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In this clip, Aries Spears discussed his recent comments about Will Smith and why he thinks the slap of Chris Rock is overblown. He also weighed in on whether or not slave movies still provide significant social commentary or just profiting off historical trauma in the wake of Will Smith’s latest film ‘Emancipation’. - บันเทิง
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“We have other stories to tell”
-Aries spears
Changing the narrative doesn't help, Vlad. I respect your work ethic.... You are keepin' up with what works for the time that those particular agendas last.
On this one, you on your Charlemagne. Cut it out
Don’t be ashamed of your past
Vlad "here's the thing right...."
@GZus_Christ no like the black union general and former confederate slave who freed himself, ran for Congress DURING RECONSTRUCTION and won!
my only problem is that Aries dismissed fiction. We ONLY have Black Panther as a black superhero movie(modern)...we only have Lovecraft Country as black fantasy/scifi...That's why Jordan Peele is blowing up, because we need Nope, Get Out, Us, etc. Fiction is more important RIGHT NOW for representation than just bio pics...Bio pics mainly only reach black ppl. Sci fi, fantasy, horror, reaches a much larger audience and we need more representation in those than another Civil Rights hero biopic
This is the only times I actually agree with Aries 100%…As much as it is important to highlight the past, but Hollywood loves to show blacks as “victims”.
Black people love to be shown as "victims". Just watch every single Vlad tv interview. Sorry,but there is always complaining about the slavery and treatment in America. Not judging,just saying
Jews never complain about having their history told over the centuries, they even made their power offa that
Vlad made his point by saying there has only been 1 holocaust movie
@@serignebousso2875 boss they made power out of business. They own all of the top businesses. Blk ppl love being the victim as much as Hollywood loves to cast them as victims. I'd love to see more empowering movies
Well maybe if black people stop acting like victims...
Vlad really said Wakada. He might as well have just said Blade. 🤣🤣
Shit if we could have our way Blade would be a true story 😂
But it was reflective of black culture. Damn, does Vlad know to argue a point at all??
I don’t have to pay taxes I’m blade nigga
Vlad really said the story of wakanda 😂😂😂
Boy said “I told you, I like FRIDAY” lol
😳…And Anti-Black Racists til this day continue to reference Wakanda in a condescending manner with their Hateful “We waz kangz n ish” remarks
@@MrTee12 but that's how blacks talk. don't be upset because there is truth in sarcasm
@@SayWhat336 Thats called Generalizing. Blacks aren’t a monolithic race. Blacks are ALL OVER WORLD and are all very different.
The ignorance is astounding. What the racists are “trying” to do is group undereducated African-Americans (which don’t represent Black people) as 1 group that all think, speak, and act the same. That’s asinine!
Sounds about white 💯💯 I'm not surprised he said that 🤦🏽♂️
“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.”
And you can’t move forward if you don’t remember the past.
“there we go, atta boy” made Glad ask about Asians 😭😭😭😭😭
The was the craziest euro step vlad ever attempted
😂
Glad 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@kaleemjay7464 "craziest euro step" 😭😭😭
@@kaleemjay7464 underrated comment.Eurostep😂😭👍🏿
Let’s get a Mansa Musa documentary. Orgins of Kemet, etc. Our story did not start with enslavement.
Definitely down with a Mansa Musa movie 🎬
Nah they want to keep putting in our faces that they had is enslaved for a period of time.
I concur...the "let's" part of your statement needs to be Tyler Perry, and Oprah joining forces ala Spielberg and "Dreamworks" to make meaningful black films instead of black men wearing dresses.
@@youngsm06 Make sure you get "they" right. It is mostly liberal, leftist Hollywood which is predominantly Jewish. So the next time some of you think its Trump right wingers, just remember its liberal Hollywood that wants to keep making blacks out to be victims. The party of LBJ and Obama. The same LBJ who said I will have these "n-words" voting for us for the next 100 years.
