Tropic Thunder

Ben Stiller claims that he is still proud and has never felt apologetic for 'Tropic Thunder' even despite the controversy of Robert Downey Jr's blackface.

A fan of the film recently asked Stiller to “stop apologising” for it on Twitter. discussed his character on The Joe Rogan Experience, explaining that the whole point of the character was to showcase “how wrong” blackface is. Stiller recently took to Twitter to say that he has never felt apologetic about the film and remains “proud” of it even today.

Tropic Thunder has always been a controversial topic. Between the use of blackface in the movie and the depiction of someone dealing with a mental disorder, ...

reflected on his use of blackface](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2488738/robert-downey-jr-reflects-on-use-of-blackface-in-tropic-thunder) saying that he understood Stiller’s intentions for making jokes about actors who will go out of their way for an Oscar nomination. There may be people right now who [still don’t get the joke behind RDJ’s character](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2495454/some-people-still-definitely-dont-get-the-joke-behind-robert-downey-jrs-tropic-thunder-character), but others today still find humor in what Tropic Thunder set out to do. [Robert Downey Jr.'s use of blackface](https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Robert-Downey-Jr-Blackface-Tropic-Thunder-8066.html) in the film, and the problems with that. Movies like this may always have a divided audience of those who see the humor in the situation and others who feel some humor is too offensive to be shown to a wide audience. It’s been over a decade since Tropic Thunder came out, and people are still questioning whether this is a movie worth taking offense over or seeing it for the satire it was intended to be. Between the use of blackface in the movie and the depiction of someone dealing with a mental disorder, there has been a lot of debate about the issues surrounding the choices made in this film.

Released in 2007, Tropic Thunder is a film that continues to create controversy. The rise of "cancel culture" had led to renewed criticism against the film ...

I think that it’s never an excuse to do something that’s out of place and out of its time, but to me, it blasted the cap on [the issue]. The film was directed by Stiller who co-wrote the script with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. I stand by my apology, the movie, Shaun White, And the great people and work of the Special Olympics." “[Ben] knew exactly what the vision for this was, he executed it, it was impossible to not have it be an offensive nightmare of a movie,” RDJ said. The fan Stiller responded to theorized that the apology rumors stem from a tweet the actor posted in 2018. The rise of "cancel culture" had led to renewed criticism against the film with some believing that a movie like Tropic Thunder would not be able to be made today.

Along with the use of blackface, Tropic Thunder attracted criticism for its depiction of disabled characters. In the film, Stiller's character Tugg Speedman ...

I think that it’s never an excuse to do something that’s out of place and out of its time, but to me it blasted the cap on [the issue]. “I think having a moral psychology is job one. Along with the use of blackface, Tropic Thunder attracted criticism for its depiction of disabled characters. “[Ben] knew exactly what the vision for this was, he executed it, it was impossible to not have it be an offensive nightmare of a movie,” Downey Jr. was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars. For the role, Downey Jr.