Review of Morris from America (2016) by Melancholicalc — 01 Dec 2016
The one thing that stuck by me after watching was: Everyone in this flick does totally relatable, understandable thing, no-one does stupid crap. That Morris is somewhat hostile towards the somewhat stereotyping Germans? I get that.
That the Germans stereotype with "Kobe Bryant" etcc? I get that, they were clumsily trying to make a connection.
That the teacher tattles on Morris? Any responsible adult would.
That the father gets angry at the teach for sticking her nose in? I so get that.
While with a movie made by whites about blacks, there's a built-in danger of too much positive stereotyping, as well as too much negative stereotyping, this movie doesn't do that, or when it does do it a bit (White girl asks black boy if he's got a large penis ??) it's so innocent, I'll forgive that. Some black people wouldn't, but I will.
What's nice about this one, is that it portrays blacks from the non-struggling middle middle class. Usually in Western made cinema, it's very poor, criminal blacks or very rich ones (Power, plus that Taraji P. Henson vehicle).
But this one does not. Perhaps it takes a European indie production to give that viewpoint. Hollywood is surely to segregated to do it, that's for sure.
This review of Morris from America (2016) was written by Melancholicalc on 01 Dec 2016.
Morris from America has generally received positive reviews.
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