AMAZING!!! I'm the guy who was playing Da Mayor that day. You were very professional and a sheer joy to have been interviewed by you. I'm glad to have met you. You definitely have a new subscriber.
I literally created an account just so I could post my comment and subscribe. This is the best coverage of this event. On another note I can’t believe how things are still so similar today.
I saw this movie in Philadelphia and I brought my Mom. We were both from Brooklyn, though. My Mom thoroughly enjoyed it as she recognized all of the streets she played on as a child and lived in as a young woman. And Spike was right; there were racist numbskulls who predicted riots as a result of the film. In Philly there were State troopers standing in the front of the theater with shot guns! Can you believe that? Like a bunch of families and little old ladies are going to riot. There was a riot in NYC though after a little Black boy was run over by a funeral procession for a rabbi that run a red light. There were tensions in Crown Heights for years. Anyway the riots were not because of the film, but the film did pick up on tensions that already existed between various communities in Brooklyn at the time. I loved the montage in the film of various ethnic groups complaining about the others.
Cool video! YT's algo suggested this to me. How'd they read my mind? lol Great, iconic, film. Thought- and Feeling-Provoking. Love Spike's use of the camera, great acting, comic relief amidst painful scenes. Many characters in the story have their flaws amidst their good sides. Which makes it a much more interesting story than a simple Good VS Bad, tribe vs tribe narrative. Neither Sal nor Mookie are perfect / completely right in their perspectives. ( P.S. - It's great Spike made the film, coming from within, and at the same time it shouldn't be a hard-and-fast rule that one must be a part of the tribe to make a great film about the tribe. This came up when Spielberg directed "The Color Purple" and Whoopi Goldberg defended the director for doing a d@mn good job. An "outsider" can do justice and respectfully bring the beauty of another tribe's story. Scorsese did it with "Killers of the Flower Moon" as well. )
@@machtnichtsseimann I agree with your perspective to a point regarding having a person outside of a tribe telling the other tribe’s story, but it will only be a surface level thing. The subtleties and depth of a tribe wouldn’t be told properly without living and seeing through said tribe’s eyes. The Color Purple was great because Spielberg consulted with Quincy Jones, a black man, to get things right. Even with Amistad, Debbie Allen was brought in. So yes a person outside of a tribe can tell another tribe’s story, but it won’t be the same if it was told by the outsider themselves.
@@rovingearth7028 - It is good that you are being more specific which is appropriate for this topic. Here's where I would push back in the spirit of philosophy, psychology, humanity and truth. You make a solid point about the insider's life and vision through said tribe's eyes, which seems undebatable. In terms of actual experience, it is. That's not my point. I'm wondering ( brainstorming here ) if still the outsider can bring a depth of understanding of Human Nature, of the Human Race, that many insiders do not possess. Think of it this way: Why is there perhaps one storyteller for the tribe and not everyone from within that carries the same skill, insight, wisdom, understanding of subtleties? Because not all humans ( including from within a tribe ) think the same, understand with as much breadth and depth as one another, so there is more crossover / inter-tribal understanding than we like ( or want ) to believe. Hence, far too much prejudice, distrust, divisive hostility that leads to the assumption that only a tribal member will tell the story of said tribe with depth beyond "surface level". I do not share your restrictive take in that regard. An outsider can definitely share the tribe's tale with care, profundity, depth of understanding, though of course limited in the sense of not having personally experienced it. But with that same logic, then a man should never direct a film about a woman, a woman should not about a man, an American should never direct a film about someone Polish, because all such efforts will absolutely be works of superficiality. It appears you are supportive of my point in the examples of "The Color Purple" and "Amistad". To the point on consultants, insiders from the tribe, that is a general fact of films in general dealing with history or skills needed to be learned for the narrative, etc. Insiders are utilized for their expertise, YET an outsider directed and/or wrote it. To beautiful and wonderful depths. Mentioning again: "Killers of the Flower Moon". Conversely, an insider can produce/direct a shoddy, superficial movie as well. Society should grow out of our narrower restrictive mindsets that are too superficially bound in the Name of Tribalism. P.S. - My respect to any defensiveness on the part of any insider that wants their tribal story told appropriately and are guarded against an outsider doing it. Yes, I can relate. The shame is if we turn away a true artist and respectful human being who can do the project right. As an outsider. ( My longer reply is not meant to be preachy. This topic fascinates me and your comment was more civil than my usual experience on YT. Tip of the hat to you in that regard. )
AMAZING!!! I'm the guy who was playing Da Mayor that day. You were very professional and a sheer joy to have been interviewed by you. I'm glad to have met you. You definitely have a new subscriber.
Awwww thank you and it was a pleasure to meet you as well! You killed that outfit!!!
I was 10yrs old when this movie came out. My dad took me to see it. When it came out on video. I bought it. Movie had a profound impact on my life.
Yes, it’s made an impact on so many others as well.
I was 9 years old when I watch it on cable
Excellent coverage!!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
@@melissarosecooper yw♥️.
Happy 30th anniversary
I literally created an account just so I could post my comment and subscribe. This is the best coverage of this event. On another note I can’t believe how things are still so similar today.
