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I'm sooooo glad Piki was kind enough to help that rich, white, American!

posted 8 years ago by BlackDog123
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I wouldn't go so far as to call the movie "racist," but, as so often happens in horror movies, the "mystical person of color" goes out of their way to assist the pretty white woman, even to the point of endangering their own soul or dying. Like, giving the information about the temple to someone who has no respect for the Hindu belief in reincarnation, nor has ever bothered to learn that her live-in housekeeper/nanny lost a child and keeps a shrine. Maria didn't even seem SAD that she directly caused Piki's death, and her husband spends another typical day at work after the funeral. Come on, dudes, this woman kept your home and raised your children! Same thing happened in Annabelle, with the african american woman willing to sacrifice herself so that the mother (forget her name) can live and raise her baby. In Poltergeist 2, the Native American shaman goes out of his way to help the Freeling family (this irritated me less, because it came out in the 80's and was at least a good movie).

Not a terrible movie, but this dynamic annoyed me. Just once, I would like to see the reverse. Anyways, I gave it a 5/10.

They're coming to get you, Barbara!

[–] jonathanmarklund 8 years ago

And if piki was played by a white female, the anti-racist people would storm in here because it's whitewashing.
And the feminazis should be around the corner with some stupid debate soon.

[–] moviewizguy 8 years ago

You completely missed the point.

[–] MrBelette 8 years ago

Don't you know that all people from every country must kiss the ground where mighty americans have just walk ? They should thank them for coming to their crappy countries instead of staying in the only decent country in the whole world. So the least they can do is die for them, for God'sake, can't they be a little thankful ?

[–] BlackDog123 8 years ago

You actually made me laugh:)

[–] ke_neth1981 8 years ago

Amen!
Whats the ankle length skirt that women wore called?

[–] chamade-1 8 years ago

This is realistic. India aside, try going to Vietnam as a black person - people literaly hurl insults at you. Go there as a Norwegian and they'll be all over you. And to the other person....this is not American or not. It's white , non-white. White has cachet, it's reality and therefore you'd be stupid not to use it to your advantage.

[–] JJett131313 8 years ago

i like Piki. her intentions were 100% good. i hated the family. even the daughter came across as b!tchy rather than cute or adorable. the parents were both just completely unlikable especially Lori from the Walking Dead. her very first scene she punches the dad in the face as he's sleeping. her likability factor only got worse/lower from there.

[–] SaliceMcD 8 years ago

She started off at -1 with me as soon as I recognized her as "Lori."

[–] leebrown_1 7 years ago

Me toooo!!!!! I couldn't figure out why I just couldn't stand the mother aside from her initial stupidity in the first moments of the film then the real horror dawned. Lori from Walking Dead!!!! No, just no.

I tried to latch onto another character but they were pretty much all unlikeable.

Daddy! He's killed Steve and he's jamming the door with him!

[–] SuCue 8 years ago

Pike was a total sweetheart but I can't agree she sacrificed herself for the family like Evelyn in Annabelle. 1) She was in danger too, because she lived in the house also. And 2) she didn't know for sure that her actions would cause the evil spirit to kill her. Whereas Evelyn pretty much knew she was gonna die.

I agree that the family was annoying. I liked the movie a lot, but it would have been even better with more likable actors.

[–] stargazer1701-1 7 years ago

I agree with JJett.. Piki's intentions were good... and boy! did she pay the price for it!

...however, to do less than mourn for loved one and deal with her guilt would have been healthier than to bring him back from the dead. Piki could have kept quiet about the thin line between the living and the dead business.

Smoke me a kipper. I'll be back for breakfast

[–] MagJ100 8 years ago

Bringing up race issues even here on imdb. I'll be glad when all humans are dead and start over maybe they'll learn we're all one.

If we were born blind there would be peace. I'll let that sink in.

[–] mamporrero 8 years ago

"Even" on imdb? Lol, do you realize that there's at least one thread about racism here for every relatively popular movie ever made? It's been a running joke for years, to the point that if there isn't one such thread made in earnest, someone else usually makes it to troll other users.

[–] ThoseLittleRabbits 8 years ago

you will never see the reverse in whiteywood.

i've got feelings too, ya know - inbetweeners

http://melanoidnation.org/white-man-warns-all-black