Precious: A controversial film?

[Tailback U]

I haven't seen the movie but have been wanting to. My girlfriend saw it and she said it was gross, and that's about it.

Either way, I think we all saw this coming.

 

[EmpireWF]

All I know is Gabourey Sidibe was on Conan about a month or so ago and was pretty funny. They didn't let on at all about the serious nature (that kind of serious) of the film though.


She's getting a lot of credit for doing a great job on this film in her first real serious role.

 

[Senser81]

I heard this was black society's answer to the albinos for their film "Powder".

 

[ralaw]

Eh, I think any black person being offended by this film is being paranoid.

Redemption through learning the ways of white culture.........By the movie’s end, Precious may be pushing toward literacy

Since when is being educated "learning the ways of white culture"?

 

[Buzzman]

Watched the film, thought it was very overrated, but Monique was a beast.

 

[dell71]

The people criticizing this film come across as retards. This is NOT a "Hollywood" produced film. Compared to the VAST majority of films with mass distribution, it was produced on a miniscule budget, and had no studio backing or financing when it was being filmed. The actors worked for basically nothing, many out of friendship and just for the opportunity to work with Lee Daniels. Therefore, anyone who thinks this is some "Hollywood" liberal produced propaganda piece designed to make 'whites' feel guilty about 'blacks' don't know what they're talking about. Similarly, 'blacks' who complain that is some 'white' Hollywood production designed to make them feel ashamed and belittle them don't what they're talking about.

The bottom line is this is a gritty film based on actual people and events and no one other than Daniels and his crew originally wanted to touch it because of the films sensitive subject matter. Most statements by people criticizing this film say more about the mostly pathetic views of the critics themselves than the actual film.

:applause:


I kinda figured this would happen. I'm willing to bet these are some of the same people who attacked The Color Purple for pretty much the same reason. Their arguments held a little more weight then because TCP was a Hollywood film.

Some people just want to only show blacks in a positive light and have this reaction to anything that's not a rosy portrayal. In such matters, I always refer to one of my heroes:

We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased we are glad. If they are not, it doesn't matter. We know we are beautiful. And ugly too. The tom-tom cries and the tom-tom laughs. If colored people are pleased we are glad. If they are not, their displeasure doesn't matter either. We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.

 

[Dez]

I saw this flick, very emotional film. Yeah there are parts that will make you raise your eyebrows but shit likes this happens all the time! It's reality. We don't live in a perfect society and never will. This film sheds light on the issue of abuse and teen chicks having kids and no one to support them. Cant believe blacks would find this film racist. Im part black, part hispanic and I didnt find this film racist at all. Have em go to the ghettos across the country and see the living conditions and the people there. That'll open their eyes even more.