Am I Just :flabbynsick: or was The Harder They Fall Garbage?

[I Really Mean It]

It took all my attention not to fall asleep while watching this boring, contrived Tarantino knockoff. This is precisely why I never listen to the recommendations of whites and nikka nerds, knowing their tastes are far removed from mine with regards to black entertainment. What they find humorous, I find cheesy; depth and complexity in their eyes is hollow and affected sentimentality in mine.

The script was predictable, poorly written pandering that dangled the blackness of its characters to the point they came across as caricatures instead of full bodied depictions that resonated with me.

How I would loved to have seen a black western that was realistic, honest and stripped of the contemporary seasoning this film was baked with. That soundtrack was so terribly out of place.

And, can we please stop this insulting trope of black characters who’re uncannily articulate? It’s as bad as the magic negro one, a reflection of how much a rarity black articulacy is in the eyes of Hollywood.

 

[JohnStarksMiddleFinger]

I enjoyed. I don’t think it was meant l be taken that deep.

just a fun western pulp fiction style movie with a recognizable black cast

 

[I Really Mean It]

I enjoyed. I don’t think it was meant l be taken that deep.

just a fun western pulp fiction style movie with a recognizable black cast

Sergio Leone’s movies were faaaar superior to this. This came across as the product of a hack who tried his hardest to ape Quentin Tarantino, only he lacked the directorial acumen and the writing chops.

I feel like black people have to demand better. Posse was much better, and that movie is three decades old.

 

[JohnStarksMiddleFinger]

Sergio Leone’s movies were faaaar superior to this. This came across as the product of a hack who tried his hardest to ape Quentin Tarantino, only he lacked the directorial acumen and the writing chops.

I feel like black people have to demand better. Posse was much better, and that movie is three decades old.

Yeah…..It’s a Netflix movie breh.

 

[xCivicx]

I actually really liked it

Stop simping tarantino

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Didn't read
Negged cac

 

[I Really Mean It]

I actually really liked it

Stop simping tarantino

I’m not simping Tarantino. I just noticed how much the filmmaker attempted to copy his style.

 

[AAKing23]

You're

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

Obviously your fakkit ass wouldn’t like it
One yourself Poppa Doc

 

[Crude]

It was a solid made for tv type movie to watch on a Friday or Saturday night with your lady.

I wasn’t expecting it to be a cinematic masterpiece or anything.

I do see the Quentin Tarantino style writing and cinematography. Whoever made this was definitely influenced by his work.

 

[King Kai]

Movie was flames

 

[Lannister]

I enjoyed it a lot. It's not supposed to be this serious, complex piece of work. It's a popcorn film.

It's ok to not like something but it always seems like when a Black film gets praised by the general public, some contrarian nikkas come out and try to say it was trash and the people who like it are trippin. Not saying you specifically OP, just what ive noticed.

 

[I Really Mean It]

I enjoyed it a lot. It's not supposed to be this serious, complex piece of work. It's a popcorn film.

It's ok to not like something but it always seems like when a Black film gets praised by the general public, some contrarian nikkas come out and try to say it was trash and the people who like it are trippin. Not saying you specifically OP, just what ive noticed.

I think this is because a lot of black entertainment that is approved by the public comes by way of white gate keepers and their token negros. Sometimes, when black media enjoys undue praise from white people and black people, it raises eyebrows. Black entertainment that challenges, that provokes, that probes, and that speaks with an uncompromisingly black voice is rare. And, when it’s made, it is usually due to the stubborn genius of the person behind its vision (i.e. Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation).

Black people have a right to demand better of one another. Just being black should never be looked as an exemption from criticism.

I respect your opinion of the movie, though.

 

[Canada Goose]

Funny I see this thread while bumping this classic

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

The Movie was a popcorn flick not meant to be a character study. But I do agree that it was wild campy at parts and Idris Elba was a bad choice in this. Dude was literally acting like he had better things to do with his time and showed up to lend his name to the movie. The issue that I had is that I thought it would show more of the main characters interactions other than killing each other. That being said seemed like it did have a “Let’s not make whites too angry” type vibe at times especially after the train heist scene. Like they had a “dead white people” quota and had maxed out at the beginning of the movie. The music seemed displaced and distracting - modern music in a western period piece was distracting at times. “Godfather of Harlem” does the same with the music theme but it has enough of a storyline that the music is not overpowering the plot. This wasn’t the case for THTF.

And wth was the purpose of the blue painted lady dancing?? that shyt was soooo random and unnecessary. Idk but that reminded me of that singing lady in the Star Wars clip:


The kid who played “Jim” -RJ Cyler outperformed the older actors/actresses IMO. He was entertaining - hope to see him in more movies/shows. Lakeith bodies his role, as usual. Regina King feels like she plays the same character in rotation for the past few roles - she was starting to annoy me. I thought that she was going somewhere with her “sister” being bullied story but that fell flat. There could have been more substance to the writing and background which is an area where it lacked. Which brings me to the point where it kind of makes me look at it with the side eye- they make a point of saying that Black Western cowboys did exist as a historical context but then the tone hits different when the main focus of the movie is making black cowboys one dimensional like they existed to kill or exploit other black people. Didn’t like how that was portrayed.

The train in THTF was named after Chadwick Boseman, that was a nice tribute