Dear White People

2014 "A satire about being a Black face in a white place."
6.2| 1h48m| R| en| More Info
Released: 17 October 2014 Released
Producted By: Homegrown Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.dearwhitepeoplemovie.com/
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Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.

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Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
sleepycatfarm I'm Caucasian American and not at all racial toward someone for their skin color. I resent the generalization of this title. Just because I'm 'white' doesn't mean I'm racial. I was raised 'red, yellow, black or white; they are precious in his sight'. Truthfully, it makes me want to end my relationship with Netflix. I feel sick to my stomach that the line has been so blatantly drawn without even watching the series. Signed, Disappointed
pdgiacomo In a nation where racism exists in so-called "micro-aggressions", the African-American community may be able to relate to this film in incredibly minute ways. Obviously this film is a dramatization and exaggeration of "post-racial" America but it ultimately gives me the vibe of "two wrongs make a right".The film portrays white college students stereotyping black ones, giving white college students a stereotype. Now, presently being a white college student myself, I feel offended. I do not and will not ever attend a party in which I paint myself black and hold a pistol in someone's face to emphasize my belief in a stereotypical African- American citizen (or criminal).I think, instead of fighting fire with fire, we must come together as one community and throw the color of our skin out the window. People MUST be judged by their abilities, talents, experience, etc.Now for the film, the acting was horrendously awful but the plot was very unique. The dialogue at times would lose me but I do believe that was the objective. Many, many intertexts referenced which is an interesting technique. Cinematography was a little rough as well.I'd say I'd recommend this movie to black friends but some non- racist white people would definitely take offense to this movie because they simply cannot relate to the white characters. Maybe the racist one's will laugh.
citzsold This film, contrary to the title, is not a letter to white people. This is a view in to the inner conversations that take place in black culture. As a white man, I am not normally privy to these conversations. Many people with my pigment feel that black culture is a singular being (odd, since white is clearly not a singular culture). This is a conversation between blacks about where they belong as a minority culture in a white society. The movie has some interesting talking points, and should be credited with attempting to start a conversation on race. I don't think it took hold enough. The movie is an outgrowth of Morgan Freeman's character in "Glory", when he grabs Denzel Washington and gets in his face, "Who you calling. . . There white boys out there dying. . . " Take time to watch it, and listen to how a group talks to itself. If you are white, it isn't a story against you. The conversation isn't about harming you. it is about black people trying to understand what being black means post Civil Rights. There is no loss in not being a part of the conversation. This film is absolutely no threat to me.
James Banks Went into this hoping for the best, but was sadly disappointed. This kind of mockery would be called criminal if it was titled Dear Black People. Taking 5 years to write this, Simien obviously did no research into actual college campus life. It looks as if he was given carte blanche by the divisionist government agenda that keeps racism alive and well in this nation. None of the comedy is witty let alone remotely funny. The satire that liberal critics elude to is fairytale hate that no student in the past 50 years would even dream of doing. One critic even wrote, "A smart, hilarious satire of the Obama age." All actors in this movie are too talented for hate speech such as this. This is yet another attempt to separate people and ideals and set civil rights back to when Muslims first sold Africans to the Europeans. Seriously, people need to check themselves and get backbones for calling this funny, smart, or witty. Martin Luther King would be rolling in his grave if he knew his struggles for peace and equality culminated in this. Spike Lee, in all his divisionist hate, could not even remotely touch this absurd delusional myriad of vile hatred. Watch this as a warning of what's to come in the future of left wing agenda films.