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Cultural Awareness : THE GREAT DEBATERS
Posted by Jim Jacobs on 2008/1/6 2:40:00 (10733 reads) News by the same author
Cultural Awareness

FILM REVIEW--THE GREAT DEBATERS by Jim Jacobs
Entertaining, informative and smashing stereotypes, this is an important film, directed by Denzel Washington...


NOTE: Occasionally, Human Relations Associates will post reviews of films with ethnic themes. Additionally, HRA is compiling and will eventually post a list of films that defy stereotypes.Today I review THE GREAT DEBATERS, produced by Oprah Winfrey (and others) and directed by Denzel Washington.


Galesburg, IL--1/6/08--The quality of a film is determined by the dynamic of three factors: writing,
directing and acting. This dynamic makes THE GREAT DEBATERS a fine film. Based on the 1935 debate team at tiny Wiley College,a historically Black institution in Marshall, Texas, THE GREAT DEBATERS follows the preparation, conflicts and triumphs of the Wiley team, coached by Melvin Tolson, played by Washington. In the film Tolson--who would go on to become the poet laureate of Liberia-- inspires, mentors, and intimidates his team into a superb group of debaters who eventually meet and beat the reigning national debate champs, Harvard. However, it's here that the film departs from history more that this reviewer likes: Indeed, the real 1935 Wiley team defeated the "white" national champions, but the actual 1935 champion debate team was not from Harvard but from the University of Southern California. The film's Goliath was undoubtedly changed to Harvard for dramatic impact: USC might have been the national debate champions, but Harvard is still the quintessential bastion of white privilege, and was even more so in Depression-era America. With that in mind, I can forgive the makers of THE GREAT DEBATERS for historical inaccuracy, chalking it up to artistic license.

Overlooking that historical revision, THE GREAT DEBATERS effectively tells this important story. It inspires, informs, and entertains. Moreover, it kicks stereotypes in the teeth because it is not about Black people playing sports, gang banging, or acting foolish; instead, it highlights an intellectual exercise that has been practiced in the African-American community for untold generations-the art of argument.

The screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks and Robert Eisele is tight, wasting no scenes on extraneous information. The dialogue is crisp, driving the story forward. Washington's direction is firm but not so heavy-handed that the actors' character interpretations are smothered. And the actors deliver excellent performances. Of course, nothing but excellence is expected from academy award winners Washington and Forest Whitaker, but Nate Parker, Kimberly Elise, Jurnee Smollett and Gina Ravera also deliver fine performances. However, the scene stealer is young Denzel Whitaker (no relation to Forest) who plays the prodigy James Farmer, Jr. Whitaker simply lights up the screen in every scene in which he appears. Having followed the real James Farmer, starting when he was the director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)in the '60's, then through the days when he worked in the Nixon Administration, I am convinced that young Whitaker's portrayal was exactly the way the young James Farmer, Jr. really was.

Entertaining, informative and smashing stereotypes, this is an important film, and HRA urges all of this blog's readers to see The GREAT DEBATERS.

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