Black Movies and Television

[Lasonja]

Originally Posted by LadySunshine

Some of these may be borderline but I will throw them out there anyway.
Love Jones
Jason's Lyric (was this in the ghetto? can't remember)
The Preacher's Wife
Beloved
Love and Basketball
The Wood
The Pursuit of Happiness
Drumline

All of these. I don't know if "Set It Off" should be mentioned. I love that movie.

[DiamondAthena]

Originally Posted by Lasonja

All of these. I don't know if "Set It Off" should be mentioned. I love that movie.

Set it off was in the hood, and a few of those mentioned above were Romantic Comedies and don't count.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by DiamondAthena

Set it off was in the hood, and a few of those mentioned above were Romantic Comedies and don't count.

so....we're being super strict with that rule then...no comedies, so nothing where the protaganist is still alive (or at least no where near as happy as he was) at the end, then?


And not set in "the hood"

Crooklyn, that would be it, wouldn't it?

as far as tv......the burning sands, if that counts.

[DiamondAthena]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

so....we're being super strict with that rule then...no comedies, so nothing where the protaganist is still alive (or at least no where near as happy as he was) at the end, then?


And not set in "the hood"

Crooklyn, that would be it, wouldn't it?

as far as tv......the burning sands, if that counts.

I'm not trying to be super strict with some rules and not others. Really I was just interested to see what others thought, as people truly seemed to come up short on this topic once they truly followed all the rules. Some movies and series are definitely on the fence in my mind.... The protagonist doesn't have to be unhappy, just unfunny..


ETA: what's the burning sands?

[LadySunshine]

Where is the line for comedies? That to me is the most confusing one. Some of the films seemed to be on the fence. Where they have funny moments or characters but I wouldn't necessarily think the point of this film was to make everyone laugh.