Beyond The Color Line
By: Andrew Paulcheck
The Documentary film beyond the color line was very well done. Henry Louis Gates Jr. did a fantastic job as a narrator. Henry is a professor at Harvard and teaches black history. Through interviews, the professor examines the past, present, and future of black/white race relations in the USA. Henry travels from The South to The North then to Hollywood California were he finds out how racist the movie industry is.
The Goal of this Documentary was to show how African Americans are treated in the United States. The Documentary took a look at what African Americans opinions were of their treatment in their community. The most successful aspect of this movie was the visit to Martin Luther King Jr.'s grave sight. The professor did a great job of showing the significance of Martin Luther King's remonstrations. The most effective interview in the movie was Colin Powel. He is the most powerful African American in the world. Colin Powel said that hard working people can accomplish anything no matter the color of their skin. The least effective interview was Russell Simons. I think Russell was disrespectful to Henry because he was constantly on his sidekick and taking phone calls during the interview. Russell Simon's record label, Def Jam Records, produces rap artist that are glamorized by how many times they have been to jail or how little of an education they received.
There are many things that influence my reaction to this film. The most obvious is my parent's opinion. They raised me not to judge people based on the color of their skin. My family is white middle class and has no problems financially and no need to blame our economic problems on individuals, some thing hate groups tends to do.
Some things that would have made this movie more effective would be to show the opinion of the other side of the debate, a leader of a hate group or the racist politician, Duke.
This was a well filmed documentary that showed how the racism in America is still present but improving.
By: Andrew Paulcheck
The Documentary film beyond the color line was very well done. Henry Louis Gates Jr. did a fantastic job as a narrator. Henry is a professor at Harvard and teaches black history. Through interviews, the professor examines the past, present, and future of black/white race relations in the USA. Henry travels from The South to The North then to Hollywood California were he finds out how racist the movie industry is.
The Goal of this Documentary was to show how African Americans are treated in the United States. The Documentary took a look at what African Americans opinions were of their treatment in their community. The most successful aspect of this movie was the visit to Martin Luther King Jr.'s grave sight. The professor did a great job of showing the significance of Martin Luther King's remonstrations. The most effective interview in the movie was Colin Powel. He is the most powerful African American in the world. Colin Powel said that hard working people can accomplish anything no matter the color of their skin. The least effective interview was Russell Simons. I think Russell was disrespectful to Henry because he was constantly on his sidekick and taking phone calls during the interview. Russell Simon's record label, Def Jam Records, produces rap artist that are glamorized by how many times they have been to jail or how little of an education they received.
There are many things that influence my reaction to this film. The most obvious is my parent's opinion. They raised me not to judge people based on the color of their skin. My family is white middle class and has no problems financially and no need to blame our economic problems on individuals, some thing hate groups tends to do.
Some things that would have made this movie more effective would be to show the opinion of the other side of the debate, a leader of a hate group or the racist politician, Duke.
This was a well filmed documentary that showed how the racism in America is still present but improving.