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Year
2020
Runtime
105 min.
Directors
Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Rating *
5.6
Votes *
0
Checks
416
Favs
12
Dislikes
28
Favs/checks
2.9% (1:35)
Favs/dislikes
1:2
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  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    I wouldn't be surprised if Antebellum drew inspiration from Welcome II the Terrordome even if it eventually subverts that earlier film's conceit of a temporal crucible. There are just too many lines to draw between them. Through editing and coincidental detail, the film tries to convince you that Janelle Monáe's character is living in two time frames, each dreaming of the other, and if some audiences might have scratched their heads at it, it would have perhaps been more interesting and poignant. As it stands, the slave narrative is brutal and gripping, while her life as an activist/pundit naturally lacks the same motive power (though Gabourey Sidibe is a charm in this section). But ultimately, the solution is perhaps unimportant even if it could have been narratively braver. The idea is to make ancestral trauma manifest and contextualize past and present struggles as part of the same continuum - and perhaps more importantly, to do the same with past and present racism. Monáe's a queen, as usual. Jena Malone is damn creepy as one of the villains. 3 years 2 months ago
  2. MemphisRyder's avatar

    MemphisRyder

    "Unsubtle" is right. There's plenty of exploitative moments here to be found littered throughout the film, dulling its potential well-intentioned message against modern prejudice - real prejudice that is far subtler and more opaque than the "Evulz White Men" of this film try so hard to be. You could practically dress them up as Stormtroopers part of the Nazi Galactic Empire of Star Wars and it would've matched the tone.

    There's very little to appreciate here, both on an intellectual and entertainment level. It's indeed well-shot and has breathtaking cinematography and soundtrack... but that's about all this shallow propaganda has going for it.

    There's so much potential with the concept of the story that's wasted. Seriously, when I first saw the trailer, I envisioned something grander, more unique and interesting. The script could've worked better as a sci-fi time-travel movie. It doesn't even need to be set in the past; it could've even been set in an alternate future, like Planet of the Apes, but with white people instead of apes. "Get your stinking hands off me, you damn dirty cracka!"

    Anyway, this is probably why Tarantino decided to inject dark comedy into racism; anything else would've been done before.
    2 years 8 months ago
  3. Marcus Fenix's avatar

    Marcus Fenix

    I just have one question, Why??? 3 years 4 months ago
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