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Reel Geezers on ‘Precious’

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:35 am · November 27th, 2009

I’m featuring this review for one reason: if anybody had concerns that the older white majority of the Academy would be resistant to “Precious” … well, worry no more. (The Geezers are on indieWIRE these days, by the way.)

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  • 1 11-27-2009 at 4:38 am

    Loyal said...

    I didnt know people felt that way. If anything, Precious is the anti-Do The Right Thing or Boyz n the Hood. It has absolutely nothing to say about the black experience and instead plays heavily on white guilt.

    It’s the safest whitest movie possibly made, featuring black people, created by black filmmakers. Once they attached Oprah to it, getting old white people on board became a no-brainer.

  • 2 11-27-2009 at 6:18 am

    Alex said...

    Thanks for posting. I thought these guys died since I hadn’t heard from them in a while.

    BTW Variety and THR have their Invictus review up…..

  • 3 11-27-2009 at 6:42 am

    James D. said...

    They ARE alive!

  • 4 11-27-2009 at 9:10 am

    Chase H. said...

    Loyal,

    Precious isn’t a film about the so called “black experience,” it’s a film about characters who happen to be black.

  • 5 11-27-2009 at 9:24 am

    Aleksis said...

    lol “the black experience”.

    How come it mostly seems to be privileged white people who whine the loudest about films like Precious and Slumdog Millionaire being “racist” and “patronising”?

  • 6 11-27-2009 at 9:35 am

    /3rtfu11 said...

    I’m fucking sick of the white guilt accusation. If you want white guilt, watch “Jackie Brown”.

    “Precious” was intended for black audiences. I don’t see it as art-house, or commercial.
    The fact that it made a breakthrough at Sundance means the indie crowd is tried of the same white bread, weirdo, pretentious, bullshit – which makes the best of list for the online set.

  • 7 11-27-2009 at 9:46 am

    Loyal said...

    Aleksis, not sure. I’m neither white nor privileged.

  • 8 11-27-2009 at 10:30 am

    Paul Outlaw said...

    “It’s the safest whitest movie possibly made, featuring black people, created by black filmmakers.”

    That’s funny. Almost as funny as movies by and featuring Tyler Perry and the Wayans Bros., speaking of safe.

  • 9 11-27-2009 at 11:18 am

    Andrew said...

    I’m so glad these two are back. They make my awards season.