'The Woman King' | Sept 2022 | Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Thuso Mbedu

[Ozymandeas]

THEY COULD HAVE EASILY
BASED THIS MOVIE AROUND
A FICTIONAL TRIBE JUST LIKE
THOSE FICTIONAL SHOWS YOU NAMED...

BUT THEY DIDNT.

WHERE IS YOUR FAMILY FROM?



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Nah. That’s an excuse.

And that doesn’t address all the people watching The Crown, Bridgerton, Downton Abbey and other similar shows.

 

[CHICAGO]

Nah. That’s an excuse.

And that doesn’t address all the people watching The Crown, Bridgerton, Downton Abbey and other similar shows.

IVE NEVER WATCHED ANY
OF THOSE SHOWS.

WHERES YOUR FAMILY FROM?


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[Mission249]

Nikkas will take "pro black" any way they can

Yep....

 

[QBN]

Just got out the movie.

Was it good. To me, yes. Slow build but yes.

The guy in the purple…5 scenes in total. Maybe on screen for 2 mins…2:30 at the most. Had a handful of lines, overall insignificant character.

The king wives…..fam all of them

Good fight scenes….

Spoiler

the amazons never really flat out over powered them. The big battles (there were 3 of them) all were a result of getting the drop on the other tribes first. 2 of them at night while they slept.

After reading the real historical context yes this movie took liberties.

Did they address the Dahomey role in the slave trade, Yes. But only in the sense of kinda implying it was a necessary evil. The best way I could describe it. (I thought that was ehh)

Did the Amazons fk up any White people in the fillm or just other African tribes? And did one of them have a "romance" with a White man as it seemed from the trailer?

 

[Rekkapryde]

Shaka Zulu was a genocidal terrorist to most of South Africa though breh. I’m sure there’s tons of Africans who don’t look at him favorably. It’s funny you’d mention him in a thread like this and not see the irony. But that’s precisely why you watch historical movies from an objective viewpoint.

killing other nikkaz ain't the same as the trans atlantic slave trade

And my biggest problem with the Dahomey was the fact they kept doing it after it was outlawed and most importantly selling their people.

Selling the opps/enemy tribes to cacs is one thing, but your own???

 

[K.O.N.Y]

A lot of coli posters who defended this movie are avoiding this thread. I wonder why

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

Did the Amazons fk up any White people in the fillm or just other African tribes? And did one of them have a "romance" with a White man as it seemed from the trailer?

the last battle was mix of white people and the main villain tribe..

he was mixed..black and white, his mother was black and from Dahomey before she was taken away.

 

[QBN]

the last battle was mix of white people and the main villain tribe..

he was mixed..black and white, his mother was black and from Dahomey before she was taken away.

Thanks breh...going to wait until it leaks/streams.

 

[MischievousMonkey]

So to those who've seen it, did they acknowledge the economic partnership between Dahomey and the Euros?

 

[dangerranger]

So to those who've seen it, did they acknowledge the economic partnership between Dahomey and the Euros?

Yes. It's a plot point of the film.

 

[TripleAgent]

I MIGHT watch this on Kodi for free, but zero chance I support this shyt. They're using "Black Girl Magic" and public ignorance to sell you some bullshyt, even if it's well made bullshyt. No other group would go for this. NONE.

 

[NobodyReally]

I'm so glad I ignored the Twitter backlash. This movie was excellent! And it addressed their complicity in the slave trade. I really enjoyed it & found it surprisingly complex in it's handling of gender, race, & family. Even if you disagree with the redemption arc they have the Dahomey nation, you can't deny the African micro politics they highlighted which played a role in the slave trade. It was a little long but otherwise a fantastic film. 9/10

 

[Mission249]

Even if you disagree with the redemption arc they have the Dahomey nation, you can't deny the African micro politics they highlighted which played a role in the slave trade. It was a little long but otherwise a fantastic film. 9/10

I like to think there was no real redemption for Dahomey; there was redemption for a couple of fictionalized members of Dahomey that tried to push back on Dahomey's role in the slave trade

 

[mastermind]

I like to think there was no real redemption for Dahomey; there was redemption for a couple of fictionalized members of Dahomey that tried to push back on Dahomey's role in the slave trade

I agree with this too.

Even tho I loved Boyega’s performance—the best West African big man Hollywood has given us, imo—the movie didn’t make him out to be a hero and said he made his fortune on slavery. Viola Davis’ character was the hero, as were most of the women—and honestly, that is what black manosphere is upset about.

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

so everyone who sees the movie says it great, everyone who hasn't seen the movie says its bad.

Ill probably just torren it in a few months I guess.

This right here.