re: Dear White People was actually a pretty interesting movie.

I really don't think many black people would want to see a movie called "Dear Black People", even of it wasn't what they were expecting.

I do agree with that. I just wonder how much certain moments were intentional or not. Like, is Sam's initial film supposed to be terrible? Because it is. But her second film, after she grows and cares more about working on herself instead of trying to tell other people what to do, is pretty good. It demonstrates how, to use the film's language, staying on the board limits our options. Even a queen can only move on a chessboard.

Or the fact that the Asian and Hispanic students show up or the film's climax after literally not existing for the rest of the film. If that is intentional, showing the BSU's own self-absorption and need to simplify the world, then it's brilliant. If its unintentional, then its just bad writing.

But considering an earlier subtle moment (Troy watching Star Trek and then flipping it to a game as soon as he knows someone is watching him) was later explained to the audience, ruining the subtlety, I lean towards the latter. It was unintentional.

Though the film is willing to criticize its main characters, which is good. They aren't saints or sinners.

Literally judging a book by it's cover. Do you know how ignorant you sound?

I'm waiting for Dear Black People to be made.

Then I'm going to watch them both as a double feature.

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The movies best lines pretty much all come from Lionel, a gay, awkward, nerdy, undeclared sophomore who keeps getting excluded from every social group and dorm on campus. It's sad, but funny as hell. He's the one character in the movie, white or black, who is a true individual who does his own thing, and the campus pretty much unites to exclude him from everything. There is no place for an individual.

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Just watched it last night and that is a great observation.

I thought the movie was hit or miss overall - with plenty of miss. I didn't particularly care for the way the director framed a lot of the shots of one speaker over and over - seemed amateurish and too on-the-nose.

My other complaint was that for college students, these kids seemed WAY too organized and adult.