situation where a group can't "keep it's head above water" ("Good Times" theme song) but.....

hmm....

I didn't want to "go off" on the angle of Black people seeming being thrown out of SF but....since you brought up being bothered by this movie....I'm wondering...can anyone really tell a story about a group "losing" and it not be like a downer/failure/crying type thing?

And then....a white director directed the film.


Can there ever be a good movie about your group losing? Maybe it has to have a "sharp" (not sad/sentimental) edge to work?