Netflix’s post-apocalyptic thriller Bird Box was its final hit of 2018, but now, the streamer has been hit with serious backlash over some footage featured in the flick.
Bird Box featured plenty of terrifying scenes, but the sequence that has sparked the most discussion wasn’t fictional it was footage from a real-life tragedy, and Netflix has refused to remove it from the film. It recently came to light that the film incorporated actual footage from a 2013 fiery train crash in the town of Lac-Mégantic in Quebec, Canada.
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Do you think film studios have an obligation to not use tragic real life events in films as generic footage?
I don't get what the big deal is. I had no idea it was real footage anyway. people get too easily offended
Original thought – how many times have you seen the Twin Towers fall since it happened? I understand the 47 victims' families upset but you can't use someone else's issue to create your own label of censorship. I'm sure Pond 5 had to pay for that footage, so instead have that outrage be directed at whomever sold the footage to them. It's just like Mark-1 Plumbing. Google it if you don't know what I mean.
that’s f.cked up
If it was on the news and it’s public, I don’t see why it’s wrong to put it in the film. And it helps get an idea of the disasters and chaos happening in the film.q
Y’all are sensitive asf stfu
Netflix: shows 3 sec worth of real film
People: IM SUING
Me: Grop up bird box was hella good
When I first saw this post I thought it would be about the suicides. But nope, it’s some Canadian people angry that a tragedy that happened 5 years before was shown on a tv screen in the movie for maybe a minute? Wow.
Y’all too sensitive
This is a non issue.
People getting mad over little things. What are the Canadians getting out of this it getting removed get out of here people need to grow up and stop crying over everything
I don’t mind
Take down this video!! You showed the train crash!! Ahhhhh!
Netflix has bigger problems than this. They have become a propaganda machine, and I sincerely hope they go out of business at some point.
Why would they? It’s a important scene
Maybe they should remove it because its God awful.
Screw mojowatch! Looper rules!
It’s literally a 5 second clip.
I feel like people stay lookin for something to get “offended” about
Don’t most films use actual disaster footage. Come on Son.
He he I did the bird box challenge
It was a peck harder than I thought
Ba dum ts
Ok I'll stop
C'mon. Nobody cares.
As someone from there, its the worst train accident we ever had and it kills a lot of people. It destroyed a town, lifes, families and the environment. But, that being said, at least people will talk about it and maybe a accident like that won’t happen again (because it was a stupid human mistake that cause all of it). Anyways, hope everyone is having a great day ?
Yawn
People get triggered easily these days I can't sneeze without people getting triggered
That's unfortunate… but you know what? Get over it.. ignore it. You know what else is offensive? Family Guy. But you know, oh well… whatever. Lol
I don’t really care about this video but lol god dex isn’t great at voice overs
From quebec… couldn't care less.
People are so salty these days. ??♀️
I think its funny when he mentions the bird box challenge and hopes Netflix can "do better" when its not netflix that had to do better its the idiots doing dangerous things that need to "do better"
Americans need to stop being sensitive to everything, its a movie bruh chill.
What a snowflake
How was it even controversial
Damn people are detectives out here ?
“Kew-bec”
Lmao it’s pronounced more like “ce-bec”
Who seriously cares though it's just a movie
So what? Gosh people need to stop getting so pissed—it’s not like they said “fuck these victims” NO
Thye shouldn't have to remove it in the first place.
I don't see using real news footage in a fictional move a problem. Its footage that is available to use and probably a lot cheaper than to film with actors and special effects for producing news footage for the film. For me using this helps sell the movie trying to make a fictional movie more believable.
Now for the Birdbox challenge that is so stupid for unintelligent people. People born blind or people who became blind learned overtime to deal with a disability! Some use seeing-eye dogs or a cane to be able to walk out in public or cross the street. This movie didn't tell the audiences at the end of the movie to try the Birdbox challenge or any other movie to do something so stupid. That is on unintelligent or just plain dumb people.
I don’t hear anyone talking about 9/11 or the purge
So what? People are so sensitive these days.
It was a good film
Before, during, and after the moment where the footage is shown, the actresses were in no way belittling or disrespecting the footage or the people involved in the tragedy. Netflix was in no way making fun or a parody of such event. It is extremely sad that so many lives were lost in this accident, however, it’s in no way being ridiculed in the scene it was shown.
That’s dumb
The people that complain aren't even from quebec… they are just americans who beliebe everything is disrespectful
Wow
*Julie Moron. There I fixed it.
The fact that it’s 2019 I think it’s really disappointing how offended everyone gets over every little thing that goes on in the world.