REVIEW: American Fiction insightfully satirizes racial stereotypes y4p2w

Last week, the public came across one of the most anticipated releases in the world. Oscar 2024 categories, including Best Film. Given this scenario, as the feature film was still unavailable in the country, the expectations surrounding it grew more and more. Now, finally, the time has come to watch it. 3q5o1h

Without wasting time, we've already checked out the work directed by Cord Jefferson (Erasure, 2014), and starring Jeffrey Wright (Against time, 2011), and we present the critique of American Fiction, the dramatic comedy that has won over everyone around the world, as spoilers.

American Fiction History 3iv51

Thelonious Ellison, known to his loved ones as Monk, is a black novelist, author of several works highly rated by North American critics. However, despite his enormous talent for constructing fiction texts, Monk he has almost no popularity, precisely because he refuses to write books that tend to portray black culture in a stereotypical way.

Pressured by his editor to develop a more commercial work, which could achieve high popularity, especially among white people, the author produces a work full of jokes and prejudice. In order to help promote your new book, Monk He also begins to live as a completely different person. All this while trying to deal with family dilemmas and an unexpected romance.

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There is no denying that the great highlight of American Fiction is done by Jeffrey Wright. An experienced Hollywood actor, the 58-year-old professional plays the film's protagonist in one of the best performances of his entire career, which is no small feat, given that he has already participated in many renowned films, such as The Batman (2022) The Hunger Games – Catching Fire (2013) and asteroid city (2023)

But in the work directed by Cord Jefferson, Wright is completely different from everything that is already known about him. In the role of Monk, the actor carries the film on his shoulders, but not in a negative way, quite the opposite. As the entire story of the film revolves around the protagonist in this case, it is essential that the character is able to all of the film's dramatic arcs. Here this is done masterfully.

In addition to Jeffrey, American Fiction has a select group of actors who play some of the best ing characters of the season. The main highlight goes to Sterling K. Brown (Black Panther, 2018), who plays Clifford Ellison, brother of Monk, and which steals the show whenever it appears on screen. Nominated for an Oscar for Best ing Actor, Brown's character is so important and improves the plot so significantly that it wouldn't be bad to have more of him in the film.

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At first, American Fiction it may just seem like another criticism of the cultural industry, like many others that already exist. But anyone who thinks that way is mistaken. Cord Jefferson's work goes far beyond simple satire. One of the film's greatest highlights, for example, is the script.

The way the text written by the director himself guides the dialogues and scenes throughout the plot is simply brilliant. The main focus of the feature film is the literary universe and the way it treats black authors. However, the production goes much further, taking the discussion to a broad social debate.

Placing the character Thelonious Ellison at the center of the film's events, American Fiction brings into focus the veiled racism present in the literary industry in the United States, but which can be seen in different societies around the world, such as in Brazil itself.

It is often possible to feel the anguish experienced by the protagonist of the story in the face of indignation at seeing the total neglect and lack of interest of the people who run the field, with authors who try to escape the stereotypes imposed on of social minorities. No wonder, more than once the film brings the message that white people “They think they want the truth. But actually, they don't want to. They just want to feel innocent. "

However, the work that was nominated for the Oscar for Best Film in 2024 has even more layers than the viewer might expect. The fact that it shows, in practice, that black people are not heard when everyone says they are is not the film's only asset. From the perspective of Jeffrey Wright's character, the audience is also taken into a very well-crafted family drama.

In addition to the huge trouble he gets himself into trying to get on board with the unfortunate sale of his new book, Monk He still has to deal with the dilemmas experienced in his personal life, both with his parents and siblings, and in of love. And it's impressive how there isn't even a loose end left at the end of the work.

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With a great script construction and character development, especially for some ing actors, as in the case of Clifford Ellison, the technical work of the film ends up taking a backseat. American Fiction It is not a film that will be ed in history for its technical excellence, despite having a very honest editing that works well for the proposed narrative.

His editing work keeps events in ideal linearity, without running over situations and keeping the viewer interested in all the subplots presented. These stories complete the main character's frustration and indignation with society as a whole. Everything is very well constructed and very well edited to complete and improve the experience of those watching the film.

Unlike what we often see, here all the dialogues and important moments of the film are interesting. The desire is to become increasingly immersed in that situation to understand the way in which each of those characters understands the world. Many of them have personal stories ready to be explored in an intriguing way.

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When you press “play” American Fiction, be aware that you are going to watch something that is completely committed to criticizing the way you see the literary industry, especially in relation to black authors. The film is almost two hours long, but it becomes imperceptible while you are trying to understand the nuances presented by the dilemmas presented on screen.

The criticism is clear about the traditional stories of black people in pop culture, which always feature absent fathers, rappers, drugs and people killed by police. Here we have a novelist in search of more, wanting to show the public that American blackness has many other stories to be told.

Where to watch American Fiction? 2c16d

Since the end of last February, American Fiction is available on Prime Video, the streaming service from multinational technology and e-commerce company Amazon. The film starring Jeffrey Wright has a 94% approval rating from specialized critics who evaluate it through the website Rotten Tomatoes.

Watch the trailer for American Fiction 73v4o

See also:

• Check out the list of Oscar 2024 nominees

Check out the list of Oscar 2024 nominees

Source: Prime Video

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