Just because we dont want to talk about them does not mean they dont exist.
Its as simple as that.
There would be no two-dimensional demonic slave owners, no victimized black people waiting for a savior.
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This is not a film about good black people and bad white people, says Parker.
I wanted to give her the sense of how powerful she was, how strong, says King.
Even though she is clearly damaged, she is not broken.
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Thats the pathology, and Im not going to exploit the pathology, he says.
Parker courted a slew of experts for his crash course in filmmaking.
Director James Mangold (Walk the Line) helped him avoid platitudes.
And Spike Lee sat in his edit bay, giving him notes on his final cut.
This was my first rodeo, says Parker.
I was desperate to learn more.
He had built that world so specifically, it was like we were there, King says.
It was really beautiful.
