Originally Posted by ubertuber

It's not just action films either... I was watching the trailer for Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World and thinking about this same issue. Mel Brooks may think that a light hearted look at cultural interactions is a good thing (and it might even BE a good thing). But on the other hand, sometimes it is hard to believe that someone is trying to laugh with you instead of at you. I think there are lots of moments in just the trailer to that film that would easily be interpreted as western culture having fun at the expense of Islam.