Why don't we see more marriages in black films?
(Aside from the hysterical Jumping the Broom of course)
This is a random thought that just occurred while finishing one of my favorite movies, Love & Basketball
(Aside from the hysterical Jumping the Broom of course)
This is a random thought that just occurred while finishing one of my favorite movies, Love & Basketball
There was a big gap in the story-line for me. Okay, we see Monica and Quincy getting back together after he utters "Double or Nothing" after triumphing over her in one on one.
Prior to this, he was engaged to a flight attendant. This wedding was being planned, they prepared to join as one as clearly shown when he went to his childhood room to retrieve items as Monica painfully watched "the other woman" try to take away pieces of who Quincy was into their new life together. (May I add to the SOULFUL crooning of Holding Back the Years by Angie Stone! LOVE this soundtrack, have it in the car!) *ahem*
Prior to this, he was engaged to a flight attendant. This wedding was being planned, they prepared to join as one as clearly shown when he went to his childhood room to retrieve items as Monica painfully watched "the other woman" try to take away pieces of who Quincy was into their new life together. (May I add to the SOULFUL crooning of Holding Back the Years by Angie Stone! LOVE this soundtrack, have it in the car!) *ahem*
Then, we see the intro of the LA Sparks with the back of her jersey saying "Wright-McCall".
It is clear as day that they are married, but spark in my mind says; "well, why couldn't they show them dancing at a wedding reception, or guests throwing rice at them as they exit a church from their wedding ceremony?"
What is it about our community, the BLACK community that is, that is so afraid to portray marriages on the big screen?
But there is an overabundance of "baby mamas" and their drama, i.e. the Tasha/Keisha beef in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? & the sitcom spin-off For Better or For Worse.
There ARE instances of fornication, children born out of wedlock, drug use, infidelity, and several other instances that portray false stereotypes of People of Color (POC) as some variations of jezebelles or deadbeats.
There are many real life examples in which POC's take those vows, be it among negativity or in neighborhoods that portray the American Dream. People in "the hood" actually do marry and although NO ONE IS PERFECT -may be happier than everyone think they should as well as what everyone else may expect the real-ationships "the otherside" has to be.
Just a little food for thought.
There ARE instances of fornication, children born out of wedlock, drug use, infidelity, and several other instances that portray false stereotypes of People of Color (POC) as some variations of jezebelles or deadbeats.
There are many real life examples in which POC's take those vows, be it among negativity or in neighborhoods that portray the American Dream. People in "the hood" actually do marry and although NO ONE IS PERFECT -may be happier than everyone think they should as well as what everyone else may expect the real-ationships "the otherside" has to be.
Just a little food for thought.
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