CHIRAQ trailer (spike lee joint)

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

I see many people don't really understand the definition of "satire"

Some things aren't meant for satire

 

[Terrance Curtis Beasley]

Nick cannon looks so stupid 40 years old actin like he 20 dat movie garbage

 

[BodieBroadus]

Nick cannon looks so stupid 40 years old actin like he 20 dat movie garbage

 

[cornercommission2k12]

Some things aren't meant for satire

And why isn't this meant for satire? You really think spike Lee don't see the killing of young black people as an important issue? You think the issue is him making mockery of this? Cmon fam, this is the same guy who did a movie on new Orleans exposing people purposely blowing up the dams. If you don't allow the media to educate you on what chicago is, and you actually talk to the people or live there like I do, you would realize a satire with a plethora of truth permeating the story lines is exactly what is needed.

If spike exposes the 50 people being shot weekly but no names of who got shot and never any arrest, and the black market of body parts being sold between chicago and Detroit, that makes this all better.

 

[Jello Biafra]

It is amazing how many people in this thread are just ignoring the fact that this is basically a modern retelling of Lysistrata which focused on a women withholding sex to try and stop a senseless war.
I provided a link and everything.

 

[Romell]

It is amazing how many people in this thread are just ignoring the fact that this is basically a modern retelling of Lysistrata which focused on a women withholding sex to try and stop a senseless war.
I provided a link and everything.

Its the Coli breh. Everything is taken at face value.

 

[Ashtrey]

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

Looks dope. Hope he knocks it out the park.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

The ones doing most of the killing are teenagers, why is Chiraq full of almost-40 year olds? Spike never does his research he just gets his mind around an idea and runs with it. He's creative but that's all I'll give him.

You berét wearing film snobs miss me with that ol "you just don't have a high enough level of iq to the grasp the ideas he is pontificating". Not feeling it.

Just because the film is called Chiraq doesn't mean it has to be Menace 2 Society though.

 

[Cool Dr. Money]

Looking at the trailer I'll check it out tho, Nick is cool but I can't take him seriously as a thug

 

[jackswstd]

I was hoping spike would approach this like Do The Right Thing but I was wrong :dumbass:

 

[jilla82]

A lot of a Chicago people feel like...if you're going to tell this story tell it with the authenticity/veracity you would if it was about New York. Not go full satire mode..

I know what youre saying...
...but the hood is the hood...aint shyt different but a little bit of slang and whatever the local rib/chicken joint is called.

but it is odd how it seems they put no thought into how Chicago really looks...he could have still used the play angle w/o it looking like the gangs on Batman.

I wonder if Spike is just out of touch w/ his core audience.
Most (young) black folks arent going to want to watch this type of movie.


shyt does seem strange...im not an artsy type of dude.

 

[SAJ!!]

Nothing more to be said.

 

[klutch2381]

Yeah, I'll watch this 3-4 years from now.

 

[IWunD3r]

Dope.

Teyonah Paris is . Shes been my only celebrity crush, the past two years