No black people
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fctiger — 19 years ago(December 25, 2006 01:40 PM)
Gooood question!!! I really like Richard Curtis movies, but until Love Actually, you would think there were NO Black people in England lol. Or Idian, Pakistanis, North Africans or whatever. Just full of White folks. Granted, it's England, so when you get out of London, Birmmingham and other bigger cities yeah, the minorities get smaller and smaller, but those films usually take place in London and you HARDLY see any others. Even Bridgett Jones Diary, sure you SEE an extra here or there, but no actual roles. Why is that?
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fctiger — 19 years ago(December 26, 2006 01:56 AM)
Oh yeah, I do remember now the 'actor' Hugh Grant had to interview for that space movie Anna Scott was doing.
"What was your favorite bit to play in the movie?"
"Why don't you tell me what bit you liked and I will tell you if I enjoyed making that bit."
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bravehome — 11 years ago(January 15, 2015 10:40 AM)
And don't forget the security guy at the Henry James filming site (film was based on the James novella "The Siege of London"):
"I'm afraid I can't let you through, sir".
While this may not seem significant, I believe it is, as it shows people of color in a nonheroic role just doing their jobs with authority and respect.
It's like the Super Bowl ad last year which showed an interracial couple having breakfast with their kids. No fireworks, just life as usual. This more than anything will help minimize the aspect of color as important to attend to in film, as in daily life. -
bear022013-909-645034 — 9 years ago(July 23, 2016 01:10 PM)
I am a black actor and so what? it is based on merit,not color.
I feel that Morgan freeman and Denzel Washington are below average thespians,but they are cast in far too many productions.
I am a fan of Shakespeare and I am a better actor than Freeman or Denzel,so why am I not in more films.
Casting depends on a few things,one of which is "talent"not skin color. -
bravehome — 9 years ago(July 23, 2016 10:30 PM)
Bear,
You believe that Morgan and Denzel are below average thespians, and that you are the better actor.
OK, time to pony up what films have you been in that we can watch to compare with those two in, say, Glory? Apparently the Academy does not agree with your assessment of their talent.
There are many actors of all color who believe Morgan is probably the finest actor we have in film today. Of course all that's just opinion, but there's a great deal of it on his behalf.
I'll leave you with a quote: "To seek one's own glory is not glory". -
nilobo — 19 years ago(February 28, 2007 02:09 PM)
On the dvd commentary Richard Curtis says that because people had comlplained much about no blacks in Notting Hill he decided to put many in Love Actually. The DJ at Kiera Knightly's wedding was the one who'd complained the most and that's why he got the part as the worst DJ in the world.
I love both movies, and it doesn't bother me if there is not the 'correct' amount of black people in them. Maybe that's because I don't live in London..?
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davidgoesboating — 18 years ago(June 16, 2007 03:28 AM)
If this is true, then Curtis is obviously a little daft, to say the least. If I made a film, and someone complained of the lack of black people, I would seriously doubt their sanity. Does every film need a specific amount of black people? We live in a crazy world.
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Donrmcm — 17 years ago(September 11, 2008 09:26 AM)
I agree 100% with your post. Who cares if there are black people in a movie or not? If blacks want to make an all-black movie then I couldn't care less. But for someone to ask why there weren't any black people in this movie smacks of Al "Not So" Sharpism. The question is retarded.