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[brianjones]

fuck this movie was hard to watch

I got a chuckle out of the #notallcops scene with the serene music playing.. don't wanna get it misconstrued

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Katheryne Bigelow was on the Daily Show to talk about the movie and why she made it. She said something like, even though she's not the best person to tell the story, she still felt the story was important to tell, that she wants the movie to add to the conversation of things that are happening today, and she did all the research to make it accurate and authentic. FWIW.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

The New York Times' podcast Still Processing had an interesting discussion on the movie, it's faults, and white gaze. Both hosts are Black, and Wesley Morris is a pulitzer prize winner in film criticism.

Not exactly a review, but a great discussion.

 

[brianjones]

Katheryne Bigelow was on the Daily Show to talk about the movie and why she made it. She said something like, even though she's not the best person to tell the story, she still felt the story was important to tell, that she wants the movie to add to the conversation of things that are happening today, and she did all the research to make it accurate and authentic. FWIW.

its important no doubt about it

as a film though idk.. its hard to consolidate when your only emotions are anger and frustration

 

[kai3345]

Saw it tonight and thought it was good. There was a Q&A afterwards with some local black activists and all of them seemed pretty down on the film, and after hearing their complaints I kind of agree with a lot of them.

Their biggest takeaway was that they all said the film felt like a white apology for what happened, and they didn't feel like Bigelow and co. brought enough of a black perspective to the events.

Anyone else have a similar takeaway?

 

[brianjones]

^ I totally get that

there were some condescendingly cheesy lines for sure

 

[firehawk12]

Could one argue (base don her review) that it could be equivalent to torture porn? Where what's happening on screen is happening just because?

I've heard this film described as Black torture porn so, yeah.

 

[matt360]

Yeah.... you didn't read the review.

I did. The review was shit. I know that anyone can technically be a movie critic, but I always feel like the people at IGN don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I've heard this film described as Black torture porn so, yeah.

I too watch Double Toasted reviews.

 

[andythinkpad]

So what happened to the 3rd part of Bigalow's "middle eastern" trilogy, The True American.

I guess she realized post trump America doesn't really care about immigrant huh?

 

[Frozenprince]

I too watch Double Toasted reviews.

So THESE are the mythical "some people"!

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

There was a review thread for this posted 2 weeks ago.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1410132

 

[shintoki]

So THESE are the mythical "some people"!

*Korey Nerd Voice*

Some people out there... geeee

 

[Messofanego]

The New York Times' podcast Still Processing had an interesting discussion on the movie, it's faults, and white gaze. Both hosts are Black, and Wesley Morris is a pulitzer prize winner in film criticism.

Not exactly a review, but a great discussion.

Thanks for this, it was a great listen.