Elizabeth Banks & Film Columnist Dragged by Black Twitter for Calling a Color Purple A “Flop”
Was a 1985 classical The Color Purple a flop? According to singer Elizabeth Banks and white film columnist Anne Thompson, a Stephen Spielberg-directed play was not memorable nor successful, notwithstanding a vicious commend and box-office appeal.
Banks lighted a amicable media firestorm Thursday (Jun. 15) after comments she done a day before went viral. While usurpation an endowment presented by non-profit group, Women in Film, a singer and executive remarkable a need for some-more heading womanlike characters on-screen. She privately called out Spielberg.
“I went to ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Jaws’ and each film Steven Spielberg ever made, and by a way, he’s never done a film with a womanlike lead. Sorry, Steven. we don’t meant to call your donkey out though it’s true.”
Banks was clearly forgetful The Color Purple, that starred Whoopi Goldberg and nabbed 11 Oscar nominations. Black Twitter was discerning to remind her online. Apparently, someone in a assembly also called Banks out for her memory loss, though she continued with her speech.
While a actress’ mistake pas burnished Black Twitter a wrong way, it was Anne Thompson’s chatter that caused a many backlash. She remarkable Purple was one of only a few female-lead films by Spielberg, though claimed it was a “flop” and used wrong information to support her claim.
Thompson has given deleted a “flop” chatter and posted one including (some) actual facts. It perceived 11 nominations, not 10.
However, black Twitter dragged her before she attempted to cover her tracks.
By wave she means white peoples didn’t caring about it let’s be real
— B. Moore (@LaNoireDe) June 15, 2017
The Color Purple grossed over $140 million was a 4th biggest grossing film in 1985.
— Iris (@Free_Spirit2972) June 15, 2017
Do we have any thought what The Color Purple, a film about Southern bad Black women anticipating their voices, means culturally for Black women? pic.twitter.com/MWxJ1wFdxh
— Evette Dionne ? (@freeblackgirl) June 15, 2017
“Critics” like @akstanwyck (who called The Color Purple a flop) is because we contingency have farrago in media. Culturally utter to judge!
— Karen Hunter (@karenhunter) June 15, 2017
Me looking during Elizabeth Banks Anne Thompson right now.#TheColorPurple pic.twitter.com/e6Q9Za1piu
— Justine Carter (@Ravenbaby71) June 15, 2017
$155mm universe wide, 88% on RT. Cult classic. Culturally applicable to this day. Flop how? Do we even know what that word means? pic.twitter.com/509bqwyvIx
— King Kali (@Kaliafornia) June 15, 2017
Color Purple was a flop?!? 98 million domestically, 11 Oscars nominations, Broadway plays.. and this gif…. pic.twitter.com/E3utBm0ckT
— Loni Love (@LoniLove) June 15, 2017
Girl did we only call a Color Purple a flop? pic.twitter.com/ajN5PUESh1
— Yondaime Hokage (@BlackNerdJade) June 15, 2017
Y’all haters, @ElizabethBanks @akstanwyck — #TheColorPurple was not a flop. #BlackTwitter Okay, okay, ladies now let’s get in #formation. pic.twitter.com/BPtFK69OD2
— Rachel Currence (@rachel_currence) June 15, 2017
You’re about to accept a rage of #BlackTwitter for this tweet. RIP to your mentions. pic.twitter.com/vvES0ludku
— BGN@AwesomeCon???? (@BlackGirlNerds) June 15, 2017
Even if Thompson’s initial $41 million box-office figure was accurate, The Color Purple still wouldn’t be deliberate a flop. The film was done with a $15 million budget, and anytime a film earns good over a budget, it’s deliberate a box-office success for a production/distributor notwithstanding censor reviews and endowment recognition.
She was only passed wrong on this one. But Black Twitter got her all a approach together.
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