@@H0VA cite where LBJ said that. I’m not on his side I just want to read it myself
We dont even have a huey Newton or marcus garvey bio yet we have constant slave films
Yeah we do. I think back in like 2000 or some shit there's a Huey Newton movie
There was a black panther movie in the 90's bout huey directed by van Peeples same guy who did New jack city it was pretty good wouldn't mind seeing a new one tho since they did the Chicago panthers
Bro stop looking up for steroids 🤣🤣🤣
@Imperial Stats that was PANTHER which was about an fbi agent infltrating. I mean a REAL bio on HUEY from start to death
@@wavycam585 46, never took steroids but i take that as a compliment
They should stop making Fast and Furious movies first lol
💀💀bruh you not lyin 🤣
😁😁😄😄😊
Amen
Funny as hell!!!! 😂😂😂
Shit not even funny
"All stories are not being told!"
Is Vlad really arguing for making more slave movies because their high budget?? Ok let’s make a bunch of holocaust movies to balance it out
On god thats what im saying . Theres clearly an agenda on our subconscious
He's pushing propaganda movies that push a narrative for covert psyop agendas, glad he's obvious about it
Y’all gotta chill this dude Vlad is not black he don’t understand the way y’all understand. Y’all be SO mad at this dude but he’s literally a Russian Jew… black history is not his expertise. He just voicing his misunderstood opinion if y’all wanna tell him don’t speak on black issues AT ALL, then say that. But blaming him for not understanding what it’s like to be black is just low iq behavior.
@@FreeSmarts A Russian Jew who has been here for yrs he knows
@@FreeSmarts He should understand the insensitivity as a Jew
Did Vlad really say “I’m supportive off all stories I told you, I love FRIDAY”….
😂😂🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
I hate to be that dude, but you should've added a comma after 'stories' lol I read the statement wrong & was confused.
😂😂😂😂😂
Right ✅️
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“Hidden Figures” was a hell of a movie ❤
Hidden colors 🎉
No it wasn't ..white savor
Aries is right , they need more movies and tv series based on black experience not just slavery and civil rights . Slave movies and civil rights can still be made from time to time. However more stories should be made .
We need more positive and aspirational movies to show and remind people what black can do
You had the Cosby show . What more you want .
Exactly 💯💯 only the Vlad fanboy's disagree with this "👦🏼"
@@js4187 Cosby show was 30 yrs ago. New more of stuff like that and other positive stories to balance out the steady yearly deluge of slave & civil rights era oppression stories....
@@crittoneida958 Ok . You also have the First 48 .
@@js4187 one series that’s all you sound like a gatekeeper
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The thing is that when ever Hollywood makes a slave movie they never tell the whole entire story right 💯🤦🏽♂️ they never show the truly gruesome and WICKED side of slavery
The boy in the stripped pajamas is a holocaust film. I’m 30 and also remember Anne Franks bio being a part of school curriculum in middle school. He mentioned woman king which is another slave movie 😂
Aries didn't catch that...I did tho 😒
Schindlers list also
Was looking for this comment
Vlad said “wakanda” 😂😂😂😂😂
Man I died 😂
Word lol 🤦🏾♂️
Lmao!! I was like bruh
lmao
Sounds about white 💯💯
As a black man that I've traced my family origins from slaves I don't like watching slave movies. I'm sure it's not intentional but it's almost like they are mocking us. Like ya it's F'ed up I don't need to be reminded of it. Thank you
😂😂
because they are mocking you
@@hammer4495 Exactly
While I agree with you, a lot of black movies want it both ways. White people have been saying forever to stop acting like victims and be proud of who you are but on other hand as soon as black slave movies stop being made SOME black people will be quick to say WHY AREN'T YOU TALKING ABOUT SLAVERY and the cycle begins. I think there are more sinister mind control reasons why slave movies are being made by Hollywood and a lot of has to do with mind control and them being leftists.
yeah....i did the same and found out 30% of my lineage has European traces. it was interesting but also saddening....even before i did that...i never watched them either. Vlad really brought up Wakanda....smdh.
