The movie shows in its narrative that it does have good intentions with the criticism it makes towards Hollywood and how it helped perpetuate racism with blackface and token characters. What Tropic Thunder did was, essentially, test the boundaries of comedy back when it came out. When work is complete, Lazarus reverts to his usual white self. And his mannerisms, too, which he sustains even when not filming. Everything about Lazarus changes, including his blue eyes, blonde hair, and white skin. plays Kirk Lazarus, a white actor who undergoes genetic treatment to literally change his genes and become Black. The movie takes jabs at many common practices in the industry, like talent agencies, location filming, the obsession with practical effects, and, of course, whitewashing. In Tropic Thunder, Stiller plays Tugg Speedman, an actor who's trying to distance himself from his one successful role by making a war movie set and filmed in Vietnam, in a big satire of Hollywood itself. As if blackface weren't enough, Stiller's comments have now further stirred the pot. The director and star took to Twitter to state he "makes no apologies" for Tropic Thunder and that he's aware it's been "a controversial movie" since its opening, but is proud of it. As of this week, the 2008 comedy is back due to Ben Stiller's recent comments defending it from criticism against Robert Downey Jr.'s character Kirk Lazarus, a white actor who literally becomes a Black person to play his part in a movie. Every few years, Tropic Thunder reemerges and becomes a topic of conversation again.
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