“Judas and the Black Messiah” is the story of Fred Hampton’s
assassination by the Chicago police in 1969. Co-written by Will Berson,
a Jew, and Shaka King, an African-American, it unites a team that worked
together in the past on featherweight TV comedies. In addition to
co-authorship of the screenplay, King served as director.
They have made a well-researched, by-the-numbers biopic that will help
many young people understand the depravity of the FBI, just as Aaron
Sorkin’s “Trial of the Chicago 7” helped expose the city’s cops and
judicial system. Unlike Sorkin, Berson and King did not twist the story
to suit their own political agenda. However, by relying on the
unfortunate mythology that has arisen around the Black Panther Party in
the past half-century, some further analysis will be necessary for a
deeper understanding of the period and how the ruling class was able to
murder a promising young leader.
As should not come as a big surprise, this unheralded, debut film had
major players bootstrapping it. Ryan Coogler, the black director of
“Black Panther”, was one benefactor. His Panthers were not activists but
African demigods originating in Marvel Comic books that unaccountably
was hailed by Jamelle Bouie as “the most political movie ever produced
by Marvel Studios”. As producer, he raised millions as did Charles D.
King, a black former super-agent who founded MACRO Media so that such
films could be made (he is no relation to the director.)
full: https://louisproyect.org/2021/02/17/judas-and-the-black-messiah/
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