Not intentional 😂
I want Vlad to do one interview with Aries, D. L., Godfrey, Michael Jai White, and T. K all at once. Those are my favorites. I love them and I love hearing their opinions on what’s going on in the world. 😂
Godfrey aint fucking with Vladtv, not vlad personally just can't do his interviews anymore
Great idea.
Me too!!! He would good a billion views!!
I was going to say something like that. The view or The Real with an all male panel with them. I think that would be great. 🙂
True. Even if it’s not with Vlad, just that line up doing and all male show like The View or The Real would be awesome to me. But on TH-cam and not a major network, they’ll ruin it. 🙂
Aries is right. Compared to some others in Hollywood, what Will did “is forgivable”. That said, IMO, it’s not something for us (the public) to forgive. Will slapped (assaulted) Chris Rock, not any of us. Chris should and will let us know if he’s forgiven Will or not. All that aside, Will’s new movie doesn’t look particularly engaging, interesting or different from any other “slave” movie - that’s why I’m in no rush to view it. They are needed (overall, in some regard) but this movie in particular maybe not.
I heard it was very good! I will check it out when I get the time. 😉😉
Will needs to finally play a bad guy. His public image took a big hit it's time to switch it up. I guarantee even his biggest haters would flock to see him play a bad guy
No, he's not. Right? Because he's got major flaws in his own comments and argument about it. First off, where is the same energy about these gang movies that we always see? Where is this energy about all this rap music that says all this stuff that promotes all this trauma? Y'all want to play both sides saying that? Oh, we want these people to tell our stories but we don't want them to tell these stories!!! Here's the reality. If you don't want to watch a certain movie, then you don't have to go and see it
@@jetla22he needs to do a sequel to Hancock, his character was so I un-likeable in that film!!!! 😂🤣
@@raymondreddington3572 facts lol
Honestly after playing RDR2 I would love to play a Nat Turner game going around freeing and deleting.
Assassins Creed Freedom Cry is a good game about freeing slaves
@@Person-eh9nr U missed the point
@@shawnstrickland7313 I didn’t miss any point lmao, I was simply just mentioning a game…
I love Aries he straight old school no hold bar comedy we must protect Aries like bossie 😂🤣
Then go protect them
Eyes on a prize should have been in the theatre
I think I seen it but got to double back and check
Her name is Ava Duvernay and you should interview her, Vlad. She is awesome and her work is amazing. Please interview her.
She's a Legend
Interview her for what it’s so many other great writers
@@theblackstatuetv7206 There are many great writers and they all deserve to be interviewed, especially Ava Duvernay.
Coming next spring “Fast & Furious 17: The Gang Goes To Mars”
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@4:45 LMFAO 😂😂 “Atta Boy” 💀
This man said Wakanda 😂
Like wtf ☠️💀🤣😂😅
I agree, I wish we also had more narratives that flipped the script ex. Django. We need them, but it's needs to be spaced out more.
Yeah cos Django was based off'a real story...
Exactly I agree
Glad sit this one out man 🙄💯💯
Vlad should've responded to Aries with "Hidden Figures", a true story about Black women working for NASA.
I'm tired of them personally. They've made some powerful slavery movies and documentaries already. At what point does Hollywood say enough with the black trauma movies?
as long as it makes money they'll keep making it
Aries- I COULDNT AGREE MORE👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. I want to see us as Kings & Queens, Black Wall Street & so much more👊🏾✊🏾👊🏾
Those Kings and Queens are the reason why we were shipped to the Americas in the cargo hold of ships. They traded us the White man for muskets and glass beads.
Can you imagine if Tyler Perry stopped making movies of himself in a dress for 2 years and used his vast means of production to work with Oprah (financing) and drawing on the talents of Denzel, Angela Bassett for acting and the writing talents of Donald glover and Keenan and Pel to make historically accurate and meaningful black films?!
😂😂lost it “their you go, attaboy” 😂
My Mom made me watch Eyes on the Prize when I was 8. It changed me and shaped the man I am today. I'll be doing the same with my children,you don't always need a huge budget behind the films.
