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Last night, my sister and I got into a debate of sorts over the movie Not Easily Broken. I'd made a comment about a week ago that I wouldn't want tosee it because T.D. Jakes was involved in it. She saw it Saturday and feels like it wasn't a bad movie... this coming from someone who watches House ofPayne regularly - and it enjoys it!
I'm at a point where I feel that the studios believe that as an audience, Black people are only interested in movies about relationships (w/ heavyreligious undertones), biopics, or "gangsta" tales.
My sister (and my cousin, who chimed in) argued that if we don't support these films, the studios will only ignore us and that our support will earn Blackfilmmakers the opportunity to make broader films. Conversely, I believe that our power is in our dollar. That basically if we don't show up in droves toevery film that has a cast comprised mostly of "us", the studios will be all the more open to understanding how they can get our dollar. As it isthough, our faithfulness to support any and everything Tyler Perry (and the likes) only gives the impression that we are largely satisfied with only that. Moreof the same...
I'd love to hear opinions on this.
DF!!!
Last night, my sister and I got into a debate of sorts over the movie Not Easily Broken. I'd made a comment about a week ago that I wouldn't want tosee it because T.D. Jakes was involved in it. She saw it Saturday and feels like it wasn't a bad movie... this coming from someone who watches House ofPayne regularly - and it enjoys it!
I'm at a point where I feel that the studios believe that as an audience, Black people are only interested in movies about relationships (w/ heavyreligious undertones), biopics, or "gangsta" tales.
My sister (and my cousin, who chimed in) argued that if we don't support these films, the studios will only ignore us and that our support will earn Blackfilmmakers the opportunity to make broader films. Conversely, I believe that our power is in our dollar. That basically if we don't show up in droves toevery film that has a cast comprised mostly of "us", the studios will be all the more open to understanding how they can get our dollar. As it isthough, our faithfulness to support any and everything Tyler Perry (and the likes) only gives the impression that we are largely satisfied with only that. Moreof the same...
I'd love to hear opinions on this.
DF!!!