Friday, December 28, 2012

Reflecting on "Django: Unchained"

In the Name of Allah - the Beneficent, the Merciful:

First off, I will say that this movie is one of Quentin Tarantino's best, most powerful, and probably most controversial and eccentric productions to date.

No, I'm NOT going to spoil it for you and give the story line away (smile).

What I will do, however, is express some of my CONCERNS about this movie, which, by the way, have nothing to do with a certain black director's criticism of the film.

For starters, I have to be honest and say that I was a bit disappointed by the characterization of the players in the film, and of the time period.  But then, I had to remember, "this is not INTENDED to be a DOCUMENTARY!  It's a MOVIE...an ENTERTAINMENT...by...QUENTIN TARANTINO!  Nuff said...

Aside from that, allow me to provide a context in which to view this movie - about a "black man" going around killing "white people" - from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan (Regarding the Possibility of President Barak Obama being re-elected in 2012):

"[White] people are ANGRY...and HATEFUL...and they WILL KILL you..."
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Perspectives_1/article_9334.shtml

Imagine...A nation populated and run by people who have ALWAYS FEARED and HATED the Black Man and Woman and the idea of their RISE; people who FULLY BELIEVE that America - and everything in it - BELONGS to THEM; whose HISTORY shows them to be HATERS and EAGER MURDERERS of Black People; now having to entertain the very real possibility of "their country" being run by a "NI**ER" for "another four years".

The PROOF of this "white anxiety" is seen in another sharp increase in the sale/purchase of GUNS and AMMUNITION by WHITE PEOPLE who believe "their country" has been "taken from them."  Additional proof of this anxiety can be seen in the sudden increase in incidents of WHITE MEN SHOOTING DOWN UNARMED BLACK MEN since the re-election of our President.

Reflect, for a moment, on the image of three black men hanging from a tree...with white men, women and children crowded around the corpses, posing for a picture that will later be used as a POSTCARD to be bought, sold and exchanged among white people.  This is what happens when white racists get "anxious" about Black People...

Now, reflect, for a moment, on the expressions on the faces of those white reporters and commentators covering the re-election of President Obama.  What did you see?  Did you see "joy" in their faces?  Did you see "celebration" in their eyes?  Or did you see HATRED??  Or, were you even paying attention???

Too busy CELEBRATING, I guess...

Remember, these are people who have MURDER in their NATURE...people who have PROVEN and DEMONSTRATED, from the birth of this nation to the present, their willingness to steal, kill and destroy...even against THEIR OWN kind.  These are MERCILESS BEASTS who will not hesitate to slaughter ENTIRE POPULATIONS if it suits their agenda; people with an INSATIABLE LUST for the BLOOD of the INNOCENT...and they are ANGRY, now, that a "NI**ER" is "over" them as President.

This sentiment is NOT limited to the ruling class, but extends to the middle and lower classes of white America.  They see their country falling apart, and are frantic to try and stop it, and the LAST THING they want to see is a BLACK MAN wielding AUTHORITY over them!

Enter, "DJango: Unchained". [Subliminal message: "This is what happens when you let ni**ers run loose"]

White America, for the most part, is filled with anger and hatred (rooted in FEAR), as mentioned above.  Now, a movie comes out, that will be seen ALL OVER AMERICA, by White People, Black People, Brown People, and everything in between...ALL OF WHOM are living in the Context of the racial climate alluded to earlier.

WHY are BLACK people coming to see the movie?  How will they react?

WHY are WHITE people coming to see the movie?  How will THEY react?

Do you REALLY think the MOTIVES and the REACTIONS of the two groups are the SAME?

If you have seen the movie, were there Black people in the theatre?  Where there White people there? 

Did you happen to NOTICE and COMPARE the REACTIONS of each group?  If so, what did you see?  If not, WHY NOT???

If YOU were a "white person" watching this film, what would it inspire in you?  How would the MOVIE affect your view of Black People?  How would you - as a "white person" - be affected to see BLACK PEOPLE cheering and laughing in the theatre, and applauding at the end?

How will Black People (both the wise and the ignorant) walk away from this film?  How will White people (both wise and ignorant) walk away from it?  Where will they go?  What will they do?

How will this movie's effect on the viewers affect American Society?  Is "Django: Unchained" just a "movie" by a controversial, eccentric producer/director?  Or, is it a spark in a room of flammable gas?

Time will tell...

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The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan shares his view of the film!
(Added December 31, 2012)