White Man's Burden | | Cast : | John Travolta, Harry Belafonte | | Director : | Desmond Nakano | | Studio : | Hbo Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, HiFi Sound, Widescreen | | Released Date : | December 01, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | October 10, 2004 | | Summary | Color reversal same attitude | Content
 | I think what this movie did is not simply reverse the color scheme but generally speaking the attitude.
I think it condemns for the sake of condemning and moves the problem from where it really is.
America is not perfect but it is as perfect as they come to give each individual the possibility to succed regardless of the skin color, this movie, in my opinion is anti white, which is as stupid as being anti black. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 30, 2004 | | Summary | The Truth in full color............................LMAO! | Content
| This movie represents all minorities, considering that Africans were the most exploited and tortured in American history. This movie is about putting racism on the other foot, where the world is a black world view and ran by Black ppl. John Travolta did a excellent job of portraying a oppressed man with a son, who is looking for a break in a system of biasness and discrimination. Harry Belafonte plays the obnoxious bigot who doesnt see his ignorance.....................This movie represents how prejudice the american system is and how politics play a strong role in determining the have and the have nots. In my opinion the majority of americans would prosper at whatever if given the opportunity, so its not just a lack of self motivation but political dupery played on ppl time and time again. Especially on minorities of all colors.....................nuff said! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 09, 2004 | | Summary | Changes Your Thinking | Content
| I know some people have said that this movie doesn't take into consideration other minorities, but I think it is successful it achieving it's purpose. I am a white person and I was so moved by this movie. It's easy to be like the wife and say "oh, these poor inner-city kids are so cute" and help them out and feel like you're being compassionate, but I found myself feeling a little offended by her reaction. It was like a reality-check for me because it made me realize how I must come across to other people in my thinking. I think it's a powerful movie that everyone should watch. It may have focused on one minority, but I think if it really touches someone, they'll translate that toward other minorities. Excellent, thought-provoking, thought-changing movie! Well, done!!!! Thanks for doing it!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | November 12, 2002 | | Summary | Good Idea, poor execution | Content
| The basic idea of this film is a good one-"what would happen if the tables were turned." And there are good moments, such as the White kid wanting a Black doll and seeing nothing but Blacks on tv that do a good job of getting the message across, but midway through the picture, this is pushed aside and it becomes just another action thriller. However, the scenes of rich Black neighborhoods and poor White neighborhoods aren't all that potent, as such communities do exist in real life. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 19, 2002 | | Summary | Stereotype reversal changes perspective | Content
| This movie was very interesting on many levels. It reverses the role of the black man and the white man based on heavy stereotypes. The black man is wealthy and powerful and the white man is poor and lives in slums. I believe the filmmakers made it this way for at least two reasons. One is you get the point of the movie better, as it's backwards to what we see everyday in the news and that. Second it takes away from the typical movie. Most movies involving rich black people normally portray them as hip-hop rappers decked out in gold chains and driving Impala's with hydraulics. This is not the case in White Man's Burden. They are portrayed as business men, with wives dressed in fancy gowns and dresses. The men wear suits and ties, and the kids are similarly dressed to the T. Without giving away the plot of the movie, it is the struggle of a hard worker and his boss. How a typical employee of a large company is just a number to the corporate boss. I feel this movie is different in how the roles are reversed, black man is corporate boss, white man is typical employee. |
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