Can't find them anywhere near real life experience when all the actors are basically black. Of course it's just a movie and movies have their own fictional worlds, but somehow I doubt this was trying to be a sci-fi flick.
Honestly, no offense to anyone. Just wondering.
The thing with movies featuring Black People, or predominantly people of color, is often times they aren't trying to be mainstream to the point where those of European ancestry can get what is happening at all times. Due to this, the films are often seen as unbelievable, bad or what have you.
This also isn't to say that movies such as Baggage Claim represent a definitive outlook into a culture either. Simply, it is a story based off one person's life. It is no different than Woody Allen writing what he knows and casting people who can play the roles of people he knew or see in his head. Is he trying to attract the Black, Asian, Latino and etc audience? Probably not, but this isn't to say he is trying to get the White audience either. However, since he is a White auteur, his movie won't get marginalized, even if it is terrible, and have the blame be because of a majority white cast since that is considered the norm.
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Can't find them anywhere near real life experience when all the actors are basically black. Of course it's just a movie and movies have their own fictional worlds, but somehow I doubt this was trying to be a sci-fi flick.
I agree there are good movies about black or coloured people. However I'm talking about movies that seem to make it look like the whole universe is black. I don't mind if a movie has black community, that completely beliveable but if you have a movie where every single random character is black too that's just not beliveable.
share"if you have a movie where every single random character is black too that's just not beliveable."
Why? Hollywood does it all the time with it's films. Avatar has a moon full of blue people(except for the white saviors)and no one had an issue with that. I guess white is the norm and any other race of people aren't. Typical.
Internet Trolls don't get a rise out of people, only sympathy.
What you said!
What immediately flashed as contrast (no pun intended) into my mind (though not a movie) was the cast of aptly titled The White Queen.
"For once in my life, I'd like to catch somebody BEFORE they do something horrible. Alright?"
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I might be a little racist-ly suspect.
When I drive through an ethnic neighborhood, where all of the business signage is completely in a language (and character-set!) I can't possibly understand, I assume the proprietors of said businesses either don't want or NEED my patronage.
"For once in my life, I'd like to catch somebody BEFORE they do something horrible. Alright?"
@skyus2000 Avatar has a moon full of blue people(except for the white saviors)...
Using a movie that's set on another planet as an example probably isn't going to persuade many people of your side of the argument.
I agree there are good movies about black or coloured people. However I'm talking about movies that seem to make it look like the whole universe is black.
This movie isn't about a community. It's about the life of ONE person. The movie is about this one woman's life and the people she is friends with. If all of your friends are black (so be it). Though it is clear she does have a white male friend at work. Anyway, white movies do the same. Some white people only have white friends - those are the people that are shown in the movie. Movies do it all the time, despite race. I don't understand the purpose of your post at all.
shareSome white people only have white friends - those are the people that are shown in the movie.
It is completely realistic if you live in Detroit, or Nigeria.
shareIt's a realistic depiction but you wouldn't know because you aren't part of this community. I am and I live in a suburb of Baltimore. This was a very realistic interpretation of single women in Baltimore. Especially Jill Scott's character. Please realize just because YOU don't know about something doesn't mean it isn't real.
And it does sound racist, which you knew or you wouldn't have qualified it with a comment.
Please realize just because YOU don't know about something doesn't mean it isn't real.
And it does sound racist, which you knew or you wouldn't have qualified it with a comment.
Why are you not on board complaining about movies with all White cast, how is that realistic in America?
shareWhy are you not on board complaining about movies with all White cast, how is that realistic in America?
Another dumb post. The OP claims that they are not racist but what they wrote made no sense whatsoever. Just making an excuse because some idiots cannot handle a predominately black cast in entertainment period. What was so unrealistic about Baggage Claim. It was your typical African American film. People are people. So is the OP saying that blacks can't be flight attendants, be rich get married and find love. Newsflash, this is not the 20th century.
This is the year 2013 and the OP claims he cannot find any movies that realistically portray African Americans ANYWHERE. That does not make sense whatsoever. That right there is saying that the OP would rather see us picking cotton or have the slavemaster on our necks.
The OP is not fooling anyone. He is racist to make this ridiculous claim about how african americans are portrayed unrealistically.
And to compare this to a sci-fi. The OP has truly lost his mind. Wake up this is not the 1950s.
When did I ever say black people cannot be married, rich, etc?
What I was saying is that it ain't beliveable when every random character is black. We all know the world is not like that, so why make it like that?
And there are plenty good movies about black people or black people in the movies; Denzel Washingtons movies for instance are often highly entertaining. The new Idris Elba film looks good. A time to kill, Amistad, both excellent.
What I was saying is that it ain't beliveable when every random character is black. We all know the world is not like that, so why make it like that?
ninthfall:
"A vast majority of White people don’t like Black movies because they lack the empathy necessary to identify with Black characters which in turn affects their ability to “suspend disbelief” and surrender to the narrative of a Black film."
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/why-white-people-dont-like-bla ck-movies
What I was saying is that it ain't beliveable when every random character is black. We all know the world is not like that, so why make it like that?
Have you even seen the movie. There were scenes when there were white people. Like when Paula was at a party and she met her ex Quinton. There were plenty of random white people there and also when Paula met another ex Langston and they ate dinner with a white couple. And since this movie took place at an airport I am pretty sure there were random white people in those scenes to and it was. You make it sound like the movie took place in Africa.
You just do not care for predominately black films which is why you are making it an issue, which does not make sense.
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whenever someone (usually a white person) starts off by saying "i'm not a racist but," (or some variation)
look for the foot to be promptly inserted into the mouth. nothing good ever comes after that phrase.
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I was just about to say that catch phrase...white people have a tendency to start off with that phrase and insert their whole foot in there.....and they usually are racist
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