Interviewed at Sundance, Barris confirms that the script for his reimagining of “The Wizard of Oz” is completed. His version of Dorothy is a girl who lives in the Bottoms, which is a huge apartment complex located in Inglewood, California.
The original ‘Wizard of Oz' took place during the Great Depression and it was about self-reliance and what people were going through. I think this is the perfect time to switch the characters and talk about what someone imagines their life could be. It's ultimately a hero's journey, someone thinks something's better than where they're at, and they go and realize that where they're at is where they should be. I want people to be proud and happy about where they're from. But I want the world to take a look at it and I hope that will come through.
Barris also confirms that Paramount entrusted him in remaking Frank Capra's “It's a Wonderful Life.” Barris says that the story will also revolve around a person of color. He believes that the 1946 version's main character, indelibly played by Jimmy Stewart, was specially made for a POC:
It's a guy who's trying to help out his community and things are going to turn around on him. I think that's the perfect story to tell for a person of color — Black or brown — to get into that because our communities have some issues and someone trying to help that community out. I think that's the perfect vehicle to tell that story from.
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Are there literally no African classics? I remember so many African gods from the series American Gods (it wasn't very good but it was quite informative). Why not make a movie on Anansi, the mischievous African God for once instead of bullshiting away money on shitty remakes or we wuz kangzing about Wakanda
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Lord of the Rings
The City of God
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Wdym?
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2 African authors.
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I actually didn't know Tolkien was born in SA, always assumed he was a generic bong
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!chuds there are indeed countless African stories (both fictional and real) of pretty much all subjects imaginable, but the issue is that these r-slurs are American Nationalists and Exceptionalists first and foremost, who do not care about Africa in the first place, they just want to ritually repeat the same formula of Americana Mythology and nothing else, if anything they openly hate Africa and African people, have you seen the beef between African-Americans and Nigerians/Ghanaians on Twitter? Africhuds are heckin problematic Christofascist bigots sweaty
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There's a great children's film that uses elements from real African folklore to show children overcoming divides of race and class. It's called Song of the South.
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How is it?
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I liked it. The live action scenes might feel a little slow compared to modern Disney animations. The animated parts are fun, good music, historically interesting as a film.
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Sounds fun, anywhere where I can watch it?
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Looks like there's a copy on the Internet Archive.
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Thank you
Why is not on Disney+ though? I thought Disney made it?
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Oh you didn't know? Disney hates black people.
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I'd love to see a story about Anansi. There's so much you could do with that
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already appropriated by dastardly mayos
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I have a copy of this somewhere
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Those are African not African American though
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Sundjata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Sundiata
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it's honestly on my list of things to watch after Gyeongseong Creature
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I won't watch it if Dorothy isn't twerking at the Bottoms.
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