Man this movie was sooooo sad i literally fried the entire end i was cussing at the brother i was cussing at her mother aaaaand her grandfather lol. i couldn't stop crying like maaan!!
Reminded me of Imitation of Life (1959)! Annie Johnson, who is also a single mother with a daughter, Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane was struggling with her identity (aka passing)!
the movie really did have two themes, he never had a interest in jazz, his brother did and somehow he turned out better in jazz music than his brother. I also feel like the movie have a lot of left out pieces, like how does bayou brother feel that he got him killed, cause they never would’ve known bayou was there if his brother didn’t say anything. Secondly, how does the son of leanna and bayou feel finding out he’s actually fully black.. will he change his racist ways or will he still be racist. Definitely a cliff hanger movie i will say that but overall it was good.
Yes but the son isn’t fully black. Let’s remember that Leanna was of mixed race. Had she not been, the chance of her son being passable would not have came into play. But I do agree that the movie could have touched on the other points that you brought up.
@@the_truthful_1406 yes but the son John is more black than Leanne is especially according to how John will be viewed in the South because to them it's either black or white otherwise Leanne's mother wouldn't have asked her to pass but just be her mixed self could have been enough. But John is not mixed his mom is. If Leanne's biracial identify had of become known she would have been considered as black as John's father Bayou who was considered fully black.
2 me when I was watching it I seemed like the notebook bc she left town bc of a family member didn't want them 2gether then he was writing her letters that she never got to read ever then he went to the army she ended up getting with another guy she didn't really love but overall it was a awesome movie I just upset and shocked at one part as well
I'm still trying to figure out why it's titled A Jazzman's Blues when Jazz doesn't even come into the picture until the movie is half way through. Bayou didn't even show an interest in becoming a Jazz singer. He just kinda fell into it. People in the jazz era were known as Jazzman because of their passion for the art of jazz. All we saw from Bayou was that he could sing and on occasion at his mother's request would sing at his mother's Jook-Joint but he wasn't even a headliner there. The movie isn't about a Jazzman but a story about two people quest to fall in love and be together. It was about a forbidden love that run Bayou out of town with someone whose job it was to manager jazz musicians and singers and so Bayou became one merely by default due to his escape but not because he was it was his dream or passion. He pursued a career in jazz strictly out of necessity using the talent that he had.. One the other hand the one who showed a real interest in doing something with his talent in jazz was Bayou brother. In fact if it hadn't of been for Bayou's brother Willie convincing the manager to take him to Chicago for the audition and Bayou being forced into the car to escape Bayou probably wouldn't have even pursued being a jazz singer. The acting, singing and dancing were great but the movie felt like it had two themes that never intertwined to form a consistent plot.
i was supposed to reply to your comment about the movie but somehow ended up replying in the actual comment section so if u dont mind could u read my opinion as wel
I fully understand you’re perspective… if you don’t mind me saying but it could also be perceived as his brother being the jazzman with the blues. it’s evident the movie was centered around bayou and Leanne’s love interests.. but it’s not like he didn’t enjoy singing jazz with his mama at all on the yard or in the juke joint. It just wasn’t what made him have the blues. (Leanne was). All in all, it was still a movie about love, music, and the southern experience of those times. ❤️
@@LisaEthylene I would agree that it was a decent movie however if Bayou was the central character and he was to be identified as a Jazzman with blues than showcase him as an aspiring jazz singer and not someone who was asked to occasionally sing and the run made him become a performer to survive and not a pursuit of his passion. He should have been singing to the girl and singing should have been falling out of him. Everytime he got a letter he should has been humming a tune. Something. For me it loss it's Jaxzman's flavor when we were half way into the movie before he begun to really sing. The intertwining of the plot and the title just were not there Just my opinion
He was 17 and she was 16 when they fell madly in love LeAnn mamma came back and married her to a white man that had wealth Bayou was doing well singing Jazz wearing fancy clothes he could have survived without her She was definitely surviving without him but that 17 year old him could not let her go so he just kept on writing those letters His mamma kept those letters like 40 years now the son knows his father and mother are Black which makes him Black as well Interesting
Man this movie was sooooo sad i literally fried the entire end i was cussing at the brother i was cussing at her mother aaaaand her grandfather lol. i couldn't stop crying like maaan!!
What happened?
@@Jade.Mcdowell u need to watch the movie because I hate spoiling lol
Reminded me of Imitation of Life (1959)! Annie Johnson, who is also a single mother with a daughter, Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane was struggling with her identity (aka passing)!
