I feel as though both films Black Girl and And So Angels Die were made for viewers worldwide to watch and be able to relate to. As Americans, we are not necessarily exposed to foreign films unless we branch out and look for them on our own, but they're definitely not a part of popular culture. However, both films dealt with topics that are present in our own society. That being said, in comparison - I don't really understand how And So Angels Die is considered a "remake" or modern-day version of Black Girl. For starters, the concept and characters in Black Girl were easy to understand, despite the language barrier and subtitles (like the majority of the films we watch in class). I understood exactly what was going on from beginning to end, but I felt the completely opposite about And So Angels Die.
I can probably only recall one character and probably not even half a scene from the second film. I felt as if they jumped from one subject to the next, and found it really hard to keep up with. I found few similarities between the two, and without being told of their relation, I probably would've never consider comparing them. And So Angels Die is probably the only film I've dislike this semester.
I agree with your thoughts on Black Girl and And so Angels Die. Angels is one of the strangest (and worst) films we've seen. And while Angels did jump around quite a bit I loved the poem about Africa that kept popping up; it kept a slight sense of cohesive within the film.
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