They don’t even want slavery in the history books. That’s something that is being fought for. I understand what Spears is saying, but the generations coming may not learn about those experiences at all. A movie might be the only time they’re educated with their past.
In some Texas school districts they are replacing the term enslaved with indentured servants...the denial is real...in Oklahoma they have passed laws that prohibit the teaching of slavery as it will make white children "feel bad" about themselves
These crackas don’t want ppl learning about their history. They’re trying to remove Spanish history and Native American history from books too and stop teachers from teaching those lessons
Our stories need to be told. He said an important word "profit". I think that's where people have an issue with slave movies.
If you trust Holly-Wood to tell your story you're a fool
But nobody is forcing anybody to watch these movies. And my point is is that y'all have a problem with that but y'all want to be super hypocritical and want to go and watch a movie that involves gangs doing drugs, shooting up innocent people and doing all this other BS. So y'all need to stop with this
@@flyguy7825 Are those movies good should be the question, you can make those movies but if it's a shit movie it doesn't deserve support 🤷
I don't see chinese-american people making railroad movies either. That was slavery too lol. Because Asians moved on and moved forward
@@revilloteoj1934 we're not talking about it. The movies good or not. We're talking about slave movies. We're talking about certain movies that I guess a whole bunch of black folks don't like listen. I grew up watching all sorts of different movies and never did. I once think to myself why did they keep making a slave movie because that's not how my mind works. I don't fix it on b******* like this. If the movie looks good regardless of the subject, I'm going to watch it. But I'm not going to play this racial game with movies and try and tell white people how they should watch these movies or how they should feel about black folks?
Idk why that “atta boy” made me feel good af 4:56 😂
It was tucked under the rug for you Mr Vlad. In the households of other black households they knew
Get my dude Aries a fan in that joint, come on Vlad
Vlad is tripping. Aries is making a good point. When ppl outside the community think of black folks they think of slavery, music and athletics. Why not a movie on the making of street lights? And The Woman King was a false narrative. Only a small fraction of truth. All you guys wanna see is black men bleeding
Facts
Good job Aries.
You kept on the point.
He needs to become a regular on the show glad!
Long As It makes money they will do it
I agree we tired of seeing the same story told we know what happened during slavery and civil rights we done seen and read and heard everything over and over show us sum good
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You have to research more films
@@rojayreid908 like Aries said there’s 1 white lion among 5 orange ones we NEED MORE MAINSTREAM
@@iamMoeBrown to be mainstream people need to want to watch it.
It's so many great story lines of our history before slavery that have been blocked and continue to be blocked from seeing the big screen. And that is where the conversation should begin. For instance a movie about King Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire would be phenomenal for all cultures to see and learn about true history.
I'm 50 years old and I remember learning about Slavery and the slave trade in high school in the 80s.
I know this nigga Vlad ain’t say Wakanda Forever was one of our stories💀💀💀
No need to binge watch Enslavement movies. Enslavement should be in our collective consciousness permanently.
He wants to check him so bad you can see it in face but he did snicker
This is a very specific story, about a very specific person. It's an untold story that needed to be told.
The recreation of slave movies is a taunt. Look what we did and you can’t do anything about it is the message
Vlad is so lost on this topic it’s insane. What Aries is saying is make movies about Benjamin Banneker, Booker T Washington , Madame Cj walker , George Washington carver even Mansa to name a few make those the popular stories .They love showing us going through some shit how about Show our accomplishments… Show how instrumental we were in creating our own society before slavery even Show our early work in science and mathematics …. No other race of ppl has their trauma popularized and shown to the extent of black people no one . We all saw Schindler’s List and typically thru school as an educational story not entertainment there is a difference and I would not expect a white man to know that .
Aries is right as usual
Slavery By Another Name is another important movie Vlad should watch.
To all who read this have a WONDERFUL HEALTHY life and a HAPPY NEW YEAR may all your dreams come true in 23 and beyond. R.I.P. to all who have passed.
