GeorgeFloyd #Biopic #SocialJustice #RepresentationMatters
Understanding the Importance of a George Floyd Biopic 🎬
When considering whether a biopic of George Floyd is pointless, it’s essential to understand why such a film might matter. George Floyd’s tragic death ignited global movements and sparked conversations about race, justice, and equality. Here’s why a biopic could be significant:
Highlighting Social Injustice 📢
A biopic can:
- Shed light on systemic racism
- Educate audiences
- Foster empathy and understanding
George Floyd’s story is not just about his death. It’s about the broader issues of societal inequities and a call for justice reform.
Humanizing George Floyd’s Story 👨🏿🦱
Beyond being a symbol, Floyd was a human with a life, dreams, and struggles:
- His background and personal life
- His relationships and aspirations
- The impact of his death on his family
A biopic personalizes George Floyd, turning him from a headline into a relatable human being.
Encouraging Dialogue and Change 🌍
Such a film can create dialogue around:
- Police brutality
- Racial discrimination
- Civil rights movements
Bringing George Floyd’s story to the screen can invoke powerful discussions and potentially inspire meaningful change.
Popular Biopics and Their Impact 🎥
Noting the success of other biopics:
- "Selma" highlighted Martin Luther King Jr.’s efforts.
- "12 Years a Slave" shed light on American slavery.
These films didn’t just entertain; they educated and motivated people toward action.
Counterarguments to Consider 🤔
It’s natural to wonder if this biopic might:
- Exploit Floyd’s story for profit
- Overshadow other crucial narratives
- Be received as performative rather than impactful
Yet, if done respectfully, such concerns can be addressed by focusing on authenticity and collaboration with George Floyd’s family.
Conclusion 🌟
Is it wrong to believe a biopic of George Floyd is pointless? While everyone’s entitled to an opinion, the potential benefits—a deeper understanding, social awareness, and a call for justice—cannot be ignored. A well-crafted biopic isn’t just a movie; it’s a powerful tool for change and remembrance.
Let’s continue the conversation #KeepTheDialogGoing 🗣️
Even if you think it’s just a money grab or something, that’s a “point”.
It’s not pointless, but it won’t achieve as much as people might think.
I wonder if they’ll include the scene where he breaks into a pregnant woman’s home and holds her at gunpoint.
I think its unfortunate that you believe you will be ostracized because you question if your position is ‘wrong.’
Its ok to believe any biopic is pointless. Its unfortunate that you have to question your belief in this particular case.
You can believe what you want.
Personally, I think making a movie about someone whose death sparked US-wide protests and got global attention has certainly more of a point than the next 300 million dollar *Marvel Wakanda Bugaloo: The Ant-Man’s Guardian’s Avengeolypse*.
But that’s just me.
About him? Yeah maybe. About the entirety of police brutality against black America? Nah there’s value there.
Nope.
He is not the hero people try to prop him up to be. Anyone who holds a gun to a pregnant woman’s stomach deserves what he got and worse.
This feels a bit like the Captain Tom biopic that’s being made in the UK. A person becomes big news and suddenly everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon.
For those who don’t know, during covid Captain Tom, who was something like 100 years old, did a sponsored walk around his garden raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for the NHS. It became big news in the UK. He even released a terrible single and met the queen. Then his daughter took him on a holiday he shouldn’t have gone on, he died and she stole a load of money from the charity. The last part is probably the most interesting part of it – his unscrupulous daughter – and probably the reason the film will never be made as she’s probably already trying to steal money from it.
The rest of his life has interesting parts, for sure – he served in India and Burma during WW2 – but enough to make a biopic? Probably not. He ended up running a concrete company which is never going to be interesting unless you get Ricky Gervais to play him as a sort of David Brent character.
People just get this idea about capturing this big moment and making a movie out of it – cashing in on the public’s interest in the cause – but they don’t think about whether they SHOULD do it, or if there really is a story to tell. Was George FLoyd’s life really biopic worthy before his death? I doubt it. And I doubt Captain Tom’s was either.
A career criminal raised to be a saint by the Americans…what’s wrong with your society, guys?
All movies are pointless. What is wrong with another criminal’s biopic?
Yes absolutely. He is a career criminal miscast as a hero.
