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Originally posted by sigmadiva
To address your question: Typically in movies the director will often portray a situation / group / event highlighting the stereotypes to make the film more interesting, that is to say, to gross more money for the film.
I saw the movie when it came out, I have not seen it since, but from what I remember greek life was portrayed in a way such that some aspects were overemphasized, like the stepping, while other aspects of greek life were not even mentioned, like community service.
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Don't you think he overdramatized just to make a point?
For example:
good vs bad hair
Light vs dark skin
Greek vs non greek
Educated vs non educated (Think Samuel L at KFC)
IMO, at then end when he has them yelling "WAKE UP" he wants people to open their eyes to what is truly going on in the world.
We should wake up to see that it doesn't matter if your hair is straight or "nappy". It also doesn't mean that light is better than dark or that dark has a deeper connection to Africa.
I don't think the point of this movie was to show all aspects of greek life. He zeroed in on something that all people can recognize and that is the stereotypes we all face on a daily basis.
Sure, some people only came away with the entertainment value of the movie, but hopefully others recognized the truths in his message.