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Did not assert that. Museumed is what needs to be done with these, as I wrote, with a critique. As, I believe, that TCM is going to do exactly that with GWTW, i.e. shown with a socio-political analysis preceding and following the film. And TCM is such a museum open to all. What about "Casablanca" with Dooley Wilson's 'Sam' and Ingrid Bergman's 'Elsa' asking 'Renault', the Vichy official, about the "boy" playing the piano? With its magnificent music accompanying. Not only "As Time Goes By" but with the stirring anti-fascist rendition of "La Marseillaise" conjured up by the courage of 'Victor Laszlo'? Yet another remarkable and classic piece of film only to be available "to be studied in film classes"? Etc., etc., etc. JAI On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 2:10 PM A.R. G <amithrgu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Even Birth of a Nation, to my understanding, was treated as a cinematic > accomplishment. Maybe both should be studied in film classes but they need > not be treated as normal/socially acceptable films to be screened just for > entertainment. > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2020, 12:34 PM John A Imani via Marxism < > marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> wrote: > >> >> I am black. 72 years old. An anarcho-Marxian. And, as an adult, have >> logged 50+ years of participation in many many movements always to be found >> in the same place: on the front line. I make those statements because I >> have never sought nor accepted the privileges of race, age, my grasp of >> politico-economics and/or the braggadocio resulting from "Jaws"-like >> comparisons of battle scars. >> >> And because of these experiences and this disposition I invite criticism >> as I have never feared being wrong only of being incorrect. And, on this, >> especially at this special time. >> >> "GWTW" is beautifully filmed, finely acted, magnificently scored, if >> historically inaccurate, depiction of the ante-, inter- and post-bellum >> South. It is a work of art even if also an agent of racism. It--like >> statues and monuments klan outfittings and speeches--belongs with those >> brethren in a museum. And alongside these mementos explanations and >> criticisms giving these their proper contexts. In this case that museum's >> name is TCM. >> >> I recently saw for the first time Hattie McDaniels' acceptance speech >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7t4pTNZshA> for winning the Acad Award >> for Best Supporting Actor. It was as magnificent as it was short, >> emotional and uplifting. It was as grand as her portrayal of 'Mammy' in >> the film wherein I have never seen an actor so embody the conscious as well >> as the subconsciousness of the character portrayed. Do we burn that film >> as some have burned books? >> >> JAI >> _________________________________________________________ >> Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm >> Set your options at: >> https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/amithrgupta%40gmail.com >> > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