Wow! Thank you so much! And yes, I agree with you with so many things still being similar today.
this was really good coverage. I just subscribed. Keep up the good work sis. ❤
Thank you. I really appreciate it!
Wow! I am so glad i subscribed. This series gets better and better. I can’t wait for the next ☝️!!!
Thank you!
Awesome someone finally got this on TH-cam. I went to the pop up.
@@breezyvelli23 thank you! Hope you had a good time at the pop up as well :)
It was a great day
Indeed!
Spike, you wit them ppl
The tall guy looks and sounds like JBsmooth
Yes he does!
I wish I had've known, I would have traveled for that one.
I saw this movie in Philadelphia and I brought my Mom. We were both from Brooklyn, though. My Mom thoroughly enjoyed it as she recognized all of the streets she played on as a child and lived in as a young woman. And Spike was right; there were racist numbskulls who predicted riots as a result of the film. In Philly there were State troopers standing in the front of the theater with shot guns!
Can you believe that? Like a bunch of families and little old ladies are going to riot.
There was a riot in NYC though after a little Black boy was run over by a funeral procession for a rabbi that run a red light. There were tensions in Crown Heights for years.
Anyway the riots were not because of the film, but the film did pick up on tensions that already existed between various communities in Brooklyn at the time. I loved the montage in the film of various ethnic groups complaining about the others.
Wow. Not state troopers outside with shot guns! But I am happy you and your mother were able to enjoy the movie together.
They should of had public Enemy perform Fight the power
Is there a full recording of the celebration?
@@jbb8090 I’m not sure unfortunately
@@melissarosecooper ok 👍🏾
Cool video! YT's algo suggested this to me. How'd they read my mind? lol
Great, iconic, film. Thought- and Feeling-Provoking.
Love Spike's use of the camera, great acting, comic relief amidst painful scenes.
Many characters in the story have their flaws amidst their good sides.
Which makes it a much more interesting story than a simple Good VS Bad, tribe vs tribe narrative. Neither Sal nor Mookie are perfect / completely right in their perspectives.
( P.S. - It's great Spike made the film, coming from within, and at the same time it shouldn't be a hard-and-fast rule that one must be a part of the tribe to make a great film about the tribe. This came up when Spielberg directed "The Color Purple" and Whoopi Goldberg defended the director for doing a d@mn good job. An "outsider" can do justice and respectfully bring the beauty of another tribe's story. Scorsese did it with "Killers of the Flower Moon" as well. )
@@machtnichtsseimann I agree with your perspective to a point regarding having a person outside of a tribe telling the other tribe’s story, but it will only be a surface level thing. The subtleties and depth of a tribe wouldn’t be told properly without living and seeing through said tribe’s eyes.
The Color Purple was great because Spielberg consulted with Quincy Jones, a black man, to get things right. Even with Amistad, Debbie Allen was brought in.
So yes a person outside of a tribe can tell another tribe’s story, but it won’t be the same if it was told by the outsider themselves.
@@machtnichtsseimann thank you for watching! And I’m happy you liked it. Iconic film for sure!
@@rovingearth7028 - It is good that you are being more specific which is appropriate for this topic. Here's where I would push back in the spirit of philosophy, psychology, humanity and truth. You make a solid point about the insider's life and vision through said tribe's eyes, which seems undebatable. In terms of actual experience, it is. That's not my point.
I'm wondering ( brainstorming here ) if still the outsider can bring a depth of understanding of Human Nature, of the Human Race, that many insiders do not possess. Think of it this way: Why is there perhaps one storyteller for the tribe and not everyone from within that carries the same skill, insight, wisdom, understanding of subtleties? Because not all humans ( including from within a tribe ) think the same, understand with as much breadth and depth as one another, so there is more crossover / inter-tribal understanding than we like ( or want ) to believe. Hence, far too much prejudice, distrust, divisive hostility that leads to the assumption that only a tribal member will tell the story of said tribe with depth beyond "surface level". I do not share your restrictive take in that regard. An outsider can definitely share the tribe's tale with care, profundity, depth of understanding, though of course limited in the sense of not having personally experienced it. But with that same logic, then a man should never direct a film about a woman, a woman should not about a man, an American should never direct a film about someone Polish, because all such efforts will absolutely be works of superficiality.
It appears you are supportive of my point in the examples of "The Color Purple" and "Amistad". To the point on consultants, insiders from the tribe, that is a general fact of films in general dealing with history or skills needed to be learned for the narrative, etc. Insiders are utilized for their expertise, YET an outsider directed and/or wrote it. To beautiful and wonderful depths. Mentioning again: "Killers of the Flower Moon". Conversely, an insider can produce/direct a shoddy, superficial movie as well. Society should grow out of our narrower restrictive mindsets that are too superficially bound in the Name of Tribalism.
P.S. - My respect to any defensiveness on the part of any insider that wants their tribal story told appropriately and are guarded against an outsider doing it. Yes, I can relate. The shame is if we turn away a true artist and respectful human being who can do the project right. As an outsider.
( My longer reply is not meant to be preachy. This topic fascinates me and your comment was more civil than my usual experience on YT. Tip of the hat to you in that regard. )