Do you know any horror movies in which the black guy doesn't die?
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Progress in terms of social critique. He is shot by a white man working for the state (or who is at least state senctioned). George Romero denies any attempt at social critique, but released in 1968 Night of the Living Dead does at least coincide with the civil rights movement (alongside a number of other social movements).Aetera said:
Everybody dies in that movie, including the Black guy.y04coopa said:
As for my own answer, LL Cool Jay's character didn't die in Deep blue sea.
The Black guy lives in the second Resident Evil movie, but.
He dies in the third one.
John in Day of the Dead doesn't die. Peter from Dawn doesn't die as well. Come to think of it, Ben was the last to die in Night. That kind of counts, right? Though, none of Romero's characters are token, so I don't know if they count.
Yes, I did just spoil the endings of films that are 26, 33, and 43, years old, respectively.
Honestly, have you even watched Night of the Living Dead? Ben's actions towards the end of the film really push the audience away from his side. It's not like he was an overall likable character through the entire movie, you know. He really started to become a dick towards the end of the film, thus is why I fail to see how ANYONE could read anything political or social into his death.
Yes, I did just spoil the endings of films that are 26, 33, and 43, years old, respectively.
Violent?! They just CGI'ed him to death! Hardly the most violent death out there.knight of some random number said:
Um, you are aware that Ben was one of the earliest black protagonists in the history of American film, right? That's DEFINITELY not progress... nope nope. Not progress without a doubt. One of the earliest films to feature an African American lead is ANTI-progressive! I hope this sarcasm is heavy-handed enough.tigermilk said:
Honestly, have you even watched Night of the Living Dead? Ben's actions towards the end of the film really push the audience away from his side. It's not like he was an overall likable character through the entire movie, you know. He really started to become a dick towards the end of the film, thus is why I fail to see how ANYONE could read anything political or social into his death.
I'm pretty sure in Paranormal Activity there is no black guy, so there is no black guy to die, if that counts.
hold it!thefreeman0001 said:
he and and the lady survive and fly off in the chopper in the official ending
the alternate ending is one he shoots himself and she kills herself by sticking her head into the choppers blades
they changed it because it was too depressing
According to TvTropes the only Friday the Thirteenth movie where a black dies first is the ninth movie.
If you count Deep Blue Sea as horror, then that one. The survivors are the black chef and the animal hunter ex-con guy. It's funny because the chef guy makes a comment about the black guy usually dies in these sorts of things.
Deep Blue Sea, they even have a moment where the chef mentions how the black guy always dies lol.
I did't suggest a black character in itself was progressive. It could be cited as such but perhaps not a year after two Sydney Poitier performances were nominated for best film Oscars both films presenting a black man as a hero acting in opposition to a white racist substructure. In the Heat of the Night with Poitier depicting a black police officer coming against racist bigotry won best film.Stall said:
As I said the political/social reading is in the fact he was murdered by a white armed man acting under instruction of or via a state sanctioned slaughter of the "other". A reading inviting social critique can also (as previously stated) be compounded due to the representations of black people whilst the civil rights movement reflected a desire for change in terms of the treatment of black people and critical engagement with representations of black people.
In Wrong-Turn 2, the black guy is one of 2 people (starting with about 8) who survives to the end.
That's a good thing, he was the most likeable character. Well, the army guy too, but he died.
That's a good thing, he was the most likeable character. Well, the army guy too, but he died.
Ice Cube has gone on record as stating one of the few reasons he took part in the atrocious "horror" movie Anaconda was because "the black dude lives through the end".