White people playing black parts

[Nitemare]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBI....html?iref=mpstoryview

with pic

So, is this blackface part 2?

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBI....html?iref=mpstoryview

with pic

So, is this blackface part 2?

It's called acting, as in, you know, playing a role.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Well...it's not a black part. Downey's character is a white actor who's been cast into a black role. They're poking fun at the whole thing. I think it has the potential to be comedic gold.

 

[scott916]

Hell, it could work. Despite all his problems in the past, the guy is a hell of an actor. Plus, it'd be pretty fuckin hard to find a lot of people who'd be willing to take on such a potentially controversial role.

 

[FoBoT]

since it is a comedy, and he plays an actor playing an actor, it can work
if they don't screw it up

 

[pontifex]

thats a dye? looks like a real black man to me...

 

[SpiderWiz]

Hmmmm Didn't Eddie Murphy do this in every one of his movies. Coming to America he played a old jewish guy. I remember him playing an old lady one movie.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: scott916
Hell, it could work. Despite all his problems in the past, the guy is a hell of an actor. Plus, it'd be pretty fuckin hard to find a lot of people who'd be willing to take on such a potentially controversial role.

He's a good actor, I just can't see him pretending to be black especially alongside of Ben Stiller.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: scott916
Hell, it could work. Despite all his problems in the past, the guy is a hell of an actor. Plus, it'd be pretty fuckin hard to find a lot of people who'd be willing to take on such a potentially controversial role.

Agreed.

I think it will either be brilliant or it will fail miserably.

 

[KeithTalent]

Link doesn't work for me, is this the long-awaited sequel to Soul Man? **finger crossed**

KT

 

[dennilfloss]

Peter Sellers was brilliant playing an Indian in The Party.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: SpiderWiz
Hmmmm Didn't Eddie Murphy do this in every one of his movies. Coming to America he played a old jewish guy. I remember him playing an old lady one movie.

Yeah, he also played some old Chinese guy in another movie. So what? big deal, it's a comedy.

 

[Gooberlx2]

The title of this thread should be: "White people playing white people playing black parts...in a comedy"

 

[Arkaign]

Good god that's great makeup job. Should be interesting, and doesn't look racist in the slightest.

Soul man was offensive. Not because it was racist, but because it was just a poorly directed film. The directors previous efforts were Halloween 2 and 3d. lol.

 

[chuckywang]

LOL, the premise of the movie sounds hilarious.

 

[glenn beck]

lol that make-up on him is amazing, best I've seen in a movie yet, along with Eddie Murphy's movies.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Peter Sellers was brilliant playing an Indian in The Party.

Birdie Num Num

 

[BooGiMaN]

how is this any different than when the wayans bros played two white girls?

so in our society

black guys plays white girls in a comedy movie - ok two thumbs up

white guy plays black guy in a comedy movie- no way thats an insult

there been other movies where a black comic plays white people or other races so whats the big deal? why is this even news?

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
how is this any different than when the wayans bros played two white girls?

so in our society

black guys plays white girls in a comedy movie - ok two thumbs up

white guy plays black guy in a comedy movie- no way thats an insult

there been other movies where a black comic plays white people or other races so whats the big deal? why is this even news?

Because all white people are racists.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
how is this any different than when the wayans bros played two white girls?

so in our society

black guys plays white girls in a comedy movie - ok two thumbs up

white guy plays black guy in a comedy movie- no way thats an insult

there been other movies where a black comic plays white people or other races so whats the big deal? why is this even news?

I found that White Girls movie extremely offensive and I'm sure I'm not alone in that feeling.

KT

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: scott916
Hell, it could work. Despite all his problems in the past, the guy is a hell of an actor. Plus, it'd be pretty fuckin hard to find a lot of people who'd be willing to take on such a potentially controversial role.

Agreed.

I think it will either be brilliant or it will fail miserably.

Per RD Jr.

''If it's done right, it could be the type of role you called Peter Sellers to do 35 years ago,'' Downey says. ''If you don't do it right, we're going to hell.''

 

[classy]

Originally posted by: pontifex
thats a dye? looks like a real black man to me...

I agree. If no one told me I would have never known. I think thats pretty cool to be honest.

 

[SpiderWiz]

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: SpiderWiz
Hmmmm Didn't Eddie Murphy do this in every one of his movies. Coming to America he played a old jewish guy. I remember him playing an old lady one movie.

Yeah, he also played some old Chinese guy in another movie. So what? big deal, it's a comedy.

Well I was pointing out to OP that other actors have done this. And it was no big deal.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: SpiderWiz

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: SpiderWiz
Hmmmm Didn't Eddie Murphy do this in every one of his movies. Coming to America he played a old jewish guy. I remember him playing an old lady one movie.

Yeah, he also played some old Chinese guy in another movie. So what? big deal, it's a comedy.

Well I was pointing out to OP that other actors have done this. And it was no big deal.

Eddie Murphy is a comedian who gets paid to make people laugh

Robert Downey is not

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: scott916
Hell, it could work. Despite all his problems in the past, the guy is a hell of an actor. Plus, it'd be pretty fuckin hard to find a lot of people who'd be willing to take on such a potentially controversial role.

Agreed.

I think it will either be brilliant or it will fail miserably.