A Black Girl's Take on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Film Review

[@robertadavisons]

Great video and I love how you spoke on how black people were done disservice in the movie.

[@audra_nicole]

Thank you!

[@Baddiezbad]

Girl have you watched the first one lmao

[@audra_nicole]

@@Baddiezbad I did, wasn’t feeling that one too much either

[@DannyKnightblade45]

Wow, it's sad how race obsessed you are. You made this review a race issue unnecessarily. Now it seems like you didn't like the movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice because you think Tim Burton doesn't like brown skinnned people. Most of the blk characters during The Soul Train scenes don't speak because they're just background characters, just like most of the non blk characters in the movie in the background don't have speaking roles either. Seeing the world through a racial lens can really ruin how you view a movie, and makes life pretty miserable overall. I hope one day you'll learn to see people as people instead of seeing people as colors. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to read my comment. Please don't be too bothered by me giving this video a thumbs down, and I hope you have a good day.

[@audra_nicole]

@@DannyKnightblade45 It's telling that all of the black characters were in background roles. Not a single one had a speaking role. A fact like this is something that I cannot ignore as a Black woman in America who's identity is informed by the history of racial prejudice and injustice inflicted on my people for centuries. I unfortunately can't just choose to not "see color" when I'm growing up in a world where people immediately make assumptions about who I am based on the color of my skin. So I choose to stay mindful of how the world sees me as I continue to navigate in a society that was not originally built for me. And thus my review is based on how I'm seeing Black people depicted on screen by a director who essentially explained that people of color do not match the aesthetic of his cinematic realm. I do want to thank you for kindly sharing your opinion and taking the time to comment on my review.

[@DannyKnightblade45]

@audra_nicole I appreciate you responding to my comment and being so respectful to me, despite me disagreeing with your way of looking at things. America is the best country for blk people. No other country on planet Earth offers blk people more freedoms and opportunities. You won't get a better deal anywhere else in the world. America, more specifically, The Republicans Party, freed the slaves. I don't know who you grew up around, but you're far more likely to be harmed by another blk person in America than a whyte person. I would recommend you study more about American history because it's not like how it's portrayed in propaganda movies and by self-serving, race baiting activists. Thank you for taking the time to read my comment. Take care.

[@kaylandjones1887]

I appreciate your willingness to share your perspective on this video and demonstrate your understanding of what Audra has said. However, I don't think it's appropriate for you to speak on her experience and opinion watching the film, and then compare it to what you interpret as the black experience in America for a Black woman in film. It's one thing to disagree with her outlook but it's another thing to insert yourself in her narrative and thoughts surrounding the (lack of) humanization of Black people in the film and America. I find your outlook on Black people in America very interesting as it lacks the nuances of the Black experience globally. ​I hope this comment encourages you to research the experiences of Black people in a way that shows you the reality of being Black within and beyond the American border. I would recommend reading Chima Adichie, Ta-Nehisi Coates, or Trevor Noah to expand your knowledge of current international and local Black experiences.@@DannyKnightblade45

[@DannyKnightblade45]

@@kaylandjones1887 There is no singular "blk experience." Every single blk person is an individual with unique life experiences. Contrary to popular mythology, blk people are not defined by slavery, Jim Crow, redlining or any other mess that gets attached to blk people to make blk folks look like helpless victims. As far as Ta-Nahisi Coates goes, he's a professional victim and race baiter. Frankly, he's an embarrassment to blk Americans. I don't respect any blk man who promotes weakness in blk men. He's a disgusting and pathetic person. Trevor Noah is a biracial African living in America who regurgitates whatever popular propaganda that most of the mainstream news media puts out. He's as phony as they come. I will never allow soulless entertainers who rewrite history to con me into seeing myself as a victim to control how I think. I appreciate you expressing your personal viewpoints with me, but I strongly disagree with your beliefs.