There’s not really any need for it
Yes, because he was by all accounts not a good person. That still doesn’t mean it was okay he was killed, or it mattered less that he was killed but a biopic about him just seems like it will be….ungood. A film about his death and police brutality and all that would be interesting though.
It’s ridiculous how people are making this guy out to be some kind or hero or martyr. This was not a good person. He was a drug addict and a criminal who committed terrible crimes and was in and out of prison. Yes, the police violence was horrible and should obviously never have happened, but can we please stop pretending that this was some innocent guy who did nothing wrong. By all means make movies about police violence, but if they make a movie about this guy I hope they show him as he really was and don’t make this guy out to be some hero or completely innocent victim.
It’s fucking ABSURD.
Pretty sure you’re allowed to believe and think whatever you want.
I think it wouldn’t be pointless only if they show it accurately, so even showing the bad things he did(such like assaulting a pregnant woman while holding a gun at her belly), otherwise it would be very pointless as it would just show what the media have already depicted for the last 4 years
If police are killing innocent black men all the time then it really shouldn’t be so hard to elevate an actually innocent person that was killed to the status of making murals of them and elevating them for all future generations to remember. But if it’s that hard to find an actual innocent person to elevate, then maybe the lesson to be learned here is that if you don’t want to run the risk of being killed by the police then maybe not becoming a criminal to begin with might be a good way to go about that. That would be a much better lesson for future generations.
To make a biopic of Floyd you would have to figure out which message you are trying to express with your film. But if the message is that just because you’re a criminal doesn’t mean you deserve to be killed by police, then you will also be sending the message that if you become an unproductive, useless, violent, dangerous member of society and end up getting killed by cops; you might become the most revered and adored human on the planet posthumously. People become serial killers just to achieve notoriety, any kind of attention. What makes anyone think that this sort of belief won’t encourage more people to just become criminals?
But if the biopic could be used to show how if Floyd had chosen to take a different route in his life then he’d be both alive and a thriving member of society without conflicts with the law, then at least that could potentially portray a positive message to future generations. Make better choices, don’t hurt others and stay alive.
This reminds me of when they made a movie about getting Bin Laden less than a year after the fact. Fricken hollywood needs to chill
Wut exactly do we need it for?
I’m a documentary filmmaker by profession, and part of my job is to delve into people’s lives and learn all about them in order to tell their stories. Most of the people I work with aren’t famous or classically ‘interesting,’ but they all have a story to tell
What I’ve learned is that I can make a film about ANYONE. Everyone is fascinating to me, and if I’m doing my job, I can make them fascinating to you, too.
Now, next question: in this political climate, will the film be a sensationalist piece of virtue signaling garbage? Probably lol. But done right, it could be lovely
Really? What happened to the man was awful but he was a c*nt
I wouldn’t say it’s pointless (the point is always to make money with movies) but I would say it’s wrong. Making a biopic about a man who is remembered for being tragically murdered is redundant. We all saw it happen. It was real and it was horrific. Making a movie about it just turns it into a spectacle to be consumed for entertainment.
Yeah – I’m not watching, but someone do me the favor of seeing if his entire criminal history is accurately reflected/portrayed.
If not – propaganda.
At best.
People who don’t believe he had a right to live to make it to trial won’t be convinced by a movie with facts about his life. It may however reach future generations and help them understand why qualified immunity should be removed and cops should be held responsible for crimes they commit.
Otherwise we have two sets of laws and we have to accept that cops are above the law, they are constitutionally not required to risk their life to save lives, and they have the right and the power to violate our constitutional rights because we allow it and we agree that their rights trump our rights. For example: we have a right to bear arms, unless a cop is present. We have the right to remain silent, unless a cop wants us to speak. We have the right to an attorney, unless a cop doesn’t understand what you mean when you say “I want a lawyer, dog”. (This confuses the cop and they think you want Air Bud Attorney at Law).
Ooooh they should show the entire video of him demanding to be taken out of the police vehicle and asking them to put him on the ground, all while saying “I can’t breathe”. You know, the video that the press refused to actually show to the public.
The purpose is to raise money and progress a political agenda.
I think the passengers in his car should explain why they let him drive them anywhere.
At this point, the characters can be anyone because it keeps repeating.
When will we do better?