Some people don't like intelligent, likeable black male leads in movies and complain when movies don't have black male leads. It's hard to please the perpetually aggrieved left fringe.
Posted on 12/19/2014 9:54:08 AM PST by C19fan
As millions of moviegoers sit down in front of the same few studio films playing at their local theater over the holidays, the handful of Hollywood creators behind those projects will have that still-rare power: the undivided attention of much of the country. In communities of all kinds, audiences young and old, of various backgrounds, will gather to consume the artistic vision of a select few people.
In this way, a single film, whether it’s transporting millions to different worlds, pushing them to explore the depths of their own feelings, or imagining the assassination of a world leader, can still have an enormous influence on culture. The ability to keep our attention in a dark theater for two hours or so means films can teach people things, often without them knowing.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
Bill Cosby.... oh nevermind
yeah, I know.
Who knows? Maybe a black Annie will inspire raciss America to vote for a black president some day....oh, wait...
Because under Obama maybe most black people are in poverty?
Because under Obama maybe more black people are in poverty?
Fixed it
So, in this version is Sandy a pit bull?
Your title is a little off...that multi-page exercise in extreme political correctness deserves a projectile vomiting alert.
It may come as a shock to the author of The Atlantic piece, but the “black” Annie has received terrible reviews and is expected to tank at the box office.
Orson Welles’ 1930s production of Macbeth (with an all-black cast) was ground-breaking; recasting “Annie” with black actors in the leading roles is nothing more than a gimmick.
award winning,,, we’ll see.
I need to learn what qualifies for Barf versus the more severe projectile vomit category. :)
That is a shame - now that you mention it I don’t think we heard her singing voice in the promos
Should call it, “Anneequa.”
Some people don't like intelligent, likeable black male leads in movies and complain when movies don't have black male leads. It's hard to please the perpetually aggrieved left fringe.
They have “Blackula,” “Superfly” and “Shaft.” What else do they need?
Morgan Freeman, routinely playing God in movies if not savior of humanity in “Oblivion” and President in “Deep Impact”.
It wouldn't be long enough for a feature film.
It might come up short.
And on and on...
I haven’t heard her. Review was LA Times. Not the kind of movie I’m looking for. May watch on cable for the music.
It’s significant because Hollywood only rarely creates interesting, relatable black characters that appeal to the mass audience; instead they’d rather take iconic figures from popular culture and put them in blackface.
Ugh. Just read the “article”. Except it’s not really an article, it’s simply checking names on a scorecard. A low point in The Atlantic’s long history.
Won’t the curly red hair look weird?
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