April 21, 2012
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4.20/2012
I just saw Brown Sugar. It was one of the most hyped Black movies that I hadn't seen yet. It was alright. I liked the themes of hip-hop and the metaphors that the characters would make between it and their relationship, but I didn't entirely like the story. I guess my reason for not liking the story is kind of unreasonable, but I just didn't think it was applicable to my life, and I just thought that it could have been solved by communication or having solid moral lines that the characters would not cross.
The first issue is communication. Apparently, in college, the male character told his female friend character that he liked her. However, at that point in time, she only thought of him as a friend. As time passed, her feelings changed. My question is this: Why didn't she ask her male friend if his feelings had changed? The male friend had already revealed himself to have been attracted to her and liked her at some point. So, given this, it would make sense to ask if things had changed. I feel as though at least she could know and, perhaps, they could then decide to pursue a relationship or not.
My other issue was moral lines. Before the male character got married, he ended up coming over to the female friend's house to talk about an issue. Distraught and needing comforting, his female friend comforted him with a hug... and then began to kiss him. I think that this was inappropriate, especially given the fact that he was engaged. I believe that, in this scenario, the female character acted selfishly. She should have respected his relationship. The male character isn't any better. When his marriage is going downhill, and, simultaneously, the female character's relationship is flourishing, he begins to act selfishly to influence her back towards him (or influence her out of her relationship).
Anyway, these were my main issues with the movie. Other than these issues, I thought the movie was very good. I liked its themes. I'd give it a 7.5/10.
It was a decent movie.
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