Actor Harry Lennix calls ‘The Butler’ ‘historical porn’

[theworldismine13]

http://thegrio.com/2013/08/13/actor...r-historical-porn/?fb_ref=http://thegrio.com/

Although director Lee Daniels’ Oscar-baity film The Butler, which is based on the life of real life White House service-worker Eugene Allen, is receiving rave reviews — one black character actor is lashing out at the project.

Actor Harry Lennix, who most film buffs may recognize from his roles in The Matrix trilogy, Get On the Bus and most recently Man of Steel, has said the filmmaker of took Allen’s story and “ni**erfies” it and he has dismissed the project as “historical porn.”

“I read five pages of this thing and could not go any further. I tried to read more of it, and I’m not a soft spoken guy, but it was such an appalling mis-direction of history in terms of taking an actual guy who worked at the White House,” said Lennix in a July interview with Shadow and Act. But then he “ni**erfies” it. He “ni**ers” it up and he gives people these, stupid, luddite, antediluvian ideas about black people and their roles in the historical span in the White House and it becomes… well… historical porn. I refused.”

Lennix doesn’t got into specifics about which scenes or characterizations in particular rubbed him the wrong way. And despite his take on the movie, Daniels was able to convince a veritable who’s who of Hollywood to take part in the film.

In addition to the lead role played Forest Whitaker, the movie features Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, Jane Fonda, Lenny Kravitz, Cuba Gooding Jr. and John Cusack, just to name a few.

Still, Lennix is far from impressed.

“While any sort of aberrant behavior happens in any community, it has become normative in black cinema that we are these bestial, deprived people, and I refuse to play with that,” he said.

 

[Nefflum nigga]

 

[Family Man]

I didn't like the movie either but I don't understand WTF this nikka is saying.

 

[Depreciating Asset]

Not sure what he means by "historical porn". Maybe he means the storyline is fake or ridiculous?

 

[Family Man]

Not sure what he means by "historical porn". Maybe he means the storyline is fake or ridiculous?

The story line was 90% bullshyt. Majority of the movie was made up.

 

[the cac mamba]

 

[Depreciating Asset]

The story line was 90% bullshyt. Majority of the movie was made up.

Oh didn't know that. Saw the movie and thought it was mostly legit. It made me feel good the world. Made me think young kids would get inspired by it. It certainly wasn't best picture worthy but I thought it was cool to try and get the audience to watch and think about aspects of the civil rights movement.

fukk it. They should just say it's fiction.

 

[Family Man]

Oh didn't know that. Saw the movie and thought it was mostly legit. It made me feel good the world. Made me think young kids would get inspired by it. It certainly wasn't best picture worthy but I thought it was cool to try and get the audience to watch and think about aspects of the civil rights movement.

fukk it. They should just say it's fiction.

The biggest issue with it is that the butler's oldest son didn't exist. He was completely made up.

 

[Depreciating Asset]

The biggest issue with it is that the butler's oldest son didn't exist. He was completely made up.

Oh. I see. His character was the crux of the film. Hollywood is all .

I guess if America is relying on cinema, television and wikipedia to learn history then we get what we deserve.

 

[Spoonz]

Haven't seen it but is there a lot of sex or something?

 

[feelosofer]

I hate Lee Daniels with a passion but I thought the film was done with a surprising amount of sensitivity. It was also well acted. Harry Lennix is reaching on this one.

 

[Serious]

subs...
I'll probably get around to seeing it this weekend...

Side note:
anyone hear about this: Armed Guards at the Movie theater for its opening

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

We need to avoid watching pornography. It is sinful to watch pornography.

 

[theworldismine13]

‘The Butler’ Fact Check: How True Is This True Story?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/16/the-butler-fact-check-how-true-is-this-true-story.html

 

[Mr. Somebody]

I didn't like the movie either but I don't understand WTF this nikka is saying.

Hes saying the film is trash friend and supports a political agenda. Its so demonic, friend.