A classic! I love that movie
the movie really did have two themes, he never had a interest in jazz, his brother did and somehow he turned out better in jazz music than his brother. I also feel like the movie have a lot of left out pieces, like how does bayou brother feel that he got him killed, cause they never would’ve known bayou was there if his brother didn’t say anything. Secondly, how does the son of leanna and bayou feel finding out he’s actually fully black.. will he change his racist ways or will he still be racist. Definitely a cliff hanger movie i will say that but overall it was good.
Got ya
That means it was a great film. When the writer is able to raise additional questions in the mind of the viewers❤
Their feelings were already implied in the film. Willie Earl felt guilt in the end. Bayou's son's feeling are up to our interpretation tho.
Yes but the son isn’t fully black. Let’s remember that Leanna was of mixed race. Had she not been, the chance of her son being passable would not have came into play. But I do agree that the movie could have touched on the other points that you brought up.
@@the_truthful_1406 yes but the son John is more black than Leanne is especially according to how John will be viewed in the South because to them it's either black or white otherwise Leanne's mother wouldn't have asked her to pass but just be her mixed self could have been enough. But John is not mixed his mom is. If Leanne's biracial identify had of become known she would have been considered as black as John's father Bayou who was considered fully black.
Beautiful beautiful Couple ❤️❤️😘😘
2 me when I was watching it I seemed like the notebook bc she left town bc of a family member didn't want them 2gether then he was writing her letters that she never got to read ever then he went to the army she ended up getting with another guy she didn't really love but overall it was a awesome movie I just upset and shocked at one part as well
This movie killed me. I knew I shouldn't watch it and now I'm gonna cry for days. I think for me it's secont after The Notebook.
She do beautiful omg
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I'm still trying to figure out why it's titled A Jazzman's Blues when Jazz doesn't even come into the picture until the movie is half way through. Bayou didn't even show an interest in becoming a Jazz singer. He just kinda fell into it. People in the jazz era were known as Jazzman because of their passion for the art of jazz. All we saw from Bayou was that he could sing and on occasion at his mother's request would sing at his mother's Jook-Joint but he wasn't even a headliner there. The movie isn't about a Jazzman but a story about two people quest to fall in love and be together. It was about a forbidden love that run Bayou out of town with someone whose job it was to manager jazz musicians and singers and so Bayou became one merely by default due to his escape but not because he was it was his dream or passion. He pursued a career in jazz strictly out of necessity using the talent that he had.. One the other hand the one who showed a real interest in doing something with his talent in jazz was Bayou brother. In fact if it hadn't of been for Bayou's brother Willie convincing the manager to take him to Chicago for the audition and Bayou being forced into the car to escape Bayou probably wouldn't have even pursued being a jazz singer. The acting, singing and dancing were great but the movie felt like it had two themes that never intertwined to form a consistent plot.
i was supposed to reply to your comment about the movie but somehow ended up replying in the actual comment section so if u dont mind could u read my opinion as wel
I fully understand you’re perspective… if you don’t mind me saying but it could also be perceived as his brother being the jazzman with the blues. it’s evident the movie was centered around bayou and Leanne’s love interests.. but it’s not like he didn’t enjoy singing jazz with his mama at all on the yard or in the juke joint. It just wasn’t what made him have the blues. (Leanne was). All in all, it was still a movie about love, music, and the southern experience of those times. ❤️
@@LisaEthylene I would agree that it was a decent movie however if Bayou was the central character and he was to be identified as a Jazzman with blues than showcase him as an aspiring jazz singer and not someone who was asked to occasionally sing and the run made him become a performer to survive and not a pursuit of his passion. He should have been singing to the girl and singing should have been falling out of him. Everytime he got a letter he should has been humming a tune. Something. For me it loss it's Jaxzman's flavor when we were half way into the movie before he begun to really sing. The intertwining of the plot and the title just were not there Just my opinion
@@dawnwalton1099 I respect that and I actually agree now that you put it like that. Thanks for sharing!
He was 17 and she was 16 when they fell madly in love LeAnn mamma came back and married her to a white man that had wealth Bayou was doing well singing Jazz wearing fancy clothes he could have survived without her She was definitely surviving without him but that 17 year old him could not let her go so he just kept on writing those letters His mamma kept those letters like 40 years now the son knows his father and mother are Black which makes him Black as well Interesting
Sad movie