The director and cast behind the controversial satire film, 'The American Society of Magical Negroes' defended the film's racial themes in recent interviews.
The filmmaker behind 'The American Society of Magical Negroes' defended the film's controversial theme in a recent interview after it bombed at the box office its opening weekend. The satirical film tells the story of a young Black man who is recruited to be part of a magical 'society' where Black wizards use their powers to appease White people so that they don't hurt Black people.
' 'It's like, ‘Oh, OK, it’s all OK,' like America didn't do anything bad. 'It's all OK,' right? That fantasy I think is really compelling for White people,' he continued. In the same interview, the film's protagonist, played by actor Justice Smith, revealed he also related to his character's experience having to 'make himself small' to make the White people around him 'feel comfortable.
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