That realization that Star Wars, in its many incarnations, is old white men scrabbling for power, with PoC fighting amongst themselves over which of two bad options to choose.
I hate that realization. Give me some more sword fights in space so I can forget it for the next month.
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That's one reason I was so pissed to find Lupita Nyongo's character was going to be cg
ReplyDeleteBecause why would representation in media be important, Misha B ?
ReplyDeleteI recommend the first ten, maybe fifteen, minutes of Chasing Amy as at least a partial and imperfect way to address this with humor. The rest of the film, not so much.
ReplyDeleteOh, that scene! I laughed my ass off the whole time.
ReplyDelete"What's a Nubian?"
ReplyDeleteTony Lower-Basch I think Chasing Amy needs to be understood within its particular time and place. That time is 1997, and that place is a broken heart.
ReplyDeleteRemember, 1997 was before American Beauty. Before Fight Club. Before the Star Wars prequills. Even before American History X.
And, sure, I can readily make the same excuses for Star Wars: 1977 was a long time ago (in a galaxy far away). And I'm willing to watch with charity films from another era. But the prequills and The Clone Wars animated don't get such a charitable interpretation.
Ah the veils of youth removed...
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