Slavery...

The N word...

Film maker, Quentin Tarantino COMMENTARY Quentin Tarantino Got Love For Black Folks Contributing Correspondent: C. Dubb of Truth B. Told News Service C. Dwayne West, CEO Building the Next Generation of Leaders Even before DJango Unchained was released, there were Internet chatter about the excessive use of the (n) word. And since the film has been seen by tens of millions across the country thus far, the movie has gotten more heated buzz. But the buzz has not only been about the the language in the film, but the superb acting, the excellent script and the fantastic direction by producer, Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino has a habit of causing controversy with his style of film-making. He's also used the added drama to attract movie goers to bum-rush his films. Which has helped make him one of Hollywood's go to emerging hot, young screen-writers who makes money for the invested studios. And people like Samuel Jackson, Pam Grier and lately, Jamie Foxx, has said if you peeled back the skin off Tarantino 's bones, there's Black blood flowing through his veins. They have quoted that, "He's more Black than lots of Blacks in Tinsel Town that they've known for decades." And proof is in the budding. The latest film by Quentin exemplifies his love for Blacks as he's used this hyped-up film to highlight some very interest facts hidden within the film's premise. It took me a while, as I watched the first time, to figure it out. But when I did, I thought that this dude is more than just a film maker, he's a prophet. Let me highlight some interesting things that the film presented: The first noticeable sign is the "Love Interest" inserted into the story line. You have a slave who LOVES his sister girl wife so much, that he goes on a massive search, risking his worthless, but freed life to find her. The Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington's characters united, riding away (on a horse) into the sunset. How many films today show that, especially about non-white characters? Then you have what's identical to modern days Black folks (2013 ) with the crab in the barrel mentality. You have the house slave (Sam Jackson) who can't stand to see another supposedly slave (Foxx) sitting atop a horse, or living equal or better than him - and he's a damn slave. Typical of some Negroes today. Do you feel me? Here's what really intrigued me. The white man (Christoph Waltz) who rescued Foxx's character, explained how he hates slavery, after Jamie wanted to know why he saved him from bondage. He honestly expressed that he needed Jamie's help and in return he would help him regain his wife. The actor was committed to Jamie and risked his life to help a slave. He actually gave his life to secure the couple's freedom. And guess what? The character was German. Remember, Germans were a hated race because of their involvement in their attempt to destroy Jews. And here is this German, helping a black slave. Go figure! Remember when the slaves in the forest after Jamie's character was saved, the bounty hunter (German actor) expressed that the four men (slaves) could either go back to the plantation or they could kill the slave trader, bury him and get their freedom - at least for the short term. It was obvious what the right choice should be. There are situations in other movies where confused and lost slaves would have walked back to the plantation to surrender. And today, there are decisions just as obvious and simple as that! But there are people who's mentality are enslaved and would have rather stayed under the watchful eye of so-called slave-master's whip (employers, etc...) than be free - if only for a moment. You feel me yet? OK... The Leonardo DiCaprio character was the one that moved me most during his time on camera. He was very expressive in his speech to the slaves. His character was of the slave owners and he admitted to owning five- hundred slaves on his plantation. He smiled while slowly smoking a cigar with puzzlement, and said, "You blacks out number us whites, 10 to 1, why don't you just rebel or kill us all and get your freedom?" Of course, today murder is not an option! But for me, the example to equate to that is; with over 1 trillion dollars in Black pocket books and wallets, how come Blacks have not taken their freedom through its buying power? Cash rules everything around, C.R.E.A.M.. And with all these so-called smart, educated and wealthy Negroes, how in hell have Blacks continued to be at the bottom of the totem pole in the 21st Century's economic spectrum? This is a question that Quentin subliminally asked through DJango Unchained! Another observation was how the slave keepers on DiCaprio's plantation where the most ignorant white folks, but yet they still had control over slaves; who some where articulate and smart. The slaves spoke fluent English, but yet the illiterate white, red neck, bum characters, held the power over them. Again, go figure! Now, in all my history knowledge, I didn't know that during those days, riding horses where a privilege not welcomed to blacks. After the movie, I did my research and it's absolutely accurate. Blacks where not allowed to sit that high. So siting atop and riding a horse was forbidden for any blacks, freed or enslaved. This is a movie, that in my estimation, another Black could not or would not make. And there are several reasons why. And that's open for debate. White boy Tarantino produced a nearly 3 hour film that was like getting a Master's Degree in your own Black Studies. The question in writing your dissertation is, how many Black people were smart enough to see all the examples in the film?

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