Sunday 1 March 2015

Black Dynamite


Rating: 100%

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Also Known As:
Unknown
Year:
2009
Country:
United States…
Predominant Genre:
Comedy
Director:
Scott Sanders…
Outstanding Performances:
Entire cast…
Premiss:
When his only brother is killed by The Man, it is up to Black Dynamite to find justice.
Themes:
Courage | Destiny | Emotional repression | Empathy | Ethnicity | Friendship | Humanity | Identity | Justice | Loyalty | Nostalgia | Personal | Political | Republicanism | Self-belief | Self-expression | Sexism | Sexual Repression | Stereotyping | White culture | White supremacy
Similar to:
Dolemite (1975)… I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)… Pootie Tang (2001)… This is Spinal Tap (1984)… Undercover Brother (2002)…
Review Format:
DVD

Can You Dig It?

Summary: Subtle Genre Homage.

Quite brilliant satire of Blaxploitation that sums up the genre perfectly without descending into mere parody.

This movie never puts a foot wrong in terms of photography, direction, poor camera-work, bad continuity and acting. Michael Jai WHITE, in particular, understands exactly what he is doing. The actor’s martial-arts skills perfectly combine Jim Kelly, Jim Brown & Fred Williamson into a stylish and physically-astute performance of a “righteous dude”. Everyone here is just as pitch-perfect.

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The critique of the White supremacy of deliberately allowing the sale of illegal drugs to Blacks (& of Blacks acting White) is well-presented, with an especial focus on White men’s greatest personal fear: The Black Man’s penis and the latter’s concomitant appeal to homosexual men and heterosexual women of all races, creeds & colors. (White’s greatest political fear - that the would-be oppressed will inflict vengeance upon the oppressor - plays a lesser role in the satire.)

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