Friday, December 4, 2009
Comm 300: G.I. Joe
This was an o.k. movie, the reason I chose it for this class blog is the fact that it's secondary character is a black man. Who is providing comic relief.. like all black side kicks don't provide comic relief in action films. Not only that but he is chasing after the red haired white girl. Of Course he is!!!! When is everything going to change? When are black people going to be cast in roles that aren't drenched in this stereotypical nonsense? It drives me crazy. I've done my whole research project on the few roles that African Americans are allowed to play in the media... and they're everywhere!! So, my question is what exactly are we going to do about it?
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I remember seeing this movie over the summer, and I was not impressed with it. I thought it was your typical summer munchie movie that really appealed to little kids; not someone who was familiar with the cartoon series and the action figures that were immensely popular. The CGI and special effects were awful; some scenes, I just had to laugh at the ridculousness of what was on screen. The dialogue, was ludicrous; probably some of the worst dialogue I have ever seen. It was cheesy and there was no drama in what the characters were saying; everything was one-liners. But what can you expect from it? The director (Stephen Sommers) has only made one movie that I really enjoyed, and that was The Mummy. This was pretty bad. And as for the stereotypes; I never really thought about that until you just mentioned it, but you are definitely spot on. I don't know what they are going to do about it; who knows with the media these days. But hopefully, they will change it soon, so we can't easily target stereotypes represented in the media.
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