迷惑 Bamboozled (2000)

In Spike Lee’s intriguingly unique, almost near “sit-com'' type/style film production titled “Bamboozled”, a both hilarious yet tragic in nature turn-of-the-century (or in this particular sense/context, modern 21st century) story is being depicted. This film apparently uses a lot of evidently heavy elements of irony and satire, which all contribute to the overall depths of this particular piece that is being presented/shown to its audiences. Although it is rumored that...

Niggas as appellatoin: not Ni**er
A slide by Dr Keith Wagner
Robin Kelly calls nigga a condition and collective identity, the character of inner city space, poverty, interracial violence;
'Evident in the use of the word ni**er in Bamboozled are its contradictory valences that mirror its evolution in our contemporary society as an expression that has been reimagined even as it remains historically charged.' (2005: 356)
...those of the Black inner city have embraced the ...

虽然叙事手法，不是我喜欢的那种，但是影片中对于美国娱乐圈的种种现象，揭露的可谓一般。
作为黑人导演，Spike LEE 很努力的诠释黑人在美国社会中的地位和自我形象。
当影片最后，枪声响起，还是相当触目惊心的。
特别喜欢最后10多分钟的剪辑和配乐，血腥的画面+舒缓、哀伤的背景音乐。
结尾处，电影将电影史上的各种有黑人形象的影片剪辑在一起，既有故事片，也有动画片，既有默片，也有有声电影，既有黑白，也有彩色，算是一个完美的ending.