Get On Up - James Brown and his Mother - Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis

[@DesireandLoss92]

Viola Davis is one of the greatest actors of our lifetime. Period. No questions asked. Every single movie she has been in, she is absolutely phenomenal. I wish she got the credit she so rightfully deserves.

[@tonisumblin2719]

I absolutely agree. Her talented is unmatched.

[@michaelwilliams369]

This statement is 1,000% true. I just saw her in The Woman King and she was phenomenal.

[@kimford4761]

I so agree with you

[@jonathancineus6424]

3 words: Michelle Obama Performance

[@bobroberts2581]

She made hero’s out of violent human sacrificing slave traders. Are you saying you enjoy people that make excuses for slavery and human sacrifice?

[@njeri_seksi._697]

Two extremely talented actors in one scene

[@rosasmith5376]

Yes I love 💕 them both and the movie. This was one of my favorite Scenes I be saying it around the house Don’t U tell nobody U my momma😇 RIP Chadwick Sis. Davis continue doing your thing!

[@jamiebatiste6159]

Reminds me of her powerful scene in the movie fences with Denzel Washington. She’s truly an amazing and inspiring actress!

[@PepperJade93]

They left out the last part of this scene...which was James telling his friend to make sure his mother was taken care of and had whatever she needed. That, was the important part of this scene. That he didn't show her any love in person because she abandoned him...yet, he STILL looked out for her.

[@tonisumblin2719]

Exactly. My Dad used to say; There’s God and There’s your Mama.

[@mariaa_223]

I wouldn’t have done that she wasn’t a good mother from what I remember about the movie

[@sheeeeeeesh54]

@@mariaa_223She carried him for 9 months and birthed him and didn’t abort him. That’s good enough.

[@banksbanks3556]

@@sheeeeeeesh54 no its not fair to birth you in a struggle like you had a choice.

[@reek.8505]

@@sheeeeeeesh54 that's a very toxic way of thinking. Just because someone births you doesn't mean much if you abandon them majority of their life.

[@jayb2491]

Viola Davis and Sisters like her do not get never enough credit for all the emotions, pain, joy and trueness they put in their characters from their own living.

[@kenya9549]

Amen to this comment!

[@ru8enV]

I agree. A shame Viola wasn't truly recognized until her performance in Doubt. Also worth noting, Angela Bassett was incredible in the 90's.

[@QueXLcior]

It’s a curse to only play sad, hopeless, downtrodden people.

[@Kameaux]

Read/listen to her book.

[@ladyindaroom]

Sometimes the children feel like the mama didn’t really do her job

[@ms.ravenwood]

Abandonment leaves such a big hole that can NEVER be repaired especially from a parent.

[@forbusinesspurposesonly1684]

It still hurts that we lost this great talent

[@TheProtagonist2020]

In Loving Memory Of Our King Chadwick Aaron Boseman (11/29/1976-8/28/2020)

[@monsterlisa3167]

So many people have died young and old and it's a sad and hurtful experience,especially if you loved him. But to call Boseman a king? I think if her were to hear that people esteemed him to that degree,almost deifying him, that he would been respectfully appalled. Definitely a talented actor and appeared to be a decent human but not meriting this level of "worship."

[@MSW96]

@@monsterlisa3167 Lisa...shut up...

[@whitneylee760]

@@monsterlisa3167 his comment was not about other people. Stay on topic. We call him a king because of his character in Black Panther bring the King. That does not mean we are worshiping him. We are giving him the respect he is due. If you disagree with calling him King then you could have kept scrolling. Your comment was unnecessary.

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

@@whitneylee760Exactly!

[@HundredHours]

"I don't want you to feel proud' that cut deep

[@stansmith9293]

It be like that sometimes…

[@MrTrickster8000]

Rest in Peace Chadwick

[@phatgirl2121]

He played the hell out of James brown

[@soniarena5250]

Sure did!!

[@michaelridley8607]

He nailed it I think this was his best work.💪🏾

[@dr.100purrscent5]

This scene was steeped in layers of emotion. Her confession of ignorance, abuse, and fear are real plagues that poison our own families. It is sad that she could not give him what he needed, and that she never got what she needed to pass it on to him. She did love him, she was proud of him. Unfortunately, the unhealed wound of abandonment is hard to repair. It's not the fate of every family, but sometimes pain takes a lifetime or two to detox the poison. Maybe James Brown & his Mother will get to enjoy a New Life together in a different way. In a life where they do not have to survive harsh environments soaked in poverty and abuse.

