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Using Black Trauma to Sell Movies
Stories of black trauma happen every day. Additionally, the same stories are captured in movies, making it hard to escape from the Black pain and trauma stories. For so long, films have been using the theme of Black people’s suffering as their focus. The Black trauma theme has made its way onto the small and big screen for a while. Some of the works which use this theme have excelled out of selling fear to people. However, only the groundbreaking work excelled in selling the Black trauma. For instance, in twenty seventeen, the film Get Out received an Oscar for best picture. This work was a success because it made a commentary on something that had not been said.
Them is also an example of a film that sells on black pain and suffering. The movie is characterized by the sheer volume of violence and terror, which exceed profound points. The terror part of the movie descends into Black trauma, which embodied the movie.
Jordan Peele’s film, Us, is another example that can scare the hell out of you. You will need some time to rest after seeing the movie, especially when you live with PTSD. Black trauma isn’t a bad thing. Whenever people experience trauma, they evoke emotions which in turn leads to sympathy. The wrong part of Black trauma is the abuse of the trauma created by the movies.
