I fully understand what the movie is trying to accomplish. It's trying to show us the injustices that exist between races, but it could have been accomplished in a much more effective way. Not only were the roles reversed (which was kind of weird in itself), but every stereotypical clash between the races is brought up. I was okay with John Travolta's character losing his job and house. That happens, whatever. But when he went to Thaddeus's house and took him hostage without explaining--I think he deserved an explanation!--I started to feel that this movie was weird. Throwing in Thaddeus's son with his white girlfriend didn't help much. It just isn't necessary to get the point across. The movie is a perfect display of reverse racism which is just as bad as racism itself.
Travolta's character had too much pride to do the right thing: take a job! Sure, it might not be the greatest job, but anything will help keep his family together. But, no. Instead, he leaves, jobless, and doesn't let his wife get a job either. He loses his job, and the rest we already know.
Travolta blames Thaddeus for his troubles, but he is to blame as well. He is too full of himself to see what he actually needs to do. Providing for his family may not be the easiest thing for him, but it is the most satisfactory.
I am curious as to what is in store for the characters, since we aren't finishing the movie. What lesson is learned and who learns it?
I think that Thaddeus should be less ignorant to those less fortunate than him. When they were driving around the slums Thaddeus had a look of wonder, as if he had never known this existed before. I hope Travolta's character learns that Thaddeus is not the enemy, and maybe even get a job and eventually his family back.
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