Soul Man (film)

Soul Man ( Alternative title: Soulman ) is an American comedy film from the year 1986 was directed by Steve Miner, the screenplay was written by Carol Black. . The main roles were played by C. Thomas Howell and Rae Dawn Chong.

Action

A native of Los Angeles Mark Watson gets together with his friend Gordon Bloomfeld a place at Harvard Law School, Harvard University. As he, however, his father locks the financial support due to a new psycho trips, he needs a scholarship. When Mark learns that the only available scholarship is only awarded to African Americans, he dyes his skin by tanning pills artificially black and gets the scholarship.

At the University gets Mark to Professor Banks, an African-American. Banks makes Watson realized that he no preference regarding their race entertains with his students; over time but reaps Mark with his hard work Banks ' professional and personal respect. However, Mark has to realize that the life of an African American even today is still dominated by prejudice; be it positive rather ( on the part of his ethno -philic fellow student Whitney ) or negative ( in the form of two students who would like to tear racist jokes ), he also experienced discrimination by the police.

Watson met the originating from San Diego African-American colleague Sarah Walker, who works part-time to finance their studies. Sarah is a single mother of a young son, and to afford the study can, she has been hoping for the same scholarship which has get but Mark. This fact gives Mark the passage of time more and more remorse, especially since he seriously falls in love with Sarah.

One wintry day surprisingly come Marks parents to visit. Since Mark is still under camouflage, he receives them first muffled, but simultaneous visits by Sarah Whitney and let the day finally ending in disaster. Once he has realized that it can not go on, Mark reveals in public the fact that he is a white man in reality.

To atone for his deception, Mark agrees to repay the scholarship unlawfully obtained. Banks asks him if he had learned anything from history. Watson replied that he had all the time had the opportunity to abandon the black skin, which is not the case for the real African American. Banks then presses from his respect for Mark's knowledge and continue to ensure the latter's personal support. Last but not least decides Sarah, Mark to forgive his mistakes and to give their relationship a second chance.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times on October 24, 1986, the concept of comedy was " promising," but the film was " brainless " ( "lame - brained "). He only praised the representations of Rae Dawn Chong and James Earl Jones.

Rita Kempley described the film in the Washington Post of 24 October 1986 as "embarrassing " ( " embarrassing "). The film has also been criticized because it would operate a modern form of the so-called blackface, which also led to some demonstrations. 2008 wrote the critic of the New York Press Armond White, the film would have the rise of Obama predicted, who had also done at Harvard its conclusion. In his opinion it was the best movie that plays at Harvard.

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