[@ns9224]

This was beautifully put n dnt mean to be dramatic but I almost cried 🥹

[@Thewritingelf]

@@ns9224 Nah you're not being dramatic that was beautiful and thoughtful af.

[@BeautyLoves88]

….this was beautiful. i grapple w believing she loved him tho; in that, she didnt have the tools to do so, not b/c she didnt WANT to. i think she’s been so broken & abused herself, all she knows how to do is use people to survive.

[@arrellehnisrael8229]

Interesting how people don't give males the same positive outlook you just gave to this mom who abandoned her child.

[@ssissigui8846]

Giving birth to a child does not make you mother.... I have zero respect for people who mistreat their own child and abandon them. You create severely wounded human adults. Nope#

[@danny652]

It’s great that they both got to work with each other on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” before his passing they are both great actors and he gave a fantastic last performance

[@teniola9304]

Agree 👍🏻

[@adonaiyah2196]

They did great in that film

[@PrimordialBeing360]

That was a cold flick and his role was even colder.

[@thatgirlPAIGE94]

I’ve always loved this scene. JB still made sure his mother was taken care of (although she didn’t deserve him).

[@kionapope1710]

If you weren't there for my struggles, dont be here for my success

[@indiald3373]

Truth grenade

[@kimford4761]

Regardless too long still make a right he wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for her yeah she messed up big time don't mean he has to throw dirt at her like that

[@lahrelf1AggressiveProgressive]

She was beaten, and abused, down trodded her whole life, the woman clearly did not devlope coping skills. She was wrong for sure for leaving her son to fend on her own. Weather you want to admit it or not, many poor blacks was not "House on Beacon Street" They tore each other down; But the black family is and has been torn apart through slavery. Even a the lowest slave wants to be king in his castle. To be a black woman back then and now is not easy. Back then, Black men learned discipline by being beat so they beat. Its not so easy to dismiss her, if James was better than her he would have taken care of her-not stoop to her level. Always honor your mother and father even if they are bad, it would been a great lesson for his children. They cycle of distruction and hate must top in the black family.

[@scifinerd17]

@@lahrelf1AggressiveProgressive He doesn’t owe her anything, and after this scene he still had somebody else check up on her to see if she needed anything. So even though he dismissed her, he still showed support in some capacity.

[@scifinerd17]

@@kimford4761 He don’t owe her a thing, he didn’t ask to be born.

[@TheOriginalFrankMatthews]

I understand this scene and side with James Brown. How you gonna leave and then expect everything to be okay? Parents don’t know how much they mold their kids personality. Don’t get mad, talk to family, or pray to god for your failed decisions in your child life. You wonder why they don’t come around!

[@Artisan1979]

RIP Chadwick. Such a powerful scene. You could really feel James restrained anguish at his mother. But it takes the last few words from her that aren’t in anyway laced with outrage or despair. Those are the words that make him break down the most. I think it’s the first actual time to see the character breakdown and literally collapse under the strain of years of pain and sadness and anger. He wanted answers, and yet weighed his words for years what he would say to his mother. Her reasons were bullshit, but you could see that James partially for gave her because that much pain was not worth carrying. Yet she still made it tainted by obviously being there for money. Some things are never completely resolved or straightened out. Some things are just left broken. It is truly tragic when he went through and how it molded him into the man that he became. A truly powerful performance overall.

[@adrina911]

That was a great comment but do you think when women are being abused, they’re just trying to get away and sometimes thinking about your kids isn’t possible in the moment. Now it makes total sense why James Brown abused women the way he did bc he had such a hatred for his mother.

[@thesuncollective1475]

The best bio ever

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

@@adrina911 No. You never leave your children behind in an abusive situation of you're any kind of barely acceptable mother. To leave them to take or in your place is effing cowardly.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

I sympathize with her and James honestly and to dovetail with your point I understand that historically women in the US have been treated more like pack animals than an equal partner, and at the time James was a child it was even worse than nowadays which is still pretty fucked up( abortion laws and wage disparities), because the laws were literally written to enforce that situation. Women couldn’t own property, divorce, or control their own finances or bodies when it came to birth or abortions. It was even worse for black women, because they had two strikes against them from the start; the color of their skin and being a member of a gender that had no rights whatsoever.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

I’m not even saying she should’ve done that; I’m simply saying I understand why she made the decision she made at the time; it was obviously very painful for her. Fast forward 70 years to our day and multiple states have passed legislation to strip women of their autonomy when it comes to their bodies. The same is not true for men.

