And I'm not saying it's an absolute must-see for everyone. It's not one that will ever be considered one of the best films ever (though I think it took bold steps in closing the race gap in film). Though I loved it, this film probably won't change your life. It's a shame this film didn't make for money, perhaps then we'd see more of this trend, movies based on script rather than race. How refreshing from the Hollywood stereotypes, believed by suburban white America, that every successful black man is a rapper or a basketball player and every other one a criminal or janitor.
The characters actually represent the MAJORITY of the black community, just regular people, living their lives. No one is rapping or drug dealing, no one is blaming the man for setbacks. Lee for writing a film featuring black characters that are all successful, independent and intelligent. The dialogue is witty, yet not overly done to sound like "movie dialogue" that no one in the real world speaks.Īnd though the race of the characters does not matter in this movie, I applaud Malcolm D. (Am I the only one who is so sick of using the "went to college together" excuse for why some film characters are friends, despite the obvious fact that in reality the "cool rebel" doesn't hang with the "prudish nerd" and so on.) Not only does the film have refreshing takes on the inter-dimensional relationships of characters, it's not afraid to face the characters honestly, to show each individual's flaws.they have depth, soul, contradictions, much like REAL PEOPLE! Amazing! The themes are universal friends, love, mistakes, forgiveness. The characters range from classic (Morris Chestnut's Lance) to surprisingly fresh (Terrence Howard's Quentin), all with very distinct personalities, yet believable connections. It was instantly labeled a "black" movie, before anyone bothered to watch more than the trailer, which is a crying shame, because what everyone missed out on was a fine film. Not to sound like a self-righteous broken record, but I truly believe "The Best Man" was passed over because it happened to have an African American cast.
Character based scripts walk a delicate line, but somehow most seem to reap in undeserving praises (St. I was surprised to see how little attention this film garnered, despite it's amazing cast and intelligent script.
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