1. ""Mo'Nique will be nominated for an Oscar." - My boy" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Aug-13-09 01:15 PM by ZooTown74
My bad, his exact words were, "Nigga... muthafuckin' Mo'Nique... will be fuckin' nominated... for a muthafuckin' Oscar, dog..."
He saw the flick at Sundance and told me this a few weeks ago in Detroit
He and I were film running buddies in undergrad, so I trust his opinions like no other, *pause* and all that other bullshit
That's what he says, so I'ma believe him
And not to be rude, but who cares who will be mad about it? Lee Daniels already has an Oscar winner in Halle Berry... this is coming off like a poor Tyler Perry post bait attempt... ________________________________________________________________________ "I am a rewriter. I rewrite a number of times. Imaginative richness is born in rewriting." - Bernard Malamud
4. "Now see, Idt TP & Monique are comparable at all." In response to Reply # 1
But that is an interesting contrast.
And (no snark) but I care who would be mad & why just for the sake of discussion.
B/c I think there are valid reasons to be troubled by Monique getting critical acclaim for portraying such a role (not that I would necessarily agree w/ said reasons).
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5. "I hear you, but why is it "troubling" if Mo'Nique gets some acclaim?" In response to Reply # 4
She's an actress who landed the role of her life and apparently killed it
I think it would be GREAT if she were nominated... just like it was when Taraji got nominated, and when Halle won... and on a selfish note, I'd LOVE to see her making the screening rounds out here in L.A., lol... ________________________________________________________________________ "I am a rewriter. I rewrite a number of times. Imaginative richness is born in rewriting." - Bernard Malamud
It's not so much the acclaim as it is who is doing the acclaiming & why are they giving it big ups. In simpler terms, I am very suspicious as to why white people seem to love this movie so much. I think (a bigger part than some like to admit) the praise comes from an exploitative voyeurism.
Of all the amazing books written by black women, THIS one was picked to be turned into a film. Makes me go hmm
Btw, Push is 1 of the hardest books I've ever read & I really want this film to be good. I am in no way rooting against it but I am (over)analyzing the hell outta it.
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9. "No, he pauses when he speaks sometimes" In response to Reply # 6
He had a stuttering problem when he was younger
Tee hee. ________________________________________________________________________ "I am a rewriter. I rewrite a number of times. Imaginative richness is born in rewriting." - Bernard Malamud
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21. "Damn, why she gotta be "mammie" tho" In response to Reply # 20
I think that those of us who are in denial that this type of black woman exists, and due to this denial want to suppress their visibility onscreen, have an elitist preoccupation that distorts the obvious reality.
And the reality is that there are many black women in society such as the character depicted by Monique. Most are extremely strong women and have been through more in one week than most of us have in one year.
So what? We should depict the lives of the Oprah's and leave out the Shanika's? Yes, there have been exploitative representations of our women, but before we get in an uproar about hollywood depictions, we must admit that many of these depictions are indeed accurate. And those that are should be given just as much attention and respect as any other character on screen. Especially when they are written with the complexity, dimensionality and respect they deserve.
"Unequal economics can easily make you some enemies" Cee-Lo
Shit, Jennifer Hudson in the SITC movie had mammy characteristics but for w/e those went overlooked. While I haven't seen the film, in the book Mo's character is entirely one-note. In short, she is a villian w/ no redeemable qualities. Her character abuses Precious sexually, physically, & emotionally + allows her father to abuse her in the same 3 ways (in the book Precious has 2 kids by her father). I typed all this to say, Idt Mammy is a proper adjective for her in this role.
What's interesting is that Oprah hasn't had a squeaky clean upbringing either. Was she not raised poor in the rural south? Was she not sexually abused? Didn't she have an abortion?
Did people dislike The Color Purple for it's similar themes??
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