Spike Lee's latest is a biting comedy about a black US TV writer whose plans to get sacked by creating a TV show reviving old time minstrel shows doesn't go at all as planned!
Bamboozled is a terrifying film, a flawed film, a brave and ambitious film, and one with its heart in the right place.
The story revolves around a middle class African-American TV writer's attempts to get fired. He revives the black and white minstrels, Sambo and a host of racist cartoon characters and placing them on a cotton plantation's water melon patch, this film is deeply satirical. And the satire, whilst not subtle - the film starts with a definition of satire - works, and is painful to watch. However, in the second half of the movie thanks to a sentimental narrative drive the film becomes increasingly messy. But never enough to ruin the film completely.
I hesitate to call the film genius, as it clearly is not, though it does have moments of flawed genius. If you like Spike Lee and/or challenging movies then you might get something from this. However, and unfortunately, alot of people have been and will be put off by the strong subject matter.
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