Le Septième Art

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The Intouchables

“The Intouchables tells the true story of a wealthy, physically disabled risk taker, the picture of established French nobility, who lost his wife in an accident and whose world is turned upside down when he hires a young, good-humored, black Muslim ex-con as his caretaker. Their bond proves the power and omniscience that love and friendship can hold over all social and economic differences.” - Fandango.com

The Intouchables also tells the story of a Driving Miss Daisy rehash, where a personal assistant servant infuses his previously barren employer’s home with energy, emotion and raw African boogie-boogie spirit. Truly proving that even human and sub-human can learn to love each other, despite all that “vestiges of slavery and colonialism” stuff.

I await the flood of awards aimed at Mr. Omar Sy for his masterful performance. Morgan Freeman is somewhere in his post-racial world smiling.

Yeah I enjoyed it but its the damn truth.

Somebody had to say it.

And how can you not when the “poor black guy from the projects” is literally feeding the rich white dude. Yuuuuppp.