Wednesday, April 30, 2008

"White Ones, Baby!" Final Scene from "Super Fly" (1972)

This is a great scene from a worthy movie. This is the final scene and it is powerful. Note the defining of 'cool' by Priest (played by Ron O'Neal (b.1937)); his attitude, and the victory over the un-cool. But dig the script, the power in the poetry: "you, your wife, that big-legged daughter and even that faggot son", "White Ones, baby!", "Nothing..." Everyone must find their own piece that they must repeat. Me and my Brother dug this whole scene and would recite it back and forth to each other. The movie (you're not privy to the new shit, man) is "Super Fly" (1972) and it is a classic. The soundtrack is also among the most worthiest in the history of cinema. The legendary Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999) was in a zone of epic proportions when he shared these songs with the world. If you are not familiar with them, then you must make a strong seder in them now. Dig this scene and see the whole movie and listen to the soundtrack. Peace.

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