Comments on: We Can’t Escape Zip Coon & Miz Lucy

By: Robbie

Robbie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:48:03 +0000

So let me get this straight. Art ceases to be art when people start to “get” it?

By: Chris Chambers

Chris Chambers — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:06:25 +0000

Donnell–I tried to post comment on your blog but the submit link was broken.

By: AngryMonkey

AngryMonkey — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:20:34 +0000

It is a bitter pill that a piece of art that is treasured by so many will be co-opted by an emotionally damaged egomaniac. But on the other hand, I have to ask if its a crime or misdemeanor.

Tyler may ruin the movie version with his heavy handed obtuseness but he’ll never ruin its original power and intent.

By: Donnell » Blog Archive » Deep Thoughts

Donnell » Blog Archive » Deep Thoughts — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:02:33 +0000

[...] me start with a measured discussion of the Tyler Perry oeuvre, courtesy of my colleague Chris [...]

By: Tenise

Tenise — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:18:27 +0000

Yvonne, are you serious regarding your first comment post?

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:04:30 +0000

In addition, money success IS the only thing that matters in Hollywood, so why do you attack him for that?

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:03:40 +0000

You are needlessly insulting his audience and me. We can very well understand the stageplay without Madea as a character. I have not seen it but my sister has and it’s very good. It needs to be a movie.

By: butch

butch — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:11:10 +0000

I understood what direction Tyler Perry was heading in when he first appeared on the Larry King show a show that if were lucky might have three black people a year where Tyler made the statement that racism is over or something to that effect.I knew then that Tyler had lost the understanding of the different between class and racism or money and racism. One thing I like about Tyler Perry is the fact he gave a chance to Black actors that are more or less shut out of Hollywood a chance to work good black actors that are never seen in mainstream Hollywood movies and if they are seen their rolls are very small.Its about money and Tyler is making money although I cannot understand how Tylers movies gross so much money this last one for instance to me was not so good but its number 3 one the movie charts.I think Tyler has been put into a corner buy making a certain type of movies that Hollywood (white folks) says he can make but if he try to come out of that corner those same White folks will buried him.

By: Toure Brown

Toure Brown — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:41:47 +0000

Okay, but don’t you think the writers he sacked might have a grudge? I’m saying the irony and twofaced quality of firing them for wanting to join the WGA isn’t evident, but how do you know this “source” is telling the truth as well?

On the flipside I could TP not knowing about this play. lol

I’m glad you didn’t go too much into nuance. FCGWCSWTRIE isn’t “nuanced.” It’s powerful and often stark. He would, as you said, turn it into a mockery of that so the church lady crowd can understand it. Because his depictions of women are NOT Ntozake’s characters by a long shot.

By: Ananda Leeke

Ananda Leeke — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:36:50 +0000

Brilliant. Thanks for putting it down Christopher.