His argument clearly states that African Americans are playing more roles in Hollywood blockbusters as mentors or in this case “god like” for the main characters. However, many of the roles played by African Americans are that of mentors and are not receiving the proper applause they should be receiving. Matt Seitz presents great material in his article that doesn’t sound bias and enough information to make him credible. Interesting enough, Matt Seitz isn’t biased in his argument. This is because he defends the saying “Magical Negro”, a politically incorrect term from Spike Lee (Seitz).
It seemed to me that rather than given the African-American community pride, such was the goal of black independent filmmakers, these black films seemed to further perpetually an untrue stereotype. That once again, black people, specifically darker skinned people, still somehow inferior to those who are is lighter skin not. Its not different at all from the movies that were created during this time, having white actors play black people pretending to be white people. In this since I completely agree with Peebles that black independent filmmakers didn’t create thing that were all that different from what was already out there; because the community was so desperate for some type of positive representation that they subconsciously over looked deeper ingrained prejudices
But with the immigrant population at such a high percentage compared to previous years, there is still a lack of recognition. There is a lack of representation in everything from politics to film. From classic Hollywood films to movies being produced now, there is lack of color. If someone of color were to be casted, they would only play as a character that are based off stereotypes. There are a films that try to move away from stereotypes, but in Hollywood films they usually tend not to.
Misrepresentation of Minorities in Mass Media; Latinos Latinos accounted for only 4.9% of the characters across 100 top Hollywood films in 2013. From the beginning, Hollywood had always been dominated by white men and women. However, as time progressed there was a very slight change in cultural and ethnic diversity. Though it is more likely now than ever to find a latino or latina in a Hollywood film, their roles are often small, stereotypical, and almost entirely unimportant. As if it wasn’t hard enough to get any role in any Hollywood film regardless of ethnicity, Latinos have to endure playing a harshly demeaning role.
but it's already heating up the stage. Both celebrities and fans are wondering what the chosen host, Chris Rock, will joke about. The Oscars have been known to bring in hosts that would make the night entertaining with their jokes and segues but since the list of nominees came out that showed all caucasian nominees
It shows young African-American musicians being harassed by cops in the movie, Straight out of Compton, which is what they should show. Movies that show the truth get more results, and they get their point across more thoroughly. In Django Unchained, It showed how very cruel the slave trade really was. In 42, it showed how difficult it was for a black man to make it into a major league sport. In the movie The Express, it showed a young African American fighting through racial barriers to be accepted by his teammates and the whole nation in college football.
Racial profiling is a serious problem as we have witnessed in the last few years in cases such as Oscars, Trayvon Martin and Sandra Bland. An even more serious issue is the ability of our law enforcement to get away with such heinous crimes. Oscar was guilty of committing a crime by fighting, yes, but the officer did not know who the suspect was and assumed Oscar was involved. Once he made the assumption of Oscar’s involvement, he then proceeded to speak toward Oscar with uneasiness and prejudice. From what the film shows, there were no witnesses so the officers had no basis of arresting Oscar and his friends.
Another example with color-blind casting was expressed in an article written by Lisa Respers France for CNN Entertainment, The problem with color blind casting in ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Harry Potter’. The article focused on the casting of others of different races for a part that played a particular race and expressed great displeasure for the idea to do so. The article explained that the choice is often a complicated decision like any issue related to the subject of race. Minority actors and actresses are not represented to their full capacity and they want to know why this is such a problem that is being overlooked time and time again. The question has yet to be addressed with a satisfying answer.
The author states that the audience recognizes the representation of the African American culture that is imputed into the film (Jiaxi). “The Black Panther was also nominated for three Oscar Awards that include Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score,” Jiaxi tells us. The article also explains that the theme of the film inspired African American audiences when they saw the film and the way that their culture was depicted (Jiaxi). “The purpose of the theme is to achieve liberation and social dignity for the African American community,” states Jiaxi. A claim was made that the movie banished white supremacy by selecting the role of the hero to be played by an African American man
This movie is far from the harbinger of racial representation it was made out to
Most actors, actress, directors, producers, critics, and composers are still white, with only a very minute amount of minorities being represented. There is a severe
Consequently, people would think about the next generation and believe in equality for every races and skin colors. In Hollywood, movie directors and writers should remove stereotypes, ensure justify for the minority, and teach the younger about equality. Last but not least, the director hurt minority audiences because of the movie they make. Economically, using racial stereotypes in the film helps increase the views and profit.
Straight Outta Compton: AN OSCARWORTHY FILM How great are movies that based off a music group that is controversial and based on reality? Most motion pictures that are critically acclaimed by critics and audiences have been entered into categories for movie award shows such as the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and especially the Academy Awards. But for many reasons, some of those films that have a higher rating are not entered into some of them, like the Oscars, for instance, because most films that have been praised are not worthy to them or only because of personal reasons, for example, like Straight Outta Compton because of the prejudiced issues and how many award nominees are only one color but not other minorities. The only nomination that the film has received is only for Best Original Screenplay, and it also should have others such as Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, or Best Picture.
Diversity in Hollywood includes more than race and more than acting. There is little diversity not only in front of the camera but behind the scenes too. Likely hood of seeing a nonwhite cast or set of directors is low since the industry is own by Caucasians. Hollywood cast their movies base on their liking. Which they would cast an all Caucasian cast instead of being diverse.
Additionally, I think the director wanted to end the racism as he entitled as “History”. He would like to have racial discrimination in the history of America as it is the fact that he couldn’t change, though he didn’t want to have it in the
