Hello people! A Howdy Hey and How are ya to you! Earl Roy about to enjoy some hot weather!
Stay cool if you can. Shake the hand of every man and woman that needs a hand getting their feet out of the sand and a cool drink of water like mother milk seeping from a silk shawl bra....bros and sisters with those who need motivation, Earl Roy doesn’t take vacation. I am watching over those in the nation or in the KC vicinity, can you get with me? Are you gonna be prophet or a pimp, royalty or walk with a limp or lean to help us all achieve MLK’s dream .
The Heat can really mess with your mind and make you irritable and less likely to move in positive directions. You can get a rash and the high temps can make you make rash decisions.
Double Feature of the Day.
Spike Lee’s masterpiece where everyone does the Right Thing and sometimes The Wrong Things,
Mostly due the pressure of the heat from the Sun that brings racial tensions to a boil.
I wore out 2 video tapes of this movie when it was released, in addition to being a projectionist at a dollar house in 89. Every time I come away with more distinct perspectives than the time before. I asked myself the other night after watching my second dvd copy, “Who Did The Right Thing?”
Its easy to say who did the wrong thing. However, no one is clean and clear. Even the watcher/God's messenger, Mother Sister (RUBY DEE!!!!!) is chanting at the end “Burn it down to the ground” . She, serine and wise succumb to the fires of violence, hostility and devout change through aggression. She comes off her perch and wails with the chorus of gods vengeance “BURN BURN!!!”.
Who did do the right thing?
Spike is a fan of many many different genres of film. One in particular the noirs of the gold and silver age. There is one that stands out amongst the others, starring Robert Mitchum, directed by Charles Laughton called Night Of the Hunter(1955).
(worthless fact number 6000 it was said the Laughton directed the adults and Mitchum the kids since Chuck didn like the little one....must of been hard since Mitchum was the baddy in this pic...long a$% parethisis)
In fact Radio Raheem’s gold finger rings are homage to that film where Mitchum's preacher character, Like Bill Nun’s Radio.Raheem, has Love tattooed on one hand and Hate on the other. Both preachers have their stories of love conquering hate. Night Of the Hunter, also explores the human conditions under strict pressures, instead of racial persecution it is more religious. Told from a child’s perspective through a story/nightmare during one deep hot summer in the deep hot south.
Enjoy folks…if you like this double dip of movie trips try another combo of High Sierra and Emperor Jones. Let me know if you wanna talk shop IE movies, films, cinema, peanut butter cookies and lemonade….secretsamuraicinema@gmail.com
Be nice to each other do not let the heat affect or effect your judgment, no punishment will be dealt to those who overcome and don’t circum the heat of the sun, grab a hand full of Icccees and give one to someone!
I am watching you and thinking of you all with a happy heart.
Earl Roy.
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