What a terrible flick written by hateful hands. The characters were not realistic, from top to bottom. Every character was a caricature or even parody. You had the struggling artist wearing dingy and undignified clothing, trying desperately to be relevant. You had the gay couple who were cartoonish and silly. You had the over the top racist white people. You had the over the top racist cops. I haven't seen cops that over the top racist since Tales from the Hood. This was a movie made that was filled with hate towards others. It's made for black people who hate white people. The original is not that way at all.
In the original Helen's best friend is black and race is never once brought up. The past story of what happened to Daniel Robitaille was so foreign and distant that it was a damn legend. Meaning that those type of things haven't happened for such a long time they are practically forgotten. Together they go to Cabrini Green to find the story. Together they attempt to learn about the origin and the affect on people there. They talk with great compassion to the single mom just trying to raise her kid. They show the true dichotomy between good elements and bad elements of people in the projects and the great benefits of education as the main other researcher is black. The young boy as well is the foil to all that surrounds him as he grows up. We see the story through their compassionate eyes as Helen falls prey to the legend.
In 2021's version, it's like a story written by a racist black man that sets that sets up scenes to make other racist black people desire the deaths of white folks. The "your kind" line by the art dealer, the doofy white children playing the candyman game, and the finale of the racist cops. Just an awful mess made by hateful hands. A shadow of the original as hate can never be better than love.
In the original Helen's best friend is black and race is never once brought up. The past story of what happened to Daniel Robitaille was so foreign and distant that it was a damn legend. Meaning that those type of things haven't happened for such a long time they are practically forgotten. Together they go to Cabrini Green to find the story. Together they attempt to learn about the origin and the affect on people there. They talk with great compassion to the single mom just trying to raise her kid. They show the true dichotomy between good elements and bad elements of people in the projects and the great benefits of education as the main other researcher is black. The young boy as well is the foil to all that surrounds him as he grows up. We see the story through their compassionate eyes as Helen falls prey to the legend.
In 2021's version, it's like a story written by a racist black man that sets that sets up scenes to make other racist black people desire the deaths of white folks. The "your kind" line by the art dealer, the doofy white children playing the candyman game, and the finale of the racist cops. Just an awful mess made by hateful hands. A shadow of the original as hate can never be better than love.
