CHIRAQ trailer (spike lee joint)

[Terrance Curtis Beasley]

 

[Terrance Curtis Beasley]

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Horrible movie.Spike is one of my favorite directors, and I just admire the man in general.The character development was horrible and all over the place, the aesthetic was horrible, and the Christian/Religious aspect was overdone.

One of the gifts that Spike Lee has had throughout his career and distancing himself from the likes of John Singleton is that he was always able to articulate and provide visuals while not being stuck in shallow internal tropes. As a result of not being bogged down by those tropes, he has consistently been able to push forward conversation even when it leads to highly uncomfortable conversations within the Black community.

Two films that pushed conversation that are especially important to me personally were School Daze and Bamboozled. School Daze presented and articulated a criticism of HBCU's and the Black middle class that was clearly heavily influenced by the man in my avi, and it forced people to rethink certain principles of the community just like E.Franklin Frazier had done two decades prior. Bamboozled as a result of me being a law student and likely entering the corporate arena also hits home, as I have seen Black law students while initially "playing the game" become so consumed with the ideas of perception and money that they get lost and attempt to rationalize white behavior that is clearly anti-black. I am sure Bamboozled made Blacks who were inside of corporate america take a look at themselves and re-evaluate things.

Chi-raq brings nothing new to the table in the same manner as the aforementioned films did. It doesn't make folks re-evaluate and construct new paradigms for change or force uncomfortable conversations. It may be an age thing, Lee was clearly influenced and inspired by the modern twitter activists and so that lead to articulating something based on the views of parties that are often themselves so detached from whats going on in the hood. Maybe its a class thing, the film and subsequent interviews showcase a condescending and overall shallow view of folks in the hood, especially as it relates to the men. It comes off as a misguided performance of outrage from a middle class black man talking down to poor folks. That is not to say "don't present the message", but most importantly one must remain mindful of the the tone and substance in which they articulate it. 25 years ago Spike was able to do that, it's obvious he no longer can.

Are you sure this wasn't a film you needed to see twice?

Thats how it was for me with Bamboozled. The 2nd and 3rd time's I saw it dramatically improved. Same with School Daze.

 

[Master Teacher]

you do realize its based on a play

so it deserves a pass for being a piece of shyt

Miami Tale was based on the same play, some creative vision that took

get outta here with this dumb ass logic

 

[IWunD3r]

Man Man Man...

 

[IWunD3r]

Smfh, Why would u even

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

OK CHI nikkaz should make a movie then. I guess Spike beat them to the punch but it's definitely not too late.

No he def did not beat them to the punch nikka . The Lic, There are no children here, Cooley High, Hard Ball, Barbershop etc. That's how you know he made this for people not from Chicago, you mofukkas thinking he made the first chi hood movie

 

[AnonymityX1000]

No he def did not beat them to the punch nikka . The Lic, There are no children here, Cooley High, Hard Ball, Barbershop etc. That's how you know he made this for people not from

Chicago, you mofukkas thinking he made the first chi hood movie

He made the first one specific to the current problem. How long Chicago been called Chiraq?
This niqqa said Barbershop.

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

He made the first one specific to the current problem. How long Chicago been called Chiraq?
This niqqa said Barbershop.

The Lic came out earlier this year breh. And movies like Hardball, There are no Children here and Cooley High took place when Chicago was much much more dangerous than today, Chicago isnt even in the top 100 most dangerous cities in the country breh. The thing about the name Chiraq is that the city was ironically called that right when Chicago started it's safest period when it comes to crime rate since the 60s. Spike Lee just hopped on the media circus like all the rest of yall.



And how is barbershop not a chicago hood movie?

 

[AnonymityX1000]

The Lic came out earlier this year breh. And movies like Hardball, There are no Children here and Cooley High took place when Chicago was much much more dangerous than today, Chicago isnt even in the top 100 most dangerous cities in the country breh. The thing about the name Chiraq is that the city was ironically called that right when Chicago started it's safest period when it comes to crime rate since the 60s. Spike Lee just hopped on the media circus like all the rest of yall.



And how is barbershop not a chicago hood movie?

Hmm . . .The Lic never heard of it. Just googled it this is not an actual movie it is a youtube video. lol
Oh I don't know maybe because it's mainly about social interactions in a barbershop?
Whatever Spike did it is in theaters getting decent reviews. The Lic isn't.

 

[jwinfield]

He made the first one specific to the current problem. How long Chicago been called Chiraq?

What's the current problem and how is it different than what was going on in Chicago in the past?

The year Cooley High came out there were 818 murders.

There were 432 last year.

Just because people gave the city a nickname doesn't mean the problem is any different.

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

Hmm . . .The Lic never heard of it. Just googled it this is not an actual movie it is a youtube video. lol
Oh I don't know maybe because it's mainly about social interactions in a barbershop?
Whatever Spike did it is in theaters getting decent reviews. The Lic isn't.

I could care less about decent reviews from people who never stepped foot or know people from Chi hoods, The Lic captured what's going on in Chicago far better than Chiraq and it's not even close breh

 

[AnonymityX1000]

I could care less about decent reviews from people who never stepped foot or know people from Chi hoods, The Lic captured what's going on in Chicago far better than Chiraq and it's not even close breh

How do you know they never stepped foot in a Chicago hood? Spike filmed in Chicago and got community leaders and gang members as consultants. Just because you don't like the movie don't make up shyt about it.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

What's the current problem and how is it different than what was going on in Chicago in the past?

The year Cooley High came out there were 818 murders.

There were 432 last year.

Just because people gave the city a nickname doesn't mean the problem is any different.

What is this fake narrative that Cooley High was about gang violence? It wasn't! It's about high school kids cutting school and getting into some trouble but not fukkin' murder.

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

How do you know they never stepped foot in a Chicago hood? Spike filmed in Chicago and got community leaders and gang members as consultants. Just because you don't like the movie don't make up shyt about it.

Obviously he didnt take their advice since nearly everyone from Chicago and hell the midwest did not like or had mixed feelings about the movie. Like i said earlier, damn near everyone in the barbershop i was at trashed it