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- Even if Lee's only intent with Bamboozled was to ignite fiery discourse about race and representation in entertainment, his film remains a rousing achievement as both art and a social prompt.
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Oct 6, 2000 · The new show shocks and offends many viewers, but turns into an enormous hit, sending the plot into twists and terrorist turns that are beside the issue. The central questions any viewer of "Bamboozled" has to answer are: (1) How do I feel about the racist images I'm seeing, and (2) Is Spike Lee making his point?
A blistering satire of network television's pitfalls and prejudices, a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a television writer's stunning rise and tragic downfall.
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- Damon Wayans
TOP CRITIC. Audacious, vibrant, unsurprisingly maligned but frequently brilliant. Full Review | Mar 23, 2020. Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness. Believe it or not, Bamboozled is a comedy, even...
Courtesy of The Criterion Collection. On March 11, something that had long seemed inevitable was finally confirmed.
Oct 20, 2000 · Bamboozled: Directed by Spike Lee. With Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson. A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.
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The site's consensus is: "Bamboozled is too heavy-handed in its satire and comes across as more messy and overwrought than biting." [3] On Metacritic it has a score of 54% based on reviews from 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Oct 13, 2000 · Article. Movie Review: 'Bamboozled' By Lisa Schwarzbaum. Published on October 13, 2000 04:00AM EDT. Few American filmmakers crank it up as boldly or as flashily as Spike Lee; just as few are...
