But other films that pass the test contain troubling representations of race, whether that's the faceless violent Arabs of American Sniper or the cliched gangbangers of Crash.
His film bought into all of the troubling representations of the Passion that fortified church-based anti-Semitism through nearly 2,000 years of Christian history.
"What if the media portrayed white rioters the same as black protesters?" That is the question proposed in a video addressing the media's troubling representations of various uprisings, often biased against Black Americans.
The nation's largest daily, Yediot Ahronot, praised the book as "a credible, troubling, linguistically accurate representation of the maelstrom".
He has a history of mental illness, which Mr. Bright, one of the lawyers who sued on his behalf, said made his lack of legal representation all the more troubling.
But the most serious, and most troubling, argument is that the change will limit representation in the Knesset of the country's Arab minority, about 20 percent of the population.
More troubling is Gabriel's observation that the under-representation of Black Caribbean and Bangladeshi professors mirrors the low participation and progression rates for students of the same background.
As private prisons begin to dominate, the many troubling characteristics of our so-called criminal justice system today -- racism, economic inequality, inadequate access to legal representation, lack of due process, etc. -- will only become more acute.
But far more troubling, argues Mr Ishihara's group, were the party's losses among the 180 remaining seats decided by proportional representation.
For me, the troubling and provocative issues Garcia raises through this aspect of his performances became part of a larger dialogue about representation, real-life experience and ethics.
