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20696, Parody and satire are two different things
Posted by REDeye, Sun Oct-22-00 07:08 PM
I'm trying to formulate a response that doesn't simply rehash everything that's been said. At the same time, I want to make sure players don't give me the same responses that have already been given.

A few notes:

Not everyone has the same knowledge of black history, nor of entertainment history. Therefore, this movie isn't going to say the same things to everyone. For some, it will be educational and powerful. For others, it will be didactic and tedious. Most will fall in the middle.

It's not a true satire. See the subject line. That may be neither here nor there. But it's an observation... one I'm surprised I haven't haven't heard in the media.

To the point FreeHuey raises that several people have commented on, it certainly is not an accurate representation of how the television industry works. But I don't think that is important.

There's so much more. I'll be back later.

Bottom line though, I think it's an important movie. Just not a very good one.

RED

Signatures are soooo last millennium.