Black Male Representation

It was really interesting reading Guerrero and Gray work through the stereotypes and representational problems of Black males prevalent in mainstream cinema and I wish I had a film better fit to evaluate through their lens, but the last film I watched was 12 Year A Slave, which was so impactful and did such a solid job creating complex, human characters, that it is tough to immediately analyze through a critical lens. It certainly subverts many of the issues discussed by the authors. The last movie I've seen otherwise would be Annie Hall, and Woody Allen is infamous for the insane whiteness of his films. Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years A Slave is the only featured Black male character in any of Woody Allen's films actually, in Melinda and Melinda. And that character doesn't face the issues of Guerrero and Gray's concern either, though another issue comes up, considering it was more than likely written with a white actor in mind.