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A conversation on Redtails

I recently said roughly the following to a friend of mine about George Lucas' new Tuskegee Airmen project:
"I think a genuine problem is, from what I can tell, Lucas wanted to make a film about the most heroic fighters in WWII aviation. They just happened to be black. I think this is a hard sell. Yes, it's Lucas*. Yes, it's a period piece (WWII)**, but I just don't see a precedent*** for it. Even spike wasn't so audacious. Honestly.
I don't think it's going to merit my time, honestly, but the principle merits my money."
*referring to my distrust of Lucas' creative choices
**referring to the down trend in WWII period pieces
***referring to the lack of big budget films with a large black cast put out by a major studio.
...so what do you think? Will you see it? Why or why not?
#RedTails#George Lucas#Film#Tuskegee Airmen
  1. iamdavidbrothers said: I’m torn. I think modern-day Lucas is wack, but not as wack as modern Spielberg. I also dislike Cuba & Terrence Howard. But yo, I’ve loved the Tuskegee Airmen since I was a child, so this is a huge deal. I’ll probably check it and hope for the best.
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  5. thestray said: I think I may see it because I do want to support my brothas.
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