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The Reading (2023)
I ain't mad at ya
This movie is not what I was expecting especially for a Lee Daniels production. The plot is predictable. The storyline had promise. And the acting from the newbies is on brand for BET + but Mo'Nique's performance was the STAR! This movie had many twists and turns that it was sometimes hard to follow, but Mo'Nique provided so many quotables it was reminiscent of The Color Purple. This movie will definitely become a cult classic and people will be quoting Mo'Nique like she's a Real Housewife!
Also, I don't know if this was intentional or not, but the main character's mother's name was Oda M Brown, as in "Oda Mae Brown"? Was this intentionally a nod to Whoopi Goldberg's character from the movie Ghost? ! I found it very coincidental if it wasn't considering Oda Mae was a "reader" too and used to scam people using her gift as well.
Anyway, I have already spread the word to my friends that this is a must-see.
Them (2021)
Trama, on top of trama, on top of trama!
This show started off somewhat interesting and entriguing, then around episode 5 or 6 it went completely off the rails. It envoked feelings of anger and disgust; then as the episodes progressed...anxiety. I had to take a break from watching for a week because it was emotionally draining.
The fact that this series envokes such emotion means there will be some important less that will somehow enlighten my life, right? Because why would someone expose viewers to so much trama. This has to be based on a true story. There has to be a moral to the story; otherwise why would someone create such trama for entertainment purposes?!
This series is too painful to watch. Eventually, I had to FFWD just to get through each episode. I have to know the point of it all! And when I thought things couldn't get any worse there's episode 9. Now I'm feeling nauseated.
Finally, I made it to the end and I'm left feeling empty. Glad that this family regained their minds & souls, but sad because I know there's no true redemption for a Black family in 1953 that survived this kind of trama. It leaves me questioning what was the point of it all. This series didn't entertain, it didn't inspire, it chipped away at any hope that I had in decent in human beings and showed me that racism will always prevail.