Will Black Entertainment ever move out of the DARK AGES???

[Rekkapryde]

We might be exaggerating....there's actually a lot more diversity.

https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2020/12/black-films-in-2020/

 

[Rekkapryde]

Upon further review, we're a lot more diverse than we give credit for.

 

[SPACE IS FAKE]

even in the 00's we had how high...ATL..all bout the benjis..the wash...etc

nowadays i cant even find shyt to laugh at....smfh.. im taking lottery ticket over everything thats out rn

 

[Threnody]

its currently a pandering c00n fest where black faces are blank canvas for whatever bullshyt agendas the status quo wants to push

They want us to all think, act and be a certain way what they want you to see as representation is just assimilation

The freedom of expression is never coming back if you ain't a 'programmed negro' they'll get you the fukk outta here RIP Nick Cannon

 

[Supa]

You really threw in that gay shyt, bedwench film and two bedwench shows lol

We could throw in BAPS, Soul Plane, Homeboys in Outer Space, and several other hood movies and shows from the same era that's getting praised so what's your point?

The reply you quoted is a diverse list of content. He left off The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Ma Rainey, One Night in Miami, Random Acts of Flyness, and probably a few others.

 

[Rozay Oro]

We could throw in BAPS, Soul Plane, Homeboys in Outer Space, and several other hood movies and shows from the same era that's getting praised so what's your point?

The reply you quoted is a diverse list of content. He left off The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Ma Rainey, One Night in Miami, Random Acts of Flyness, and probably a few others.

That he threw in bullshyt. It’s not deep

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Nah

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

hell not even just movie and TV

podcasts, music, comics, shyt Books getting put out left and right

a lot more options for the kids too which is a plus.

We might be exaggerating....there's actually a lot more diversity.

https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2020/12/black-films-in-2020/

 

[sunny80]

We get stuck in nostalgia a bit to much, but for the last 10 years or so Black entertainment movie & show wise have flourished

These movies just don't compare. Only a few of these were good. The rest were mediocre or straight

 

[Piff Perkins]

Roughly twenty five years ago, the culture chose to run with criminality featured over creativity.

In the past, George Jefferson owned a series of laundromats, Fred Sanford operated a junkyard, Bill Cosby was
a gym teacher and a doctor, Martin was a radio host, Carl Winslow was a cop.

Now, some of the most-watched series on tv the past five years have featured Black men relegated
to just one industry: the drug trade.

We've fallen and we can't get up.

"Lucious Lyon" - Former drug dealer turned Hip Hop mogul on EMPIRE

"James "Ghost" St. Patrick" - Drug Kingpin/Club owner/Governor candidate - POWER

"Tariq St. Patrick" - College student/University drug dealer - POWER BOOK 2

"Franklin" - 80s/90s Los Angeles drug/crack dealer - SNOWFALL

"Bumpy Johnson" - Mid 20th Century Harlem drug kingpin - GODFATHER OF HARLEM

I think there are two issues here for me. I have no problem with any of those roles - they're all the black version of the anti-hero television wave. Tony Soprano. Walter White. Vic Mackey. Nothing wrong with black getting that treatment. Those type of shows ushered in a golden era of television. Unfortunately Power and Empire are bad-tier television. I haven't seen Snowfall but I've heard good things about it.

My issue is that while we have the gangster anti-hero...we don't have the regular anti-hero. The black Don Draper (Mad Men) for instance. And the general impression I get is that no one is interested in presenting challenging, dark main black characters in dramas that don't feature guns...drugs...action...etc.

I've wanted a black Mad Men for ages. Something focused on the black working and middle class of the 60s70s. The rise of the black middle class is such an interesting story and there are so many angles you could approach it in a show. Sure there would be white characters, and there would be racism, but overall the focus could easily be on the black characters, their families, community, etc. Without characters being lynched by the KKK or raped by gangs of white men. A flip of the typical image we have from media, where the white characters are in middle class positions, while black people are subservient.

Spoiler

 

[Eternally Jaded]

We get stuck in nostalgia a bit to much, but for the last 10 years or so Black entertainment movie & show wise have flourished

No offense but a huge portion of this post is black trauma.

It might be well-made black trauma but it's still that.

 

[BrothaZay]

New blacks ruined modern black entertainment by trying to appeal to white people as well

 

[Eternally Jaded]

I've got an idea that might really help in pushing the advent of current black cinema forward, but I need other black creatives that PRODUCE reliably.

Direct message me if you're interested and have actual work vs just ideas.

Ideas are dope but work makes wealth.

 

[Badmon]

Blassics

 

[Vandelay]

I think there are two issues here for me. I have no problem with any of those roles - they're all the black version of the anti-hero television wave. Tony Soprano. Walter White. Vic Mackey. Nothing wrong with black getting that treatment. Those type of shows ushered in a golden era of television. Unfortunately Power and Empire are bad-tier television. I haven't seen Snowfall but I've heard good things about it.

My issue is that while we have the gangster anti-hero...we don't have the regular anti-hero. The black Don Draper (Mad Men) for instance. And the general impression I get is that no one is interested in presenting challenging, dark main black characters in dramas that don't feature guns...drugs...action...etc.

I've wanted a black Mad Men for ages. Something focused on the black working and middle class of the 60s70s. The rise of the black middle class is such an interesting story and there are so many angles you could approach it in a show. Sure there would be white characters, and there would be racism, but overall the focus could easily be on the black characters, their families, community, etc. Without characters being lynched by the KKK or raped by gangs of white men. A flip of the typical image we have from media, where the white characters are in middle class positions, while black people are subservient.

Spoiler

The first season is the only one worth watching though.