Will Smith’s Bright, which he debuted on Netflix in December hasn’t received raving reviews. In fact, it’s been trashed by all accounts. Indiewire labeled in “the worst movie of the year” and The Wrap wasn’t feeling the “profoundly stupid racial metaphor that somehow amplifies stereotypes of actual ethnic groups.”
Damn Daniel.
Well, the trashing has stopped but merely found a new medium. Chance The Rapper chimed in after streaming the movie over the holiday week and he wasn’t pleased. He felt the movie, a supernatural cop drama “where two police officers, one a human, the other an orc, embark on a routine night patrol” was “shallow” and aired his views on Twitter.
Check out his tweets below.
I found the way they tried to illustrate americas racism through the mythical creatures to be a little shallow. #Brightmovie
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 27, 2017
I think the idea is that they’re a step below bottom of the spectrum blackness. Which is why Will’s character, the Mexican cop and the ork have that dialogue in the street. https://t.co/LaFMysw2WG
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 27, 2017
I tried to look at it that way but a few minutes into the movie they make wills character say “Fairy Lives don’t Matter” https://t.co/j721N38cdR
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 27, 2017
