Comments on: Goodbye Uncle Tom: Most Perverted Film Ever?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:43:45 +0000

The film was shot in Haiti with the extras gathered from there.

By: LadyBuggin

LadyBuggin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:33:26 +0000

I think the film is a hard pill to swallow. Hopefully after more folks swallow it, we can start to get better. Our young people (some of em') are so very disconnected to why the struggle up out of all of that was important in the first place. Ashe' for our anscestors that endured ANY degree of that dipiction.

I wondered where that degree of extras were found to play the many roles called for in the film. I even spotted what looks like child chris rock as a film extra.

By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:36:28 +0000

Oh my God – I managed to stomach the first 60 mins – yes, it's vulgar, patronising, deeply offensive…

By: Jimmy Andersen

Jimmy Andersen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:45:55 +0000

hmmm makes one want to see it..

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:04:58 +0000

So you haven’t watched the film, Sarah? That’s easily solved. Click above.

By: Sarah Silver

Sarah Silver — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:06:24 +0000

In this case, I have no idea because I have never seen it . If films “exploit” the suffering of others to make the news or increase sales then it is wrong but if they are done with the intention of creating awareness then I find that totally acceptable – a lot more acceptable than most of the trash we are forced to digest, day after day… x

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:04:35 +0000

I think you’re right there, Sarah, but the film seemed as exploitative as the slave trade it depicted.

By: Sybarite

Sybarite — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:58:34 +0000

I will try and watch this later, but in reading the article and the comments of those above me, this sounds like it might be a case of: Violence that is meant to titillate or entertain, good. Violence that is “real” and meant to teach and offer warning, bad. I would personally just not have violence in general, but if the intent of the film is not to shock, but instead to try and offer a realistic view of the past, I'll (try and) deal.

By: Sarah Silver

Sarah Silver — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:04:45 +0000

I totally agree with Andre. There is a strange sense of what is “acceptable” in this world. More too often terrible scenes are portrayed in an almost erotic or violence-hungry fashion in mainstream films. But it takes guts to show the bare truth and get down to the bone intelligently. I haven’t seen the film myself, but I will look out for it. And as for why: truth must be “dosed” – we don’t want them becoming too intelligent

By: Andre Lecointe-Gayle

Andre Lecointe-Gayle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:05:34 +0000

Much as I don’t like this film, as ugly as it is it gives you a sense of the true horrors that took place during this ugly period of history. Not many film makers have been brave enough to be so graphic in their depiction of the transatlantic slave trade. Funny how its still banned when there are much more graphically violent and disgusting films showing on TV (hostel, saw etc). I think the gritty images that are shown in this film will would have too much of an effect on the publics consciousness, and would raise this issue which we are told to forget about. So we are left with Amistad instead…..