[@mariceuh]

she left him w his abusive father then pretended she didn’t know him later when they crossed paths. she had no right to feel proud of a child she more than likely never wanted, nor to cry when said child wasn’t interested in rekindling their relationship.

[@phatgirl2121]

Money honey that what family do sometimes in real life

[@phumimabanga962]

I guess that was the reason why he was abusive to all the women he was in relationships with.

[@dawapfactor5882]

@@phumimabanga962 He beat his woman like his father.Son like father

[@Jaylapov]

@@dawapfactor5882 if that’s the only thing you know, you kind of pick up from it. And it doesn’t break the curse 😢

[@kharih6929]

​@Jaylapov Well, it's true he was a product of his environment.

[@megansknees6557]

Viola is so beautiful. My favorite actress of all time.

[@joshualessore7652]

Amazing that this scene came at the end of the movie after Bobby told him off for being a prick and saying he's alone and always has been. He wants to have a mother, friends, people he can rely on etc. which is why his lips parsed and he breaks down onto the chair when she tells him he's handsome in the same way a mother would to a son she's proud of. His mom was talking to him like he always wanted but he just couldn't accept what his parents did to him. This is explains why he's the way he is and does it so beautifully

[@rachaelgunn-mugisha291]

This scene is SO real👌🏾 I mean, Viola Davis & Chadwick Boseman...both awesome actors🙌🏾 It’s a great loss at Chadwick Boseman however, his legacy still lives on😃 Our King forever👍🏾

[@TEWMUCH]

Wanna cry at work now. Kinda relatable story. And I'm sad Chadwick isn't with us anymore.

[@jeahwinder4600]

I feel for James because both of my parents left me. I feel his pain

[@Lorandoriginal]

hopefully you’ll do alright! do not ever let a few people stop you from your glory.

[@Mygirls3-l7x]

Hugs❤

[@dayzeereyes128]

Psalm 27:10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.

[@_errorz_699]

Such a great talent gone to soon, Rest in Power Chadwick

[@falanajerido875]

James brown needed love and his mother in his life when he was younger

[@roarinfireball]

Two actors played some of the most stone cold characters in any movie. One delivering crocodile tears, and the other one delivering meaningless goods. Undeniable love, and a lot of distinction.

[@Xecutioner62]

And even after this he still made sure she was taken care of❤️

[@jamalselesi182]

R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020)

[@emmajones9445]

Bittersweet scene. Brilliant performance!

[@incasolja1]

Very rare to have two of the greatest actors in the same scene opposite one another giving powerful performances

[@JordanMarsh1]

Still can’t believe he’s gone 💔

[@cassandratorbit958]

This scene....🥺

[@oc4515]

Viola and Chadwick on screen together is just 🤌🏾❤🔥

[@zacharybodine3670]

There are both so amazing so sad that he is no longer with us he was a great actor and person

[@nightshadebrown7593]

Love and miss this brother. Great actor. RIP Brother Chadwick Boseman. AKA the black Panther. You are missed. May god bless and keep you.

[@shaasiagoss6538]

Viola is a goat about this acting you hear me!

[@goddesswarrior760]

This is a painful scene as Black children come here loving their parents and Black parents wants to protect, love and care for their children. Chad is still with us.

[@adahbinti7103]

Watching this !!!! We lost a great actor ! Rest in peace Mr Chadwick

[@phenomenalwife5380]

Absolutely love this move BRAVO ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@DiabolikalFollikles]

When I first saw her in Antoine Fisher, I knew she’d be ⭐️. She’s convincing in every single roll she plays. 🖤 🎥

[@laraoneal7284]

This movie was amazing.

[@taracannonllc]

5 minutes of acting GENIUS!!🎉🎉

[@ms.sincere333]

❤️❤️🙏. Beautiful exploration of the complexities of the African American experience. Love this scene as an African American female, I can’t imagine being in an abusive relationship in that era and having no support… I empathize with her and I of course I empathize with the James Brown childhood.. love the actors’ great performances!!

[@Luna-kb3sr]

Exactly…no support, no therapy, no Internet. Nothing but judgment from the comment section 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@travishylton6976]

​@@Luna-kb3srfowl people deserve no empathy

[@marcoadan1]

Regret is a slippery slope. You either keep pushing that bolder up the mountain, or you accept that you can't ever change things. And Pray that you find peace.