“Tell the truth!” - Will Smith
Aries was on point on this
DID HE REALLY SAY WAKANDA LIKE IT WAS BASED ON A TRUE STORY 🤦🏾♂️ I CANT
Absolutely....as a black man, I'm tiiirrreed of them making "slave movies". It feels like they make at least one a year. Initially it's informative, thoughtful, and engaging. After awhile, it becomes depressing.
Hey Vlad, this Chop again, Gotta say with Aries Speers, he dose bring up some great 👍🏾 points! Your interviews bring out the normal in him, That sometimes get overlooked Unfortunately by his shenanigans! Lol 😆
I used to think like Vlad too about how we need these movies to remind white Americans their history as oppressors. But as I've gotten older like Aries I've started to realize it's one of the many things that hold us back as a nation and as black people. Movies that show black empowerment is a lot more beneficial for society in the long run.
The problem is that Hollywood keeps trying to play the _token/zero-sum_ like it has to be one or the other.
Why not do both and support both?
But y'all don't want to watch movies like that. Let's just be honest about it. Y'all keep talking about all these movies that involves all these things and y'all don't want to watch it. And here is the problem. I don't think white Americans need to be reminded about American history that this current generation and several generations weren't a part of just as if black Americans weren't a part of that. Y'all continue to want to throw this up and white folks's faces when No one was around that is currently alive during that slavery time. So what the hell point does that even make.
Did u know 300 hundred years after the slaves were free here,white people were still slaves
I couldn’t agree with you more I go as far to say we should stop making any films regarding the slaves and Jim Crow. Because I feel like subconsciously, it’s holding us back because not all but some I watch those movies and thinking the white man is in control of everything, so what’s the point of me trying and it helps build more of a victim mentality but I could be wrong.
@@adriansuarez8245 Bro, just because you stop watching movies that are based on a true story and not 100% accurate does not mean that you can hide or erase what history is people. I guess forgot that there is endless amounts of literature books about the subject itself. Me as a black man and I hate even saying that because I hear this all the time being brought up in conversations like this and tired of how others especially black folks are trying to tell me how I should and should not feel about certain situations. It does not subconsciously corrupt me at all. What it does is make me appreciate the little things I have now and the life I have now because back then it could have been 20. 30 times is worse than my life is now. At least I have opportunities that I can pursue back then you couldn't pursue that
Lol when Vlad said Wakanda🤣🤣
Eyes on the Prize is a high school classic!!!
Only if its historically accurate which most of the time they aren't
Never will be theyre movies
That's what I'm saying 💯💯🤦🏽♂️ if the movie's are not going to be accurate why even show them
It's was never accurate like the most of slaves movies.
If they want to show black people as victims, I'd rather they show movies about the Tulsa massacre. That is more "current" and relevant to the reparations arguments (Basically what we saw from Watchmen). Slave movies are so far back in history, white people feel detached.
But a lot of us black folks continue to act like we are the victim instead of standing up and stop this. B*******and who are you to tell white people how they feel or should feel about black folks? This is part of the problem too. A lot of y'all black folks. Hate to hear a white person's opinion about black folks and race, but we just love to give our opinions about them when they weren't even around during these times. Nobody who's living today was around during that time.
Facts. Most White folks act like slavery happened during the Old Testiment lol
@ 4:11 C'Mon Vlad... a damn comic book movie?! 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
Don’t go to the computer 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Roots was not a real story it was propaganda
Aries definitely land his point at 4:15. Vlad legit got quiet and made excuses smh
I watched Emancipation, it was really good and I learned about the slave from that viral photo
Honestly as a mexican im gonna listen to the black male who lived life as a black man in america, our lives are not too different.. we had 90% of our ancestors wiped out. We had kings and queens from South America all the way to present day canada. We had our whole culture wiped out.and forced upon us by th4 spanish. Thats why were catholic and speak spanish.
Mansa Musa movie well over due.
They should make a film on a new Tupac movie exposing diddy been envolved in the murder.
