Not sure what movies to check out this weekend? Well, you’re gonna want to check out the trailers and find something that’s
Can you buy it by the cord instead of just the yard?
inspiring, well-crafted and choc-o-block full of shots that reinforce your beliefs…especially the ones about how crappy it is to be black…if you’re even called upon to appear at all.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – The beginning of the end of Harry’s journey
Things non-colors do in this movie: Speak ominously, stare longingly, remember their parents, pose a wicked threat, sit on a council, fill the streets of England, attend parties, use their now powerful and precise magic skills, speak out of turn, ride a Pegasus, stake their claims.
Things of colors do in this movie: Do not appear.
Hmmm, I guess if you want to play Quiddich and have cool powers, the first thing you need to do is to make that nasty pigment problem disappear.
The Next Three Days: Russel Crowe inflicts pain
Things non-colors do in this movie: have adorable moments with their sons, look beautiful first thing in the morning,start a raid, raise suspicion, state the theme, provide expertise, act hapless with a gun, make a daring escape, defy the odds.
Things of colors do in the movie: Arrest the heroine, stand in the background.
I want to do way more than beat up on the person we like…and fade into the distance like I did at my senior prom (and junior prom and sophomore homecoming…)
And for you limited-release film fans, there’s:
Made in Dagenham – Would be a Rom Com if it Were “Maid in Dagenham”
Things non-colors do in this movie: Speak snappily, be snarky to the opposite sex, sew, create a leader, be a leader, serve orange juice to their families, use sex to make a point, be the prime minister, have a dog, put their families in danger, ride bikes, win over their husbands, put their feet down, give fantastic soundbites.
Things of-colors do in this movie: N/A
White Material: How Could I Walk Away from This Title??
Things non-colors do in this movie: dance like nobody’s watching, speak French, warn of impending doom, insist on perfection, save a man from being speared to death, have awesome tattoos, need to rescue their son,
Things of-colors do in this movie: carry rifles, put a rifle in a woman’s face and demand money, aim spears at a sleeping man, hide in shadows, smell a white lady’s hair, start some sort of rioting,
Some people will say something along the lines of: “Of course there aren’t any black people in these movies. It’s not realistic to drop some of colors in the middle of Hogwarts or Irishy NYC neighborhoods or in 1968.” And I guess that makes sense. Flying horses, wizard boys and women who look 100% amazing 100% of the time are all way more realistic than an of color of note. These are movies after all, not total make believe.
The Oreo Experience 
oh, I thought for sure Shacklebolt and Zabini were in the final Harry Potter story/movie. I haven’t read it, mind you, but I just assumed they’d be there.
You know, I read a little blurb about White Material. It’s apparently a very moving and powerful film about how tough it is to be white and wealthy in Africa. *gags*
ooOOooo are there of-color wizards and whatnot in the books? I’ve not actually read any of them…though there is one on my nightstand next to Dr. Bloodmoney. It’s next on my list.
There are! Kingsley Shacklebolt, an Auror and good guy even. And Blaise Zabini, a Slytherin student. Also there are the Patil sisters, twins and also students. There’s Cho Chang, who Harry dates or something.
There might be more, but I didn’t actually read the books either. My knowledge is filtered through my friends who are into Harry Potter and my own occasional jaunts into the creative side of the fandom.
In the movies I know I’ve seen some of-colors, but not many. That announcer boy during the quidditch matches was of-color…I think his name was Thomas, though I’m not sure if that was a first or a last name.