Post by dlevere on Mar 14, 2024 11:26:43 GMT -4
A satirical romantic comedy, "The American Society of Magical Negroes" centers on Aren, played by Smith, an unassuming young man recruited to be part of a fictional secret society of Black people who use their powers to make white people feel comfortable.
The film's title references a trope in films and television, coined by Spike Lee, in which Black secondary characters exist solely to help white primary characters.
Director Kobi Libii told CNN the rom-com aspect of the project is as important as the satire.
"It's a film about being looked at like a stereotype and how reducing and degrading that gaze is," he said. "And the opposite of being looked at like a stereotype is being looked at by somebody who loves you."
The film's title references a trope in films and television, coined by Spike Lee, in which Black secondary characters exist solely to help white primary characters.
Director Kobi Libii told CNN the rom-com aspect of the project is as important as the satire.
"It's a film about being looked at like a stereotype and how reducing and degrading that gaze is," he said. "And the opposite of being looked at like a stereotype is being looked at by somebody who loves you."
www.cnn.com/2024/03/12/entertainment/american-society-magical-negroes-star/index.html
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