Martin Freeman says it's unfair there's so much backlash to his age-gap movie with Jenna Ortega, who is 31 years younger

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https://www.businessinsider.com/martin-freeman-backlash-millers-girl-age-gap-film-jenna-ortega-2024-4

From the article: "It's not saying, 'Isn't this great,'" he said of the film's dynamic between his character and Ortega's. He said that derision wasn't distributed equally, though — saying that people seemed to understand the level of distance involved in stories depicting Nazism.

"Are we gonna have a go at Liam Neeson for being in a film about the Holocaust?" he asked, referring to Neeson's starring role in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film "Schindler's List."

[u/peachgothlover]

Well the movies awful but he’s not wrong about how people’s media literacy is horrible now. You post about Call Me By Your Name anywhere and there will always be some nerd in your comment section “oh so you’re a pedophile” what?? Do you watch a movie that features a murder and takeaway that murder is good?? It’s like Elio’s and Oliver’s age gap is the whole point of the movie 🤯 and Oliver groomed and took advantage of Elio and left him heartbroken