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Background of closing credits

I just saw the movie. It looks like the closing credits use as a background a very washed out reversed page from the green book. Not having seen a green book, I can't say for sure, but a list of motels in mirror image was displayed. Victor Engel (talk) 23:10, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

White savior narrative in film

Not sure why the See Also links White savior narrative in film. I think that completely misinterprets the film. CaGlwwWEDymzc7KBQC8u (talk) 17:15, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There are numerous reliable sources writing about the white savior trope in connection with this film. It warrants inclusion in the "Controversies" section at some point. Until then, it can belong in the "See also" section. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 17:30, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

People can "write" about anything. Hitler "wrote" about the Jews. Sometimes what people write is garbage trash that isn't relevant, especially when this is based on history, and the trope is reserved for fictional narratives. How dumb can you be to apply a fictional narrative trope (a very petty one that doesn't make sense at that) to something that actually happened in real life, unless you have an axe to grind?2601:49:1:5316:9440:834:E135:99A0 (talk) 00:43, 27 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This has been a major and oft-repeated criticism of the film. I think it deserves a subsection within the "Response" section. Coretheapple (talk) 23:30, 1 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Piano playing?

Is Mahershala Ali really that good a pianist as he is an actor? I realise that the sound track is probably not be the notes he actually played but his fingering and timing is very convincing. It is definitely worth a mention in the article. --88.97.11.54 (talk) 21:13, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The article does say Score composer Kris Bowers also taught Ali basic piano skills and was the talent stand-in when closeups of hands playing were required. CaGlwwWEDymzc7KBQC8u (talk) 13:12, 6 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Production

I just saw the movie and noticed that Octavia Spencer is an executive producer. Below is a link to an article about her work on the film. However, she is not on the list of producers or mentioned in the article. Is there a reason why?

^[1] --Libby521 (talk) 23:55, 15 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you’re meaning the infobox the infobox covers the producers listed on the poster. There’s no field for executive producers. Rusted AutoParts 23:57, 15 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

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Add the Academy Award win for Mahershala Ali for best supporting actor, along with the Best Picture Academy Award win. Hstyles1819 (talk) 05:56, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Already done Both awards already mentioned in the lead section as well as the Accolades section. NiciVampireHeart 11:14, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Afro-American?

What year is this? 1975? No one says or writes "Afro-American" anymore. It's African-American. And the last sentence about the guide book is mealy mouthed and awkward. 98.10.165.90 (talk) 15:51, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you. I've removed this wording and also simplified the guide-book sentence. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 16:31, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Jamaican-American

Does this need to be in the header? Is it even mentioned in the film? Theo Mandela (talk) 03:23, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm no historian, but I have read news reports somewhere that the pianist was NOT ever from the island of JAMAICA, but rather from hum-drum FLORIDA. This was said to be a marketing scheme by his white promoters to make him sound more exotic in publicizing his musical performances.

Dr.Bastedo (talk) 22:58, 8 March 2019 (UTC)Dr.Bastedo[reply]

@Dr.Bastedo: According to Shirley's Wikipedia article his parents where Jamaican (source [1]), but I'm really just questioning if it's noteworthy enough to be included in the header for this article? Granted, I haven't seen the film, but if it is never mentioned then I don't think it should be included. Theo Mandela (talk) 10:15, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Trio

One of the members of Don Shirley trio was Jüri Täht, who is actually Estonian. In this interview (in Estonian) he questions, that he didn't understand why was he depicted as a Russian (and points out, that he remembers some things differently: for example, he never saw Shirley drinking alcohol, the car was always black Cadillac etc). Also, surprisingly there is hardly anything written about the trio anywhere in Wikipedia. Ivo (talk) 13:54, 7 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That article is more about the trio than the movie. Its details belong in an article on the trio or Shirley. Coretheapple (talk) 13:14, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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