Although I share some agreement with Spike on what he said, he did, back in the day--like 1990 told homedude at Morehouse about how "She's Gotta Have It" and "Do The Right Thing" were rated "R" movies and children ought not to be attending after homedude told him that he was a "role model" for young people...
So it is somewhat bold of Spike to say what he said given what he did when he started... It sounds like now that he is all high falluntin', that other African Americans who are trying to break it in the film business and barely get greenlighted to do "insightful" films, like "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", would have someone as prominent as Spike curse them out for filmaking in general...
Now, fiddy pennies, either he is truly a clown or he really is that smart, and laughs all the way to the bank--or die tryin'
has his pulse on what some folks will actually PAY MONEY to see--negroes killin' negroes flicks... 'Cuz we dayum sho would be sneakin' into the movies and bootleg that chit before actually PAYING a dolla to see it...
Besides, you think these big studio execs give a dayum about greenlighting positive African American movies that can be "proven beyond their shadow of a doubt" to make buttloads of money at the theater and DVD sales? NO.
So we will NEVER EVA see a positive African American movie with that fall in a positively minded genre without having to "add too much water" to the script...
Baffoonery and minstrelism and criminality pays. And yes, the price is high. But that's what "moviegoing audiences" that are in these "focus groups" wanna see... Now, who are in these "focus groups" and who decides these things... Hmmmm????
So that's why "Birth of a Nation" could be remade and make a ton of money. And I'm gonna do it and laugh all the way to the bank--or die tryin'...
