what should i discuss? i could go on and on about how disastrous "Takers" and "Lottery Ticket" look, but i'm tired of ranting about stereotypes, and the general demise of the entertainment industry. mmm what the heck, i'll rant just a tiny bit...
so we have Chris Brown, T.I. and Bow Wow in box office spotlight. and i speak for a lot of people when i say, WHAT THE FUCK?! they're are amazing actors out there who actually study and respect the craft, and dedicate their lives to it. sadly, we'll never see these people on the big screen. it all comes down to money, and hollywood execs would rather pollute minds and make millions instead of putting together quality films. i'm just tired of the bullshit. they'll put rappers in a movie to fill seats, and unfortunately it works, so they'll just keep doing it. For the most part, I've thrown in the towel. and i'm not saying that good movies aren't being made, but those movies aren't getting any publicity or recognition.
every now and then, though, some artist will give me a little glimmer of hope. like anthony mackie. nia long commented on Beyonce and Obsessed, and how singers shouldn't be acting. she caught a lot of heat for it, but she was just speaking the truth. Beyonce cant act, but to fill seats, they give roles to superstars who know nothing about acting. recently, anthony mackie has spoken out about rapper-turned-actors. if you don't know who he is, he was in the Spike Lee joint "She Hate Me", and the Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker", and he went to Juilliard, so he knows what he's talking about.
“I don’t go into the hospital and let the janitor perform surgery on me, you know what I mean?” Mackie told Details magazine.
and i'm sure he's gonna catch some heat too, because people are ignorant. see the Clutch article on him here.
ha, i didn't even read the article until after i wrote this post, and then i saw how many similarities there were between my thoughts and those in the article. but anyway, on rare occasions, there are multi-talented people, but that's just not the case with what's going on right now. People need to stay in their place. If you're a rapper, rap. and on the flipside, if you're an actor, act, stop trying to get a record deal.
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