Birth of a Nation

You must be racist.

Should be a mandatory rule to put the date of the movie you're talking about in the thread title. Movies have been around for over 120 years now and the names of them have ran out so almost every new movie is the name of a previous movie.

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You must be racist.

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only if you like the movie

The director's alleged rape background killed this film. The studios were falling over each other to distribute this movie. Now they've got black women outside the theaters protesting it.

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I've never seen such a quick about-face on a film's prospects.

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Almost entirely due to the details of the rape allegations against Nate Parker and the fact his accuser later committed suicide. This is a political film, but Parker found himself without any troops to rally. He became too toxic, and thus so did his film.

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Right now, who wants to be seen as supporting a "rapist who got away with it" in Hollywood? Especially because he's a new player and doesn't have a reservoir of contacts and goodwill. It's easier to cut him loose and distance from him entirely.

NOTE: I haven't seen the film, so I can't comment on its quality. I'm just speculating on the political atmosphere of the movie industry leading to the movie's critical and commercial failure.

If anyone wants a good laugh, go to theRoot.com's Facebook page and look at the comments on the story about this movie flopping. It's all a conspiracy by the white patriarchy !