tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776031415427663302.post7848670758182597356..comments2024-03-27T00:27:04.726-04:00Comments on Net-flixation: Jimi Hendrix without Hendrix but with Andre 3kThaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17414047155226211676noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776031415427663302.post-33521102025879528012012-05-15T15:31:55.696-04:002012-05-15T15:31:55.696-04:00Thanks, Vance! I agree that the audience is the ce...Thanks, Vance! I agree that the audience is the certain loser, here - it's why it irks me so. I don't honestly think that movies can really do justice to real-life figures, or the difficulties they faced. Ghandi, The Iron Lady... maybe only My Left Foot does a real job of showing adversity and achievement, fairly... <br /><br />I hadn't honestly thought about it, but Andre 3k does resemble the great Jimi. AV Club, a site I love, notes they might've gotten him so he could simply cover Jimi's songs, which wouldn't require studio permission. I can't really rag on Andre, as I haven't seen his acting; still Idris, Adewale, Colin, and Lennie are all personal favorites! Non-white actors get screwed over a lot in cinema (why did Carl Lewis, Keith David, and Ernie Hudson not get more work?!), and I'd love to see what a strong actor could bring to the experience. It's the same way I feel when I see American actresses on the cover of so many fashion mags - My thought is always, "that's supposed to be for models, you pandering jerks!"Thaddeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414047155226211676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776031415427663302.post-77939927312079147112012-05-15T14:35:27.423-04:002012-05-15T14:35:27.423-04:00Out of those you mentioned (and others you didn...Out of those you mentioned (and others you didn't), I would actually have to say that I agree that Andre 3000 looks the most like Hendrix. However, of course, that's not usually the best criterion for whether he'll do a good job in the role. Still, consider me cautiously optimistic.<br /><br />Regarding the music rights issue, this is what it seems like to me: With those other movies, the Hendrix estate had no leverage because the filmmakers could have just chosen a different song to serve the function in the movie that Jimi's song would serve. Might as well get some money as opposed to none. In this case, there's a much better likelihood that the producers will cave and meet their asking price. However, in this game of chicken, we the viewers could be the ones who lose.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.com