Comments on: “For Colored Girls: Recapped & Wrapped

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:07:28 +0000

In every scene with Michael… I mean Janet Jackson, I was reminded of an episode of SNL with Alec Baldwin from about a year ago. He spoofs the overdramatization of “the first cough” to symbolize an impending or underlying illness. It was trite, phony and medically misleading! I think the audience is smart enough to know the deal without such over the top “clues.” But that’s often the problem with Tyler Perry’s productions–he underestimates and plays his audience for fools. We know Kimberly Elyse can’t pick a good man. We expect Mrs. Huxtable to be a mother hen. Of course Whoopi’s dreadlocked no-eyebrow character I’d the crazy one. Mix it up a little and surprise us!
And as for bmaroon’s comment about the lack of color, I think that could extend to the cast as well. Are there *no* brownskin women under 60 in Hollywood?! I’m sure those actresses would like to be considered for more than loudmouthed extras and crackheads in a Tyler Perry production.

By: bmaroon

bmaroon — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:46:55 +0000

That should read “Score” not soundtrack on point 2. And TY Nicole for pointing out that needed clarification.

By: bmaroon

bmaroon — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:30:55 +0000

I’m leaving the content analysis to other folks. I just want to say that I am all kinds of ways of mad at the three most cracked out elements of for colored girls on Perry’s watch: 1. What the hell happened to the colors? Where was the wardrobe designer? Smokin in the hallway while decisions was gettin’ made? I mean seriously there was more color in the fonts than the clothes. 2. Who in the world approved that wack job sound track? I’ve heard better music on soap operas. And speakin’ of opera that operatic moment was about the only time the score rose to the poetics of the original work. 3. Where was the choreography? It’s a CHOREOpoem. We got about 3 minutes of dance total. What a shame that the movement, the rise of bodies to speak beyond and into language was totally stripped out. Vibrant colors/Sound/Dance – all epic failures of the remake. Now when Ishmael comes out with his grumpy rip it apart critique somebody be sure to send it to me, I’ll leave it to the master of warp to do the pomo word play on all the other epic fails of the flick. I’m just mad I didn’t get to get my aesthetic on at all in two hours of drama.