This Hidden Metaphor Perfectly Explains Sinners

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• SJ

  @sjonestoo · 7 months ago

  This analysis was exactly why Black Americans loved the movie. We had these conversations when the movie was first released

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• MR

  @MrRasheed7 · 7 months ago

  1 additional thing that stuck with me from the movie was the point that everything was a lie. Smoke &amp; Stack trying to find a place in society where they could be successful and more importantly free. Remmick tells them it was all a lie. &quot;no matter how much money or how many guns? They gon take it from you when they want&quot;<br><br>I think about black wall street or seneca village and how they were destroyed once they became too prosperous. <br><br>That makes everything feel hopeless. Especially when you can look around and equate that metaphor to soo much of what goes on in our world today (even beyond just black folks and white folks). Its a system of blood suckers feeding on the public at large

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• AN

  @anissat-tech · 7 months ago

  You did miss a very “meta” point about the “Pick Poor Robin Clean” usage in the movie… the song was originally released in 1931 by black women, Geeshie Riley and Elvis Thomas, but like so many black artists, had the song appropriated and re-recorded by white singers for white audiences. Coogler used this as a way for Remmick to gain advantage in trying to enter the jook because it was likely the patrons at the party would’ve recognized and welcomed it. I love that he put both the original and Remmick’s versions on the soundtrack.

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• IH

  @IHMadeThis · 7 months ago

  I still want a prequel showing the twins robbing the Irish and Italian mob. &nbsp;Completely different genre.

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• EM

  @emiliamartineli1888 · 7 months ago

  This movie was cinematic gold. &nbsp;One of the most unique movies made in a long time.

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• DA

  @damienkelly7795 · 7 months ago

  Speaking as a black man from the south, that was one of the best deep dives into this movie I have seen. You really nailed the complexity of our history and I&apos;ve already shared this with 3 other friends. Great job.

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• CA

  @callalilly4743 · 7 months ago

  Critics and the industry are well aware of the meaning of this film which is why its been openly disrespected at every turn.

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• PA

  @panthercat38 · 7 months ago

  It really seals in the curse of vampirism at the end when Remmick says &quot;I hated those men, but the words still bring me comfort&quot; because he can&apos;t hear his ancestors 🥺

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• MA

  @maremare3205 · 7 months ago

  Well done, no notes. Ryan is an even bigger genius than I realized, I hope Sinners shows out at the Oscars.

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• LO

  @losttribearts · 7 months ago

  I don&apos;t think an analysis of this film can be complete with no acknowledgement of the &quot;griot&quot; scene. That was quite literally the most incredible and moving thing I&apos;ve ever seen on film.

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• JO

  @Joy0213 · 7 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HT-F1pU7pc&amp;t=454">7:34</a> Some important context &nbsp;is that all white is worn at many black funerals, especially southern black funerals. Even if the whole funeral isn&apos;t wearing white, often the family will be wearing all white. You can see this on the show Queen Sugar, as an example.

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• MS

  @MsCaramello73 · 6 months ago (edited)

  My family&apos;s from Mound Bayou, Mississippi. The question of freedom and what makes you free, even if it&apos;s just a feeling, was a recurring theme. Vampires are soulless and they steal your soul when they bite you. Sammie&apos;s father kept telling him to drop the guitar. He was holding it like the others were holding the stakes at the juke joint, almost like a talisman. He didn&apos;t want to be converted, just like he didn&apos;t want to be turned into a vampire. There&apos;s a lot to think about after watching this movie.

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