Black actors wanna have clout, open black studies. Stop begging whites to take financial risks for us A movie is always a huge financial risks. Banks don't fund movies
I don't know worse complainer Million dollar actors or million dollar athletes NBA players get locked out and have charity games. Good Lord Blacks need to embrace the land of opportunity instead of b****ing Perfect irony We complain about movies about historical oppression then use the history of oppression to get a comic hero movie saying there is more to us than our struggling Do people not see the irony
Please let me know of the last blockbuster film starring a predominantly black cast. There are 2 black actors among the top 30 money makers in Hollywood, Johnson and Jackson. Sure Halle Berry was Storm (also Catwoman). No one is denying blacks have had roles as heroes or the main villain in films. But are you being deliberately obtuse? Black Panther has a black hero, but it also has a 90% black cast. That is what is unique about it. That is what is groundbreaking. That is what is progress. Also, your posting style lately has been very odd with you Haikuish style. Single sentences. Double spaced.
This was my initial reaction as well. We've got Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith -- guys who can and have carried movies as the black protagonist and made millions. What I think is interesting about Black Panther is that it was a huge box office blockbuster without any of those guys. They had some actors of some repute, but no one that is a big box office draw on the strength of his personality and fame. Here's a list I found of top grossing black movies. How many of these don't have an already-established star to be the anchor? And none of them can touch Black Panther's box office.
I'm not being deliberately obtuse It's a stupid issue that affects no one There are way more important issues to not be wasting political capital Thanks old man on comments on my style. I do that because reading bunched up paragraphs on the phone is not easy It's not haikus
What political capital is being wasted? Also, you have yet to mention the other blockbuster films that have starred a predominantly black cast. Blacks (and other minorities) getting more and more opportunities in Hollywood affects a whole lot of people. I can count on 2 fingers the number of TV shows on the 4 major networks that star a predominantly black cast.
We are 14% How many Blockbusters and TV shows should we have. Political capital= we are owed this cause of slavery and Jim Crow Our politics is our misery How Mexican Blockbusters. There are more of them I guarantee we have more TV shows Edit: there are Spanish language networks but they are owed by Spanish speakers
I'd say so. Back in the early 90s Boyz N The Hood might count. Singleton was at least nominated. Not sure if any of Spike Lee's count as blockbusters. Straight Outta Compton and Black Panther have had solid white audiences as well as black.
Your blank lines are wasting a lot of disk space, but I guess you make up for it with your missing words.
Putting the in front of the races is my thinly veiled shot at bigotexx. I gotta get those in where I can.
Which, again, is a ridiculous point. The only context in which any one of any race is the discussing the film is when comparing their viewing experience to other films in the same genre, in this particular era or in the film industry as a whole. You're projecting your mid-life nonsense on to others based on their single comments about a single media product.
@pgabriel tricked you guys into another nonsensical debate about why black people shouldn't be happy watching a movie featuring black people that doesn't feature slaves. He already has a thread with multiple pages of his ramblings. I'm guessing some of you missed it.
Missed it. enjoyed it would subscribe again. I like notifications Big counts Quit circle jerkin and talk about the big picture
I Disks old man? Hey old man i gave an explanation. A boss once advised type emails like this to help the recipient.
