A good movie but...
There are more POSITIVE black figures that many people don't know about. Why don't they make more films about them? Petey Green (sp?) was somewhat interesting, but a positive figure? I don't know about that.
shareI'm sorry, but that's kind of ignorant.
So every movie about a black figure has to be completely positive?
This time, Effie White's gonna win.
Whitney was wrong. Children are no longer the future.
Sorry, Clare, but The_Bookreader is right. Who wants only sanitized and saintly portrayals? You wouldn't want to miss brilliant work like THE NEXT KING OF SCOTLAND would you? I think the relatively recent availability of a variety can only be a good thing.
...........Hate is the essence of weakness in the human mind...........
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Juelzsantana - If you could stop obsessively slinging the 'n' around (you find that positive, do ya? The 'smell' may be coming off your attitude.), you'd have time to make a nice long list of all the positive portrayals in the history of film. Otherwise your motives seem shaky. There are whiners and those who lead by example. At least you might consider honoring the fact that Kasi Lemmons completed a couple features, which is no small feat for a black female director. In my book that's definitely positive.
What have you seen in the last couple of years that you would recommend?
...........Hate is the essence of weakness in the human mind...........
Wow, didn't realize that Imdb posters could be THAT ignorant.
Let's see....
Idi Amin was a monstrous, murdering tyrant in Uganda.
So, since his story isn't at all positive, he doesn't fit into your "good black folks" category.
Thus, by your logic, Idi Amin is a n****, and The Last King of Scotland is simply a movie about a n****.
Bravo.
This time, Effie White's gonna win.
Whitney was wrong. Children are no longer the future.
WAR DANCE
GLORY
A DRY WHITE SEASON
CRY FREEDOM
SARAFINA
THE CRYING GAME
[Feel free to add some movies]
...........Hate is the essence of weakness in the human mind...........
Malcolm X
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
The Josephine Baker Story
The Ruby Baker Story
Remember the Titans
The Express
The Great Debaters
This time, Effie White's gonna win.
Whitney was wrong. Children are no longer the future.
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Respectfully, Juelzsantana-1 - Your ignorance is astounding. Please quit while you're behind. You don't even seem to know African citizens from Black Americans. I mentioned GLORY and THE CRYING GAME (The American South and England) and some stories set in African countries. And the illustrious The_Bookreader mentioned 7 great movies, primarily involving African Americans.
Or were you thinking that famous Americans, Malcolm X and Dorothy Dandridge were born on another continent?
Thank you, The_Bookreader - First class list, and you reminded me what really good film MALCOLM X was. I'll have to give it a fresh look.
...........Hate is the essence of weakness in the human mind...........
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No one said anything or anybody was 'colliding'.
I think you know that I was making reference to black individuals born in Africa in contrast to African Americans/black Americans (those people born in the Americas or in places other than the Motherland). And there are Africans (people born in Africa) who are other than black (in case you're planning to twist that, too.)
If you were to compare Haitians with Africans, you would get somewhere because the term 'comparing' often amounts to noting the differences between one group/person/thing and another.
Congratulations- I salute you for not using any epithets in any form (except for the *beep*). Things are looking up. Thank you, I appreciate it.
At any rate, feel free to argue with someone else. Stick me with a fork,I'm done.
...........Hate is the essence of weakness in the human mind...........
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Sankofa
Cooley High
Daughters of the Dust
Killer of Sheep
Something the Lord Made
Nothing But A Man
the Spook Who Sat Behind the Door
Buck and the Preacher