Race and Cinema

[Triadkd]

Do you guys think certain races like some movies more than others? And that different races have a different view on what counts as a classic? For instance alot of whites may consider John Hughes 16 candles a teen classic, but alot of asians hate that movie because of it's percieved racism. I love jackie chans rush hour series, and all of my white friends prefer the shanghai series. They feel that tucker is annoying and I think that wilson is corny. What do you guys think?

 

[tzarinna]

Hmm,this should be interesting.

 

[Movies205]

I like movies that feature the darkies, I think it so quaint when they get roles that don't involve them in the ghetto

 

[Honey Vibe]

Sure.
They make certain movies to appeal to a particular "market", and in most cases a "market" has racial profiling involved.

 

[Movies205]

Since this will only degrade into a topic of whites and blacks since that's the main thing in racism, in 30 years when the spanish population fully integrates into American society, and there is some new immigrant class to ***** about, we'll still be talking about Black/White racism. However, I think it'll be a major step in the right direction when black actors can more freely get roles that don't involve them being black. And that goes for any racial group, when an asian actor can break in without knowing martial arts that'd be awesome.

 

[Dr.Doom]

Damn I cant wait till February is over

 

[Darren Daring]

Awww, someone's a freshman at college!

 

[Dr.Doom]

Who?

 

[Darren Daring]

I'd like to show my disrespect to you by posting a sentence telling you how much I disrespect you, when it would be much easier for me to post the answer.

 

[Dr.Doom]

Thanks

 

[Darren Daring]

No problem.

 

[Abaddon]

Of course, how many WASP's do you see attending Tyler Perry movies?

 

[Triadkd]

LOL this isnt about black history month which I think is stupid as well. But I thought it would at least generate some nice discussion. I guess not.

 

[Joker]

I'd like to just say I hate movies like Barbershop where the entire movie is esentially "some black guys are, you know...black"

 

[Abaddon]

I liked Barbershop.





wasn't pointless drivel like "Get Rich or Die Tryin" or crap like "Soul Plane"

 

[Movies205]

I'd like to just say I hate movies like Barbershop where the entire movie is esentially "some black guys are, you know...black"

I haven't seen Barbershop in quite a while but that was good. There's nothing wrong about a movie about one's culture, and how things are. It's just a shame when things are exploited to such a point, that every black teenager thinks he's a gang-banging thug because he can be rude and wear gaudy jewelery like a transexual.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

I don't think there are movies that are aimed at whites but there are movies that are aimed at blacks. And these urban dramas/comedies or whatever are usually the worst pieces of crap to hit the screen. I haven't seen the Tyler Perry movies (and will never), but clips I have seen from them haven't made me even crack a smile. Worst over the top juvenile "humor" I've ever seen. Hopefully the rest of the movie isn't like that.

 

[MaskedManJRK]

wasn't pointless drivel like "Get Rich or Die Tryin" or crap like "Soul Plane"

Yes, those who created and those who enjoyed those pieces of s**t must be wiped out for the good of humanity.

 

[Movies205]

Yes, those who created and those who enjoyed those pieces of s**t must be wiped out for the good of humanity.

Snoop Dog is f'ing awesome... Along with Dr. Dre!

You mother****ers think The Wash is all soap and suds?

 

[MaskedManJRK]

Snoop Dog is f'ing awesome... Along with Dr. Dre!

You mother****ers think The Wash is all soap and suds?

Okay, Snoop and Dre can live.

The rest--ELIMINATE!

Espicially "Fiddy." Kill him twice!

 

[Movies205]

Okay, Snoop and Dre can live.

The rest--ELIMINATE!

Espicially "Fiddy." Kill him twice!

Ice Cube keeps it real though... Ice-T is a *****-ass sell-out so he can die

 

[jaydawg]

Someone tried. Nine times.

 

[MaskedManJRK]

Ice Cube keeps it real though... Ice-T is a *****-ass sell-out so he can die

But Ice-T's in SVU, so I forgive him.

Someone tried. Nine times.

Then shoot him 18 times!

 

[L0ngsh0t]

I think it is easy to think we can pinpoint movie tastes with the type of person they are
like for example, Larry the Cable Guy Health Insepctor might be one of the worst things I Have ever witnessed in my life, but you get some tractor drvin' redneck that movie, and he'll laugh his ass to the bank, boom case close, Rednecks love that movie. Then you get another brutilly dreafull movie in Little Man, and you give that to some black people, and they love it cause it's the Wayane, boom case closed Black people love black humor no matter how bad it is. Then you give some white people a Luke Wilson movie, and boom case closed, White people like corny white guys, who have the most perfect non delivery ever

but then you step back for a second, and actually talk to people of different races who watch these movies. Imo, and I do mean, imo, I think what people perceive as taste in moives, is all a direct correlation to how many movies they watch, and what kinds of movies they watch, I am a what 20 year-old, and I have about 6 good friends of mine, who are black, 1 of them as imo excellent taste in movies, 3 of them have okay to good taste in movies, and 2 of them have a terrible dreadful taste in movies. Those 2 that have dreadful taste in movies, don't really give any movies a shot unless they have a comedian they like in them, or unless they have karate in them, the comedians they like happen to be black, which is cool cause they can relate to him more than like a Dane Cook, or David Cross, so they end up liking what can be classified as "Black Comedy." The friends I have that are black, that have better or great taste in movies simply just watch a lot more movies, and alot more different movies than the ones who don't.

I know plenty of people who have bad tastes in movies, and they tend to be the ones, regardless of race, the ones who refues to watch a Syriana cause it is long, or I heart huckabees cause they have to pay attention to get it, an d they prefer the laugh-a-minute Date Movies, and such

 

[Movies205]

How do you go from this:

To this:

First the MAN! introduces crack into the ghetto, and then this...