Is hating a movie b/c the protagonists are bad guys a thing now?

Liked the film, liked the characters (except Dennis and the two little kids)

The movie did it's job well, we were supposed to dislike the kids at first then grow to like them as the film progressed, like their characters grew.


What i do hate though is that all the people who say they didn't like the characters immediately get called racist. Like what the *beep*? Maybe they just didn't like the characters.
People need to get a *beep* grip.

"How the hell are the main characters bad guys?"

Um... I don't know... because the first thing they did in the film was gang up and rob a defenseless woman?

I've seen things that would make you want to write a book on how to puke.

I believe a lot of the negative remarks are based on the race of the characters.
We first meet them mugging a young white woman and for so many of the posters that's it for them, no redemption. The woman wasn't physically harmed but clearly terrified, but that's in the first 5 minutes. From there we see their close friendship with each other willing to back up Moses even when he's threatened with a gun. In the end Moses shows real bravery leading the monsters away to destroy them All this is ignored by many posters because of the mugging.

Others have given examples of characters doing terrible deeds but still being cheered on such as Dexter, Sopranos and breaking bad. If they had been black forget it.

I remember seeing posts on a movie forum I take part in. The were discussing Django when it fist came out and poster after poster were complaining about the white woman being shot, saying it didn't sit well with them. This movie depicted so much cruelty, from the scars on Django's back from the lash, men being forced to beat each other to death, a man torn to pieces by dogs, men and women wearing punishment collars etc. Yet they were disturbed seeing a white woman shot.

I've just been reading posts on the "This is England 90" thread. (There is a lot more depth to these characters so just giving bare bones)In the original movie a black character called "Milky" is almost beaten to death by a racist character "Combo". The subsequent series brings Milky and Combo back. Combo has changed and remorseful for what he has done. Milky is understandably still angry. Combo is killed, the majority of posters are angry with Milky,despite the fact Milky was little more than a boy when beaten almost to death by the adult thug Combo. He is forgiven by these posters, he is allowed redemption. I suspect if the character races were reversed the opinion on this board would be different.

They're using real accents more along the lines of the show Misfits and not that fake posh crap. The only posh one is that girl they originally robbed and even she isn't overboard like the garbage they show in America.

And it's clear anyone who hates the protagonists is only doing so because of their skin. I've seen much worse blonde haired blue eyed protagonists praised. In fact most people love Wolverine, Brad Pitt played Satan(and people loved it), etc.

We even have so called Americans who hate our president because of his skin so it really doesn't surprise me that this adult babies would lose their bowels over a movie.

Yes it is "NEW".
You would never see " protagonists are bad guys" in say

The Godfather,
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,
The Sting,
Pulp Fiction,
Goodfellas,
The Usual suspects,
Leon the Professional,
Apocalypse Now
Dr. Strangelove,
Citizen Kane,
Chinatown,
Once upon a time in America,
Reservoir Dogs,
A Clockwork Orange,
Taxi Driver,
Scarface,
Raging Bull,
Heat,
Casino,
Cool Hand Luke,
No Country for Old Men,
Dog Day afternoon,
Pirates of the Caribbean,
Papillon,
Catch me if you can,