I felt BABY BOY exposed and condemned certain stereotypes, not just merely perpetuated them. The film isn't a typical 2-hour disposable entertainment that's packed with cliché. It's a thoughtful drama that asks everyone watching which character they most closely resemble. "Which jerk are you most like?" It's the story of a self-described "man" REALIZING he's actually an immature boy in a man's body. Know anyone like that? Male? Female?
I'm the whitest white guy you'll ever meet, and BABY BOY is one of the few "black films" that didn't insult me by perpetuating black (or merely human)stereotypes in an IRRESPONSIBLE way. In the black characters, I saw countless white people I have had the displeasure of knowing (and a few I resemble myself). It's not about BLACK or WHITE. It's about JACKASSES in any color, gender, shape or size. Pay attention. Leap over that color barrier.
Hated SHAFT, though! Ugh.
I'm the whitest white guy you'll ever meet, and BABY BOY is one of the few "black films" that didn't insult me by perpetuating black (or merely human)stereotypes in an IRRESPONSIBLE way. In the black characters, I saw countless white people I have had the displeasure of knowing (and a few I resemble myself). It's not about BLACK or WHITE. It's about JACKASSES in any color, gender, shape or size. Pay attention. Leap over that color barrier.
Hated SHAFT, though! Ugh.