I saw the movie, ironically having lived the Monk life as both a teacher and author. The connection to his father's issues is an interesting connection. I think he's struggling with art vs. capitalism that we authors all do as you work to be able to write but it's like having one hand shackled; the work though is constantly levelled by race externally as well as creative internally. I aspire to find ways to write without the inclusion of race---subverting as Morrison did with Paradise---but it is so embedded in readers throughout the world. That same embedding informs this film as it examines the inability to separate race from people and we, the artist of color, learn to hustle and con White-mentality because we know our culture, other cultures, and know they (Whites) are excluded by the(ir) judgmental inequality, of racialization.
Genuinely wonderful synopsis, but I didn't see his main struggle being anything like that (patriarchal identity crisis) in the movie. Lol. I'll have to watch it again and tilt my head closer to that storyline. Great post tho, thx!
Excellent breakdown. Really enjoyed it. What I took from the film was two things. 1. Having a brilliant mind comes with its own challenges. On one hand, yes, he desires to create art that matters to him and thus will represent his intellect and skill as an artist. But not everyone is that way. In fact, most people aren’t. People sometimes just want to be entertained on a surface level as an escape from their own issues and self struggles in life. 2. Your family, (namely your parents) sometimes f*ck you up! lol. They don’t mean to but that’s how it turns out on lots of occasions. That leads to one creating distance from the trauma. But your family, well.. is yours. And at the end of the day they somehow migrate back into each other’s support system. The interesting thing about Monk was he was thrust into taking action and getting out of his own way by the emergencies that occur with his family, forcing him to be a fatherly leader of sorts. Anyways, my $0.02. Not worth much but I enjoyed the film and I appreciated your synopsis. 🙏🏾
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I saw the movie, ironically having lived the Monk life as both a teacher and author. The connection to his father's issues is an interesting connection. I think he's struggling with art vs. capitalism that we authors all do as you work to be able to write but it's like having one hand shackled; the work though is constantly levelled by race externally as well as creative internally. I aspire to find ways to write without the inclusion of race---subverting as Morrison did with Paradise---but it is so embedded in readers throughout the world. That same embedding informs this film as it examines the inability to separate race from people and we, the artist of color, learn to hustle and con White-mentality because we know our culture, other cultures, and know they (Whites) are excluded by the(ir) judgmental inequality, of racialization.
Thanks for this. Please review Dead Presidents (1995)
Thanks for the suggestion! I have two video ideas I want to try out for Dead Presidents. I'll have to find time to make them come together though.
@@drjasonfreeman I'm excited to see them/ it!
Genuinely wonderful synopsis, but I didn't see his main struggle being anything like that (patriarchal identity crisis) in the movie. Lol. I'll have to watch it again and tilt my head closer to that storyline. Great post tho, thx!
Really liked your comment! And that is something I lost at first, too much concerned with the postmodernism part of the movie as structure. Thanks!
Dr Freeman you are on point !
Excellent breakdown. Really enjoyed it.
What I took from the film was two things.
1. Having a brilliant mind comes with its own challenges. On one hand, yes, he desires to create art that matters to him and thus will represent his intellect and skill as an artist. But not everyone is that way. In fact, most people aren’t. People sometimes just want to be entertained on a surface level as an escape from their own issues and self struggles in life.
2. Your family, (namely your parents) sometimes f*ck you up! lol. They don’t mean to but that’s how it turns out on lots of occasions. That leads to one creating distance from the trauma. But your family, well.. is yours. And at the end of the day they somehow migrate back into each other’s support system. The interesting thing about Monk was he was thrust into taking action and getting out of his own way by the emergencies that occur with his family, forcing him to be a fatherly leader of sorts.
Anyways, my $0.02. Not worth much but I enjoyed the film and I appreciated your synopsis. 🙏🏾
bringing in Goffman -really relevant. I read the book, didn't see the film, but it sounds pitch-perfect.
I didn't find any of it 'boring'...
Profound commentary. And got right to the point. Smart & sharp. Much appreciated, Dr Freeman, thank you.
Thank you for the feedback!