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re: The American Society of Magical Negroes made just $1 million on opening weekend
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:02 am to WPBTiger
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:02 am to WPBTiger
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American Society of Magical Negroes
I never saw the trailer, but I wondered if this was going to be a mock or play on the trope of the "magical older black person" that was in so many movies in the late 90s/early 2000s.
You know, the one that always imparted wisdom related to the situation or sometimes had actual powers, like the Oracle in The Matrix, or the character in The Green Mile.
Clearly I was mistaken.
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Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:03 am to BRich
quote:You left off Mr. T from NATM
often possessing special insight, wisdom, or mystical powers, have long been a tradition in American fiction
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:04 am to SouthPlains
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then touches the guard's crotch area to make him fertile, since the guard, abused by his own bosses
Do what now?
Well, it's basically the same thing as The Green Mile, only curing a different disease/issue.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:39 am to BRich
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Just for those who may not be aware, the term "magical negro" is an actual literary trope, referring to authors or moviemakers and their creations. 'Magical Negro' characters, often possessing special insight, wisdom, or mystical powers, have long been a tradition in American fiction. There have been many examples-- Stephen King, from lily-white Maine, uses the trope quite often in his books (John Coffey in The Green Mile, Mother Abigail in The Stand, Dick Hallorann in The Shining, and Speedy Parker in The Talisman). Other noted literary and movie examples include Bagger Vance in The Legend of Bagger Vance, Don Cheadle as 'Cash' in The Family Man, Whoopi Goldberg as Oda Mae Brown in Ghost, or even to some degree, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.
As much as the Left and racebaiters hate The Song of the South, Uncle Remus was certainly a magical negro and possibly Aunt Tempe as well. My early childhood reaction was how wise and kind Uncle Remus was, especially given how bad the white adults were.
But then later they said this art, that was a proponent for black people and roles, was itself racist
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 10:42 am
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:55 am to WPBTiger
Not surprising when your target audience mostly buys bootleg DVDs from a camera set up in a theater
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:41 am to WPBTiger
I can't wait for it to go streaming so I can not watch it again online.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 11:53 am to BRich
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Magical Negro' characters, often possessing special insight, wisdom, or mystical powers,
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This movie appears to be taking this trope and satirizing it, taking it to an absurd level. I have no interest in seeing it.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 12:39 pm to WPBTiger
Like I said previously, I have no idea who they thought this movie was going to appeal to as an audience. White people and black people would have less than zero interest in watching this.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 4:04 pm to Jay Are
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Oh shite, was a small movie released into 1,000 theaters and barely marketed not a huge hit?
Did anyone here know about the movie before your post?
Member when I said this? I member
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JayArrah must've been sitting there all by his lonesome.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 5:03 pm to BRich
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This movie appears to be taking this trope and satirizing it, taking it to an absurd level. I have no interest in seeing it.
I thought the premise could have been pretty funny... maybe worth a watch when it lands on whatever streaming service it will go to die on.
It's the fact that it turns out to be a romantic comedy is what killed my last shred of interest in possibly seeing it.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 5:14 pm to Midget Death Squad
you know he saw it on opening night 
Posted on 3/20/24 at 5:34 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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The only place that I'd heard about this movie was on a bitch thread in here
Ah the trusty "You wouldn't have heard of it if you hadn't heard of it!"
Posted on 3/20/24 at 9:55 pm to dallastiger55
65% is just verified viewers.
Switch to all viewers and it drops to 25% on RT.
Damn.
Switch to all viewers and it drops to 25% on RT.
Damn.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:09 pm to WPBTiger
Hopefully everyone involved is ruined for life
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