[@isahpinheiro1727]

Two brilliant actors 🥺

[@Artisan1979]

2:30 she left because she loved him? That makes no sense whatsoever. And I totally get why he told her not to cry because he spent decades crying over her and no one was watching probably.

[@ghosty4050]

Facts

[@PeteMcCorvey]

In her twisted way of thinking, she figured she had nothing to offer him so by leaving him she wouldn't be a disappointment to her child.

[@TheOriginalFrankMatthews]

Truth

[@deondrebrown5872]

Clearly didn't watch movie the dad threaten to kill her if she didn't leave her son behind

[@pueblo7106]

@@deondrebrown5872 what about the part where he finds his mom and he calls out to her and she completely disregarded him in front of other people....saying that wasn't her son.

[@MRRU-uz7ej]

🙏🥀 REST IN PARADISE JAMES BROWN.. GONE BUT NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN...

[@ClarkeRaglin-yj5nj]

Nah she abandoned him for dead how can anyone leave their child she was worried about herself i will never feel sorry for her..when u are a little boy and u watch your momma ignore u that is the most hurtful thing anyone can go through.😭😭😭

[@blackpowerdiva4958]

The late, great Chadwick Boseman.🥺 The late great under appreciated genius of James Brown, The Godfather of Soul! Anytime the king 👑 of pop, is inspired by you…. Uses your song & style as his audition song when he’s 7…. You KNOW you’re great! #icon A’se to all 3 souls. 🕯 🕯

[@BravoJr1987]

Crazy that after all she put him thru, when he asked what u really want, he knew she just wanted money... crazy smh

[@latimoreshenii3334]

wow... the audacity.... sus said she "CHOSE HIM." She came outta the woodwork,, obviously wanting a piece of the pie & had the gall to add insult to injury by saying she "CHOSE HIM." I love that he spared her a little bit of her dignity by not writing her a check for one dollar. The fact that he even gave her anything over $5 & made sure in secret that she was taken care of after her disgraceful visit shows that he's a bigger person than she will ever be.....

[@psychiccarline9653]

I don’t know James mama but omg that was a epic beautiful scene, Viola is one of the greatest. She is a phenomenal actress, it’s like she embodies his mom

[@product5058]

chadwick made everything realistic n believable// pure talent

[@tashawilliams8093]

Goosebumps all the way.

[@Anointed-q5e]

😩🌸Rip Chad Crazy How Your Gone And The Guy That Played Your Best Friend “Mr.Bird” Is Gone Too Smh You Did A Great Job On This Movie 😩You Will Be Missed My Fellow Sagittarius ♐️

[@michaelbonhomme3219]

INCREDIBLE WORK FROM VIOLA AND CHADWICK!!! STILL HURTS WATCHING FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME

[@wood5495]

A talent gone way too soon. R I.P Mr. Boseman

[@jfontanez1838]

Viola Davis is the queen

[@beautifulqueen4291]

Best acting I have seen in a long time

[@valeriecooper1100]

Two of the best that ever did it!!!!❤. POWERFUL!!

[@joecarter3614]

R.I.P. Mr.Chadwick Boseman!!!!🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤✊✊✊

[@azureshieru423]

I love their acting.

[@TheFelicia364]

♥️♥️RIP KING. Our Black Panther 🙏🏾

[@ripley6942]

They are incredible actors. Incredible.

[@laraoneal7284]

She was really mesmerizing as his mother. U hated her but loved her at the same time.

[@CrazeCreativesHQ]

You can feel the emotions

[@gabrielchinechemenekwechi4841]

Rip Chad wick (always in our heart king t challa) ⚔️

[@margaretgant4517]

Continue To Rest In Heavenly Paradise. Thank You For All Your Awesome Movies. God Rest Your Beautiful Soul 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️🕊🕊

[@edwinkirkland8856]

Rip brother chadwick you did sooo much for all of us respect my brother rest

[@jamespharris2494]

Time heals all wounds. Until then...better watch the F out!

[@waistwrapp_sa4766]

Viola Davis my Goodness 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤RIP the king

[@JasonSimpson-j5s]

my GOD!!!!! they are ACTING!!!! whew you can just feel it

[@9ner4ever34]

I love Viola Davis; r.i.p Sir C. Boseman.🙏🌹🕊

[@ClarkeRaglin-yj5nj]

😭😭😭how can someone abandon their child this hurts me so much

[@NatedaGREAT21]

Acting masterclass 🔥🔥🔥

[@AfroSamurai1089]

4:37 Viola is one of the best to ever do it.