"Don't go to the computer Vlad" 🤣🤣
Not related to movies, but I want an RPG video-game about African folklore. That would be awesome. Africa is a rich continent culture and history wise and it’s time for people to but this on display.
I like Aries. Keeps it real and pressure on VLAD. And The Moors of Spain movie would be AMAZING.
You and Aries should produce it, I'd watch it.
@@bOmBAsTiK We need a distributor. Can I count on ya?
It was Cecily. But true facts about the Islamic Moores are that they weren't all black people. They were a diverse nation of people similar to America. Another true fact the only reason the black Moores were Muslim was due to the Arab nations enslaving Africans and converting them to their Arab way of life. Africans believed in spirituality prior to modern religion. Islam is not of our people either. The only thing Africa had was Hebrew for the Kushite people. Not all Africans are the same nor have the same beliefs.
@@TrustNoManButGod here’s my pitch: a movie about Tariq ibn Ziyad. Tariq was a Berber ( BLK) general in service to Musa ib Nusaair, the Arab General of North Africa. He is credited with leading the Moors to victory at the Battle of Guadalete, and following up his victory with the swift conquest of most of the rest of Spain.
Also, because the Moors were lost to the Christians, which lead to Columbus and Pope Nicholas and the paper Bull, which lead to Gomes Eanes De Zurara, which lead to John Hawkins, which lead to American. It could be the story of the descendants of Trariq.
How about that?
@beethovan1018 damn that sounds like a good storyline. I would love to see that. I have some homework to do and research those event. Thank you bro for bringing light to more of our historical events I wasn't aware of. 🤝🏾
I thought for sure Vlad was going to say Persuit of Happiness. A great movie based on fact and all about a black man finding success.
The last movie I watched about slavery was Django Unchained! Never wanted to see another one after that.
Zippidy doo dah was a DISNEY song😂😂😂
Vlad has the comprehension level of a woman
Yes, he does or he’s doing this on purpose regardless, it’s all wrong
Plus his always inappropriate clownish laugh.
It's not that they're just slave movies. They're stories of heroism and sacrifice . But I get why people are tired of them.
I can already guess which side glad will be on
“there we go. atta boy.” 😂
I wonder what a perfect world would look like through Aries Spears eyes, cause nothing seems to satisfy him.
It's his opinion. A DUMBASS opinion, but it's his opinion.
He's a 100% right listen we've been very vocal we are not pimps hoes drug dealers come on man just the inception of f****** films we put been portrayed negatively
Exactly 💯💯 I same thing about white people everyday
You don’t get it…
Well abt this particular topic needing more on screen black culture stories besides slave & oppression movies ....if there were more options I think aries would be satisfied. I totally agree with him
The Butler was a hard watch
How?! That was a true story.
@@flyguy7825 I concur, I’m saying it made me feel. As a young Black man it hit spots. I watched it when I was 22
@@Infamous_Cam but it's based on a true story. Stuff like that can be hard to watch, but if it's based on a true story then it makes me appreciate much more. The life I have now versus the life I could have had back then. That's what a lot of people miss out on these movies. They take all the negative s*** instead of looking at the positive and stuff. But it's almost like we're going back in reverse in black folks or the key contributors of it. I mean, how many times do we have to hear black folks opinion on white folks about how they feel about us in America? I'm sick and tired of hearing that s***.
Just interested I'm an O'Connor to and I know there are slaves It took their so called master's names from Ireland Scotland you must be one of the descendants if that is your real name.
Lmao he that there we go…that a boy 😂😂😂
“I support black movies, I loved “Friday”! -vlad 😂
The women king was 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
For once Vlad has an EXCELLENT point!
Actually he doesn’t have one Vlad is white so he shouldn’t even be speaking on what we shud keep seeing as blacks and furthermore Vlad knows that as long as we think like slaves Vlad tv stays in business and keeps getting rich.
"That's Fiction"- Aries Spears...LOL.
12 years of Slave I've never watched it and I won't.
I watch it. It’s a good.
