00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down recent movie scenes that caught flack
00:08for being offensive, inappropriate, or downright awful.
00:12This is your warning for spoilers ahead.
00:30The first Joker movie turned Arthur Fleck into the iconic Batman villain.
00:36The sequel attempts Something Stranger, a love story within a courtroom drama, complete
00:41with full-scale musical numbers.
00:43Individually, these ideas align with the Joker's silly showman persona.
00:47Together they clash so badly that the movie falls apart under its own weight.
01:05The musical numbers, especially, didn't wear for audiences.
01:08They were a slog to get through, and the vocals grated viewers more than they charmed.
01:13There were also simply way too many.
01:15Just about every complaint ever levelled against musicals can be found in this movie.
01:19And worst of all, Lady Gaga's immense talent feels wasted.
01:42An unflinching look into Trump's life was always going to provoke controversy.
01:46The timing of its release, weeks before the election, made it explosive.
01:50Even Trump himself lashed out, referring to the cast and crew as, quote, human scum, and
01:55calling the film a, quote, cheap, defamatory and politically disgusting hatchet job.
02:09This was followed by threats of legal action from his campaign team.
02:12The lightning rod that likely got the film on the radar was the scene depicting violence
02:16towards his first wife, Ivana.
02:18Trump supporters alleged that no such event occurred, and Ivana's claims had since been
02:23withdrawn.
02:24Despite the uproar, the film was praised for its performances and is still accessible today.
02:28Hollywood's knack for resurrecting dead actors grows bolder every year.
02:44We saw Peter Cushing revived in 2016's Rogue One, and Pat Morita's likeness appeared in
02:49Cobra Kai.
02:50The recreations leaned into the uncanny, and Alien Romulus was no different.
02:55In the film, the crew encounter an android modelled after Ash from the original film.
03:00With actor Ian Holm having passed, Rook was largely built from CGI, which left many unsettled.
03:11The ethics of using actors' faces posthumously are still hotly debated, while others accept
03:16it if their families approve.
03:18Either way, Rook only added more fuel to the cultural arguments.
03:22The 2020s seem to finally crack the code for making video game adaptations.
03:47Both Sonic and Mario were hits on the big screen, and shows like Fallout and The Last of Us earned
03:52critical praise.
03:54Borderlands, however, fell prey to the pitfalls that have long plagued the genre.
03:58Bizarre casting choices, cheap effects, and shallow treatment of the source material.
04:06Claptrap expelling bullets pretty much sums it all up.
04:12Granted, the franchise is known for its raunchy humour, but this is really obnoxious and lazy.
04:18Casual viewers found Jack Black's performance irritating, and die-hard fans were upset that
04:22the original voice actor didn't play him.
04:24Claptrap may not be the film's worst aspect, but he represented everything wrong with it
04:29since the first trailer.
04:31The latest reboot of War of the Worlds has already been cemented as a cinematic disaster.
04:50The performances have mocked its absurd plot, bargain bin visuals, and dialogue that borders
04:55on parody.
04:56The performance that stole the spotlight, for all the wrong reasons, was Ice Cube as William
05:00Radford, a surveillance expert who spends most of the movie on a video call.
05:11His lines were delivered so poorly that it drew in people to witness the trainwreck first-hand.
05:16The film's most infamous scene, where Radford learns his son is a hacker called Disruptor,
05:20exploded into meme culture.
05:22If nothing else, the film proved that it's unforgettable.
05:38This Marilyn Monroe biopic didn't just spark debate, it ignited outrage.
05:51Rated NC-17, the film portrayed her relationships and traumas with graphic detail.
05:56Viewers and critics alike found it unbearable and exploitative, with many arguing that the
06:00filmmakers turned her pain into spectacle.
06:10The film's reliance on shock value framed Marilyn as a portrait of misery rather than
06:15a human being.
06:16Supporters of Blonde argued that it shed light on Hollywood's long history of exploiting
06:20women, yet detractors countered that it only repeated that cycle.
06:24In the end, the film left audiences divided over how far art should go in depicting such
06:29stories.
06:30If we had an entire day, we couldn't list off all the problems in The Flash.
06:47So instead, let's focus on the one almost everyone agrees is the worst.
06:52During the collapsing multiverse finale, several DC universes appear.
06:56Created by AI and deepfake technology, there are disturbing cameos of George Reeves and Christopher
07:01Reeves' Superman.
07:03We also see Helen Slater's Supergirl, Adam West's Batman and Nicolas Cage's Superman
07:07from a shelved Tim Burton movie.
07:16Apart from looking grotesque, the sequence adds nothing to the film.
07:20It's not a heartfelt homage, nor does it set up a crossover.
07:23It's hollow, uncanny and deeply unsettling.
07:27Even casual viewers recognised it for what it was, a cynical, corporate attempt at fanservice.
07:33If you ask fans what made the original Lilo and Stitch a classic, they'll almost always
07:56point to the heart of the film, the theme of family.
07:59Throughout, Lilo and Narnie desperately try to stay together, clinging to their parents'
08:03lesson of Ohana.
08:05The live-action remake tosses this aside, and audiences definitely noticed.
08:13Instead of expanding their family and evading social services, the remake has Narnie move
08:18to California, leaving Lilo in the custody of a neighbour.
08:21The change strips away the original's anti-colonial subtext, and it guts the core message.
08:26Disney reboots often draw criticism, but few outright betray the beloved themes of the original.
08:31It's not hard to see why so many hated this ending.
08:47As noted, it's not unusual for Disney's live-action remakes to spark controversy.
08:51The reboot of its first animated feature, however, drew special ire, much of which was aimed at
08:56the evil queen.
08:57As a villain who wasn't that complex to begin with, you'd think the remake might flesh her
09:02out more.
09:03Instead, she's arguably more flat and tedious than ever before.
09:13In another world, the weak writing could have been saved by an actor with charisma and decent
09:17singing.
09:18Unfortunately, Gal Gadot's gravitas and vocal presence are practically, well, non-existent.
09:24In fact, her performance was so lacking that it became instant meme material, with numerous
09:28clips of the evil queen immediately shredded by moviegoers.
09:54What was meant to be a bold crime musical instead became an instant awards season firestorm.
10:08One scene in particular drew outrage, Zoe Saldana's number about gender-affirming surgery.
10:14The moment seemed to upset just about everyone who's seen it.
10:16Rather than explaining the process with care or sensitivity, it instead devolved into awkward,
10:22spoken verse stitched together with clumsy rhymes.
10:36The result was neither informative nor entertaining, just uncomfortable.
10:40Viewers were left confused, critics piled on, and the scene quickly became a focal point
10:45of criticism.
10:47It sparked even more backlash when the film secured numerous nominations and awards.
10:51Many Spanish speakers, the LGBTQ community, moviegoers and musical theatre enthusiasts alike,
10:57believe that the film didn't deserve any of them.
11:05So, do you think any of these reactions were blown way out of proportion?
11:11Tell us your take in the comments below.
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