I enjoyed the movie, however I did not the like constant negative connotation of what being black is.Why does the scenario have to be the slums? As if every Black american has experienced the "ghetto"
In addition, why did the lead character have to be darker skinned? Are the producers suggesting darker skinned individuals fit the depiction of an outcast?
I have no problem with the gay community and I truly enjoyed the concept but why does everything that is considered "socially unacceptable" intertwined with the black community. Possibly, the producers wanted to add emphasis to the definition of Pariah by exposing the intolerance being gay in the the black community.
I'm beginning to dislike seeing movies about my race because its always something subliminal that is being said. Pariah was great a movie and definitely brought attention to the gay community. However the degrading of MY culture is distasteful.
Movie Reviews:
Rotten Tomatoes stated Pariah was "Pulsing with authenticity and led by a stirring lead performance from Adepero Oduye, Pariah is a powerful coming out/coming-of-age film that signals the arrival of a fresh new talent in
writer/director Dee Rees."
Rolling Stone rated Pariah with 3.5 stars mentioning the powerful message being sent.
I really enjoyed this movie even though I could not fully identify, I feel like it was necessary. I can understand where you're coming from when you said you had started to dislike movies about your own race but this was something of depth.
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