Then watch it!!! 😆😆😆😆Whos stopping you.
@@flyguy7825 what part of "And I won't"! Was not understood? 🤦🤦
@@bangbangkill7431 Is english your first language because the word is Won't.
@@kzfive no it's not but thanks "teacher"
Slave movies are needed. History is important or things will get swept under the rug. That 'energy' is much of what fueled the greatness of African-American society
If you are getting your history from movies then you are doing a disservice to yourself. Movies are for entertainment not history unless it's a documentary
I agree history is important but not when its distorted in movies and parts are omitted. Movies versions are usually made to tell some truth while enticing the audience to bring in revenue. If you really want to know the history of slavery read a book. At one time slavery was practiced around the world and not just among blacks, though they were the largest amount used in slavery.
There is more than enough we don’t need anymore
Nobody, including black people, watch these slave movies. Check box returns on these boring slave movies.
But yet you have other black people who don't feel that way. Here's the thing you make your movie. Either you're going to go watch it or you're not going to go watch it. I guess you never heard of a book before. I don't need to be reminded when there is literature and books that can tell me more than a movie could ever tell me.
I'm surprised that they never made a movie about the Tulsa Massacre.
Naw, I can't believe I'm about to say this but Vlad is right on this occasion. In no way should we ever forget black history no matter how horrible it was
I actually agree with Vlad on this one to some extent, plus the Character who this movie's about, (Peter) deserved to have his story heard, this was based on him and he has one of the most memorable and historic pics of himself with the whip markings on his back that have been all over the internet and in books for years. I think this movie at least deserved to be shared.
No it doesn't bro! We dont need or want to see another slave movie! Our people have accomplished so much before during and after slavery. That small era in time doesn't define my people. Foh!This movie isn't going to do half the numbers as pursuit of happiness. We need more positive images of our people!
You didn’t use logic when you typed this comment.
I can understand both points, but I agree more with Vlad. For starters, Eddie Murphy's "Dolamite Is My Name" is an excellent example of triumph over adversity ✊️ For anyone whose ever attempted a personal project, in this case, producing a film from scratch, you can relate.
To that point, Aaries has lots of criticisms and points to make, but hasn't lifted a finger to MAKE the kinds of films that he feels are important. He could benefit from less whining, and more action💯 Jussayin 🤷♂️
I'm in the camp of simply make awesome films. We--the market--will decide which are worthy of our attention. With regard to true stories, I'd love to see the story of *Bacon's Rebellion* 🎬 While most Americans are well versed in the atrocities of slavery, many have no clue about the origins of the racial divide and the concept of "white people", and their being bestowed the power/privilege to 'police the other'. I find this far more fascinating *and* educational.
If u agree with Vlad u must not be black cuz can definitely tell u we tired of the same narratives.
@@SBoy-ks6wt Okay, I'm gonna amuse myself and try to understand your logic.
For starters, I'd said that, although I understand both points of view, I agree *more with* Vlad (than I do with Aaries). And because of that, you assume that I must not be black...do I understand you correctly?
@@thinkforward8752 yes that’s right. It’s obvious that both sides have reasoning to them, but ultimately as a black person living in the contemporary 2023… While one might view these movies and feel empathy towards black ppl and their suffering. Others use it to reaffirm the past as the “glory days” and use it to characterize black ppl as being inferior incapable of autonomy or greatness outside of “fighting for equality”… White ppl literally have movies about everything in addition to being the heroes and villains in racial movies.
That ‘Numbers’ movie was one of the 1st black success movies I ever viewed! Great movie.
I remember they were supposed to make a realistic movie about Yasuke the black samurai during the feudal Japan era starring Chadwick. I think they had to postpone it though because of his passing, but, that would be a fun movie that is based on true accounts. I get what Aries is saying and I'm surprised Vlad, who is supposedly so involved in black culture, doesn't understand why they should make movies on other topics.
Chadwick would've BODIED that role just as he did Black Panther 💪💪💪
The Aries character from jerry McGuire is just Aries being himself. Damn