First trailer for "Queen & Slim"

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From trailblazing, Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe (Netflix’s Master of None) and Melina Matsoukas, the visionary director of some of this generation’s most powerful pop-culture experiences, including Beyonce’s “Formation” and the Nike “Equality” campaign, comes Makeready’s unflinching new drama, Queen & Slim

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[disasterboss]

it looks like a really well done film (acting, cinematography, etc.) but i'm not really interested in these kinds of black stories on screen tbh. i'm not saying they shouldn't be made but i watch movies as a form of escapism and i made the decision sometime around selma that it was a lot on my mental health as a black person to watch movies that involve the brutalization of other black ppl. i don't know how this'll end but even the trailer has me feeling really tense and off kilter. like i still haven't watched when they see us--i've just spent too much time crying in theaters and while watching netflix. it just feels too personal. it feels like watching a horror movie in many ways.

that said i wish the people involved success.

[nomoneyfun]

I know exactly what you mean. Like, I want to see this because the lead actress is dark skinned and not being stereotyped or demeaned by her love interest, and that's all it really takes for me to be interested in a movie, but I can't stand to continually see Black people brutalized on screen. It's too much.

[disasterboss]

because the lead actress is dark skinned and not being stereotyped or demeaned by her love interest

honestly that might be the thing that makes me break down and watch it even with what i said above. idk, its a difficult thing.

[michiru]

I feel you on this. I saw Beale Street in theaters and it wrecked me. I was also really angry at how no one else was reacting that way.. that I could see at least.

That being said I don't think this movie will solely be about the brutalization of black bodies. I see a lot of agency in Daniel and Jodie's characters.

[disasterboss]

That being said I don't think this movie will solely be about the brutalization of black bodies. I see a lot of agency in Daniel and Jodie's characters.

oh yeah a lot of it does seem to focus on their relationship that's what makes it look compelling and i would like to see that aspect of it. but i know that i'll be waiting the whole movie to see if they're brutally killed at the end. i mean with all the comparisons to bonnie and clyde and when we know how that ended... i don't know if my mind will be on what's actually happening rather than dreading what could happen.

[michiru]

That’s a very fair point.

[yeezus_christ]

i saw beale street in theaters and it wrecked me. i was also really angry at how no one else was reacting that way.

i had the same emotional reaction--on both accounts--and attributed it to the factt hat the majority of my audience was white because literally every black person in my tiny theater was visible emotionally impacted by it.

[savannah_rose24]

I definitely understand what you mean. Its one reason I chose not to watch slave movies. I don't mind them being made or people watching them, but its just not for me. I feel the same way about this film, but its a bit different and I like the two leads. So I will probably see this, but try to psych myself up to watch. I still haven't watched When They See Us and probably won't (read and seen different media about The Central Park Five, I think I'm ok missing this one).

Also, there was an article I read about how black people watching videos of other black people being brutalized by the police can cause PTSD. I think its similar to film, especially when its realistic and the act is shown in graphic detail.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/black-pain-gone-viral-racism-graphic-videos-can-create-ptsd-like-trauma

[bellwetherr]

i think this is perfectly okay, tbh. i feel like this a lot when it comes to watching women get brutalized on screen - it just feels so fucking personal.

[yeezus_christ]

i completely understand this feeling. i can't watch when they see us and i know i won't be able to for years--if ever.

i actually watch horror movies as an escape from the escalating brutality of real life and it's become less and less effective the past few years. knowing your emotional and mental limits is important and you should respect those limits for your own well being.