Koko Ricky Posted July 12, 2014 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uag2G0J6iqw This dramedy currently has a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is being praised for its biting satire of race relations in the Obama era. After watching the trailer, I felt a wave of embarrassment wash over. As someone who is part black, white and Latino, I've had the luxury of peering into cultural norms from multiple perspectives. The problem I see here is that a movie with a predominantly black cast used a potentially game changing opportunity to angrily soapbox about the treatment of their culture in mainstream America, rather than release a film (be it comedy, horror, drama, etc.) that just happens to feature a predominant black cast. I am continually disgusted by this attitude that, because it's taking longer than it should for blacks to be treated with true equality in America, that alienation, separatism, racial bigotry, entitlement and pressure to conform to self-defined norms becomes acceptable in many pockets of black communities. It's that shitty attitude that led to this film, which should have been a documentary covering the progress and problems of both sides of the fence. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kontra Kommando Posted July 12, 2014 The most of the white people I tend to hang out with are in my family. Most of my friends are not white, probably because where I'm from is very diverse. A big portion of them are black, and they are nothing like those people in that movie. I dislike movies like this because they focus on what brings people apart, than what brings them together. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted July 12, 2014 To be fair I'd have to see the film to actually know if this is a satire or some college-tier privilege checking romp. Also the Director's name is Justin Simien and he's black. That's cruelly ironic. 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted July 12, 2014 Satire? It looks like a full-blown documentary. 0 Share this post Link to post
AndrewB Posted July 13, 2014 I'd rather watch 5 royal weddings and 2 Justin Bieber concerts than 1 documentary about race relations. 0 Share this post Link to post
clamgor Posted July 13, 2014 Looks like it would be a nice movie. Although I could be horribly wrong. 0 Share this post Link to post
Waffenak Posted July 13, 2014 Meh, I hate trailers that constantly pause to show you how many awards it has and music pauses when someone tells a joke 0 Share this post Link to post
Doom_Dude Posted July 13, 2014 AndrewB said:I'd rather watch 5 royal weddings and 2 Justin Bieber concerts than 1 documentary about race relations. 2 Bieber concerts? I don't think I could live through one. 0 Share this post Link to post
Koko Ricky Posted July 13, 2014 Clonehunter said:Satire? It looks like a full-blown documentary. From what little I've read about it, it's satirical. The whole thing seems to ugly and unnecessary. I think race relations are a fascinating subject, and with the right emotional tone, could be approached in a way that doesn't come off as preachy or melodramatic. I've always been fascinated by the idiosyncrasies of different cultures. Would it really be that painful to sit through, AndrewB? 0 Share this post Link to post