Watch: Comic Con Teaser For 'The Green Inferno,' Eli Roth Says Film Takes On "Self Righteous" Social Justice Warriors
If you've ever had people get under your skin by relentlessly pushing various causes down your throat, then perhaps Eli Roth's upcoming cannibal horror "The Green Inferno" is the release you're looking for. The director takes very pointed aim at SJWs — social justice warriors — with his latest effort, and he explains how it all came about to Hero Complex.
"I wanted to write a movie that was about modern activism. I see that a lot of people want to care and want to help, but in general I feel like people don’t really want to inconvenience their own lives. And I saw a lot of people just reacting to things on social media. These social justice warriors. ‘This is wrong, this is wrong, this is wrong.’ And they’re just tweeting and retweeting. They’re not actually doing anything," the director explained.
"...when I finished the draft Kony 2012 happened. I was like this is it. Everyone is going, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ They’re drinking their mugs going ‘Don’t you...