[@SowOneLove]

People love you to the capacity they love themselves. Thank you to these actors for a beautiful performance.

[@thaymarie013]

Powerful statement

[@mizzjacquettaxx6974]

Two phenomenal talented actors✨✨

[@benkeel2966]

What an amazing scene

[@nuhalao]

The truth mixed with lies only to get what you want. This was great acting. No one can give you what they don’t have.

[@BubBub-yc8qm]

"You so pretty, so beautiful" 😢

[@Lovesinneedoflove]

Ain't nothing to cry about because WHY u Really here?🤬😡 Who caught James tears when she abandoned him? Bye

[@titojackson6907]

AFTER THAT SCENE JAMES TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF HIS MOTHER!!

[@Lovesinneedoflove]

@@titojackson6907 Nothing wrong with taking care of your mother even when she wasn't a good mother Just don't be phony about choosing James LAST

[@titojackson6907]

@@Lovesinneedoflove HIS MOTHER WAS ABUSED BY NO GOOD MEN AND PIMPED OUT AND DRUGGED!! HIS DIRTY FATHER PUT A GUN TO HER HEAD!!

[@Lovesinneedoflove]

@@titojackson6907 i don't care how you spin it at some point when you catch a sober moment there is time to walk away from your poor choices in men & b there 4 your child by any means necessary

[@bjsimon8755]

She is James's MOTHER. End of story

[@dewayneduffy6032]

They both really good 🎬🎬🎬🎬

[@jasoneaton9477]

I been listen James brown for 50 yrs.. I never wanted to.see this movie.. no thank u

[@peacefaith560]

one of the best under rated actresses!!

[@Regalman]

props to all the people who had bad mothers

[@ShakeinaLee-fv2tz]

He was still hurt i think he still felt love for her though that's why he got emotional after she left such a good movie!! Rip Chadwick boseman

[@medusagorgon9]

Parents can't be found when you need them the most. But suddenly appear when they sense they can get something from you.

[@MTVMusicTelevisionYouControl]

If that showgirl come to work OVERWEIGHT: Chance is she TERMINATED. FIRED

[@pialavish8725]

I don’t think I would ever understand parents who claimed that what they did such as leaving the child in an abusive household was best for the child. No the parent did what was best for them because it wasn’t nothing to grab him and take him with her. Then to top it off you come back for money as if he owes you smh.

[@MillyMill87]

Damn this was heartbreaking smh

[@jessicalewis2508]

Reading the comments outs amazing how many people missed this entire point of this scene. Shame. This was powerful and spoke to the black American experience in ways no other race will ever understand. Brilliantly portrayed.

[@JapaRican551]

Facts!!! I may not be black but even as a Hispanic i could tell the impact of this scene. Beyond powerful

[@rain_man3981]

Powerful scene in itself but you can't just bring it done to being black. Man believe it or not that happens to whites, Mexicans and I'm native American myself and I dealt with the same thing. I was doing go and my mom came for a hand out. I'm just trying to let you know that you can put stuff like this situation to black folk. It just happens. And before your reply just know I was raised by a black man. And still learnd my native culture and knew how to act around the white folk

[@irbeezy]

Exactly. His mother is NO villan

[@JJoh4040]

@@rain_man3981 which tribe are you from?

[@rain_man3981]

@@JJoh4040 cheyenne and Arapaho of Oklahoma. I'm cheyenne and all my cousins aunts and uncles are Arapaho

[@drwisis6996]

Just amazing acting. I humbly bow 2 u both.

[@afrilifewealth8743]

So powerful!

[@MaxAmillion-qs7sd]

Father's Day ❤

[@jonathancineus6424]

She was so rude to take the money and walk past him kinda like: “ scuse me, sir ”.

[@duckmathews200]

South Carolina greats, rest on Mr. Boseman...

[@Hotwingzlover84]

When he said make sure that she doesn't want for anything Babyyyyy 😢 😢

[@miltonbuu]

GOOD God 😂 I got a feeling 🕺

[@michellecollins4301]

2 of God's greatest gifts that He shared with us ❤️ 💖 ♥️ 💕

[@lesliehill332]

POWERFUL.....JUST POWERFUL....