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Web series review
Black On Both Sides
Written by: Alonge Hawes | Directed by: Alonge Hawes | Genre: Drama
Anansi Moor is prepping for his big interview with Legacy Wireless. Management. A huge career step for anyone but even more impressive because Anansi is a black man within a company managed by whites. After rehearsing his pitch Mr. Moor nails the interview and gets promoted. His silver tongue and quick wit are impressive but as we find out very quickly, his promotion has less to do with his ability and skill, and more to do with the appearance of diversity in the growing company. That's not saying the white guys on top are not impressed with Anansi, but that their motivations are less than pure. As proven with a quick small talk segment between the boss's and later, when Anansi is asked to cut his hair. But not everything is as it seems. Anansi has a secret and has a past and this secret presents a dramatic curve that keeps Black On Both Sides interesting. And promises to continue to give.
We've also got numerous sub-plots happening that all relate but boil down to one thing. What the black man has to do to make it in the world. From the upbringing, dreams and business ambitions of one of Anansi's people Gill, to the personal lives and situations of almost everyone featured in this series. Black On Both Sides promises to keep upping the drama and asking it's viewers the questions. Currently, I've watched the initial 4 episodes and aside from some technical difficulties because this isn't a 10 million dollar series, Hawes has put together a winning show.
This isn't your PC version of a web series. Hawes is touching on some really serious subject matter. Let me be crystal clear on 1 thing. Black On Both Sides will make you either uncomfortable or outright angry sometimes. This will depend on your racial outlook on the world. But isn't that the point? What good is a cliche whitewashed dramatic series? Pardon the pun. The racial issues and stereotypes add a good chunk of the drama to this show. Without them, Hawes production would just be another show about moving up in the world, doing your own thing and hiding/changing a dark chapter in a characters life. Now, there would be nothing wrong with all of that except for it's been done over and over. It's the basic plot of every drama ever. As is presenting a production that deals in only issues of racism. Putting all this together has not only created a show that is dramatic, but also one that could potentially ignite actual emotions. For better or worse, this production aims for the heart and pulls the trigger. If you don't like it, hit the stop button.
The potential of this series is through the roof. A lot of planted seeds and emerging story lines promise that Black On Both sides is going to age very well. The production is sound. The acting is excellent and the writing seems to promise that this production will keep getting better and better. When you consider these first few episodes are really good you know the future looks incredibly bright. A show to look for when it's released some time soon. Thank you for reading.
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Web series review
Black On Both Sides
Written by: Alonge Hawes | Directed by: Alonge Hawes | Genre: Drama
Anansi Moor is prepping for his big interview with Legacy Wireless. Management. A huge career step for anyone but even more impressive because Anansi is a black man within a company managed by whites. After rehearsing his pitch Mr. Moor nails the interview and gets promoted. His silver tongue and quick wit are impressive but as we find out very quickly, his promotion has less to do with his ability and skill, and more to do with the appearance of diversity in the growing company. That's not saying the white guys on top are not impressed with Anansi, but that their motivations are less than pure. As proven with a quick small talk segment between the boss's and later, when Anansi is asked to cut his hair. But not everything is as it seems. Anansi has a secret and has a past and this secret presents a dramatic curve that keeps Black On Both Sides interesting. And promises to continue to give.
We've also got numerous sub-plots happening that all relate but boil down to one thing. What the black man has to do to make it in the world. From the upbringing, dreams and business ambitions of one of Anansi's people Gill, to the personal lives and situations of almost everyone featured in this series. Black On Both Sides promises to keep upping the drama and asking it's viewers the questions. Currently, I've watched the initial 4 episodes and aside from some technical difficulties because this isn't a 10 million dollar series, Hawes has put together a winning show.
This isn't your PC version of a web series. Hawes is touching on some really serious subject matter. Let me be crystal clear on 1 thing. Black On Both Sides will make you either uncomfortable or outright angry sometimes. This will depend on your racial outlook on the world. But isn't that the point? What good is a cliche whitewashed dramatic series? Pardon the pun. The racial issues and stereotypes add a good chunk of the drama to this show. Without them, Hawes production would just be another show about moving up in the world, doing your own thing and hiding/changing a dark chapter in a characters life. Now, there would be nothing wrong with all of that except for it's been done over and over. It's the basic plot of every drama ever. As is presenting a production that deals in only issues of racism. Putting all this together has not only created a show that is dramatic, but also one that could potentially ignite actual emotions. For better or worse, this production aims for the heart and pulls the trigger. If you don't like it, hit the stop button.
The potential of this series is through the roof. A lot of planted seeds and emerging story lines promise that Black On Both sides is going to age very well. The production is sound. The acting is excellent and the writing seems to promise that this production will keep getting better and better. When you consider these first few episodes are really good you know the future looks incredibly bright. A show to look for when it's released some time soon. Thank you for reading.
@Illeye buckmatic @-DMP- @NormanConnors @Milk N Cookies @Danie84 @Rekkapryde @hustlemania @Blacksands @IllmaticDelta @True Blue Moon @LinusCaldwell @Easy-E @Esco @Colicat @Tupac in a Business Suit @General Mills @Young Bishop @RoyalQ @mr.africa @Originalman @Soundbwoy @Soymuscle Mike @Born2BKing @MartyMcFly @UserNameless @BXKingPin82
