes less offensive or jarring to watch.

*** Being intelligent doesn't stop a person fro being prejudiced.

*** Being intelligent doesn't stop a person fro being prejudiced.

*** Being intelligant doesn't stop a person fro being prejudiced.

** But isn't North supposed to be a child prodigy? A kid of his intelligence should know at least a little more about the world than crude stereotypes.

** But isn't North supposed to be a child prodigy? A kid of his intelligence should know at least a little more about the world than crude stereotypes.

** The real UnfortunateImplications is that North got these stereotypes from watching television and movies.

*** Not to mention the jokes fall SO flat that a lot of people will turn it off BEFORE they realize it was a dream.

*** People see the "it was just a dream" type endings as lazy cop-outs. And even though the movie is shown from the dream of an 11-year old, that doesn't really make the stereotypes less offensive or jarring to watch.

** Then why people think the movie sucks? it achieved its purpose of showing us how a 11 year old thinks the world around him, sure, it may be racist but if that its the point then let it be. Come to think of it, how is it that the people think that its the DIRECTOR the racist asshole when this kind of thing happens?

*** 11 year olds generally have nothing else to go on beyond their immediate family and school but a few vague stereotypes. Even in the area they deal with everyday, they assume a lot of cruel stereotypes about parents, teachers, kids with different interests, and so on. It isn't nice, but it's accurate.

* FridgeBrilliance: If you think about it, it all makes sense when it's revealed that [[spoiler: it was all a dream. This reflects how an eleven year old kid views the world and why Bruce Willis keeps appearing every five seconds.]]