I went to a sneak preview at the Village in Westwood about eight weeks before it opened. No one had any idea what the film was going to be, but when the familiar opening came on the screen, the audience went nuts and the reaction was electric throughout.
We should never stop wringing our hands at the PC brigade. And in the world in which we live, a sense of humor is no longer allowed. But I'll tell you why the woke give this a pass: Because they saw this one when they were kids, so it's a part of their lives, unlike Gone With the Wind and Song...