tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31172343.post5979580860903908070..comments2012-02-24T13:40:32.581-05:00Comments on Dark Continent: A Cultural Studies Response to the Movie, The HelpAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523476655833727956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31172343.post-14967699978238135172012-02-24T09:56:53.292-05:002012-02-24T09:56:53.292-05:00Thanks for this great review - I just watched the ...Thanks for this great review - I just watched the film two nights ago on my iPad [which is kind of funny]. I agree with your comments. Its a film and not everything can be included but I do think it tried to reference Jim Crow and the Civil Rights movement with snippets of conversations - the fear of living in the times was palatable on the night Megar Evans was killed. There were many other examples of the terror for Black people at that time - the constant knowledge that one word from a white woman could ruin your life or worse get you killed. However it would have been quite easy to have a scene or imply sexual harassment was taking place as one more fear to live with. <br /><br />Having said that I became somewhat irritated with the young white woman who didnt really seem to understand the huge risk placed on her black research subjects. When she was "disowned" by her community her white privilege allowed her to just move away with little complication. She fussed over the loss of her maid but the question remains why did she not write to her or phone whilst she was away? The whole exercise was about her progression from small town tea hack to big time journalist. A movie for liberal white people to feel good me thinks. <br /><br />As for Tyson's character - yes that was awful - why she keeps playing these kind of "victim" parts I dont know or maybe Miles Davis has something to do with it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31172343.post-91604346949842316412012-02-09T22:42:20.417-05:002012-02-09T22:42:20.417-05:00also thanks Fran. I have wanted to see the film, b...also thanks Fran. I have wanted to see the film, but was out of the country during the hulabaloo and mass screenings. I need your free library as an alternative... I can relate to your critique as well as your S.A. sister's reaction. On the other side, I hope that you have soul, body, laughter and wits about you during your break from the academe.Scott A. Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478611668455164898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31172343.post-84316667492821831982012-02-09T20:48:24.808-05:002012-02-09T20:48:24.808-05:00thanks, fran. i have avoided both the book AND th...thanks, fran. i have avoided both the book AND the movie-- assuming that 'the help' was gonna make me really angry. now you remind me that 'the help' has the potential to be culturally interesting-- both for its content and for what has been left out. i will see it! <br /><br />-mary-moore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com