Why are your classmates uninformed? About what?
Uninformed about where Spike Lee is coming from, for the most part. Because they neglect the context of Lee's films. For the most part, they've only seen
Do the Right Thing (prof sez: show of hands, who's seen other Lee films, blah, blah, blah), and they don't understand where Lee is coming from, and the external impetus for this film. The fact that Lee is a very "angry black man" weighs heavily into this. All of his films are not just entertainment, but societal commentary. So, one must consider the source. And looking at his track record, especially where
Malcolm X is concerned, and his public attitude about race, one cannot see a levelheaded argument being made.
You made a post ripping on others who liked it, but didn't give an opinion about why you didn't like it. Just because it's like "Network"?
Okay, the characters were caricatures without a shred of humanity in them. There were no sympathetic figures in the film save De La Croix's assistant, but even she was a question mark. The plot was contrived and not grounded in reality. The things he wished to lampoon were way too extreme and out of date to begin with. No show like this would ever happen; people would protest too fervently. If Lee wanted to address the issue more eloquently, he'd need to skewer what is wrong with TV now. Say, for instance, Friends and their alleged lack of black characters (which is also a false claim, but that's a whole different debate).
Well, yeah, it does have a "Network" influence, but "Bamboozled" is a satire. They are two totally different views of the TV industry.
They're both satires, actually. And they're both quite similar views of the TV industry.
I wonder, though, if you actually disagree with me, or you just really like stirring up shit. Because you never seem to provide any opinions of your own unless you see someone post something you disagree with, or can find a way to twist their words. You must get bored very easily.
