The thunderous silence of the lambs

It’s a common meme that a movie like “Tropic Thunder” from 2008 couldn’t be made today, due to so-called politically correct limits to humour. I think there may be a point about it, but the actual movie that couldn’t be made today because of the ideological limits to our expressions is “The Silence of the Lambs” from 1991.

The difference is that we can safely talk about why “Tropic Thunder” couldn’t be made today but it’s not safe for your career to do the same about “The Silence of the Lambs”. So, if you know, you know.