The article that I found talked about how Deliverance is a powerful movie even as it passed its 40th anniversary back in 2012. The author outlined what he thought were critical points in the movie, but made no mention of the criticism of the movie from the Appalachian standpoint. The author outlines that the movie was filmed on “stunning locations in Georgia”, but has much more negative things to say about the Appalachians portrayed in the movie. The author says that Deliverance is the type of movie “in which urban visitors underestimate the darker impulses of country folk.” Not only is the author not acknowledging the fact that a negative stereotype exists, he is perpetuating it. One reason why this article might not address the controversial depiction of Appalachians is that if the author did, he would be making himself a hypocrite. That is because the author himself is playing into the stereotypes by saying things like, “the businessmen (Jon Voight) is about to be sexually assaulted when his friend (Burt Reynolds) arrives and kills the hillbilly on the spot.” From the author’s writing in this article, it seems that the “hillbilly” sexual assault scene is the most memorable part of the movie.
Source of Article used for this post:
http://blog.ctnews.com/meyers/2012/05/25/%E2%80%98deliverance%E2%80%99-turns-40-but-remains-as-unsettling-as-ever/