The movie boom associated with black culture was one I knew very little about. After reading through this chapter I was intrigued to learn about this influential movement.
The 70's were a time where more black actors and actresses were working in films than ever before. Films that provided a new entertainment for the black community were on the rise, ones that depicted a character that African American's could relate to. Oftentimes overly sexual and extravagant, these were characters no one had ever seen before.
Movies like Gordon Parks' Shaft were so successful that the $12 million it grossed in the U.S are what saved MGM from financial ruin. This was an age in film where an entirely unrecognized community was being voiced and entertained. An age where glamorization of the ghetto and glorifying of the pimp was being viewed by all cultures, and many couldn't get enough.
Good comments, Andy. What was your response to Shaft?
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