So, why can’t Hollywood make movies like this all the time?
For one thing, the likes of Ryan Coogler just simply don’t grow on trees.
He is a generational talent with the ability to infusepersonal expression into high-octane, crowd-pleasing entertainment.
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Audiences were not just entertainedthey were touched byCoogler’s vision inCreedandBlack Panther, and ditto for Gunn and Gerwig.
The “riskier” prospect of adapting the story ofJ.
No, Hollywood, Ryan Coogler isn’t looking to drive a stake through your heart.
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Targeting the coveted four-quadrant market has been the objective of every Disney-released film for the last decade.
As tentpole movies have become homogenized, so has their target audience.
AndwhileSinnersresonates with everyone, it especially appeals to a Black audience,which is often ignored by mainstream cinema.
Two brothers return to their hometown in the Jim Crow-era South seeking a fresh start, only to find that an even greater evil, including the Ku Klux Klan, has taken root. Michael B. Jordan stars as twins in this vampire thriller directed by Ryan Coogler, blending supernatural horror with historical tension.
