Movies I LOVE. And, the Watchmen cometh.

Have you noticed all of the Black Family Movies that have been coming out like crazy the past few years?  Diary of a Mad Black Woman and the Medea movies by Tyler Perry, Beauty Shop, and Roscoe Jenkins are a few examples.  I LOVE these movies. 

I am a white girl, but I grew up in a Mississippi Delta town and had an extraordinarily level of exposure to black folks.  Because I grew up seeing their best, worst, and everything in between, every single day and right close up, I’ve never been susceptible to the fawning romanticization of blacks or (on the other side of the coin) their demonization by racists.  I have always noticed and relished, however, their incredible vigor, high spirit, and irrepressible sense of humor–traits that show up in them, as a people, in completely unique ways.  I love, love, love the Black Family movies because I believe they truly honor and encourage black people.  The families in these movies struggle with the everyday problems that blacks deal with, and which they frequently tell us about, but they overcome those problems with love, loyalty, and integrity.  What you don’t see is the glorification of violence, promiscuity, and misogyny that exploit black people and drag them down for the sake of profit.  So I will definitely be going to see This Christmas, a Black Family Movie coming out well, this Christmas, starring Chris Brown.  I hope everyone will! 

Now on to the Watchmen, coming out March 6.  This sonofabitch looks INCREDIBLE: just watch this sweet-ass trailer.