The Blaxploitation films of the 70s definitely have a different feel than the gangsta films of the 80s and early 90s. While both frequently perpetuate a certain violent, Black masculinity, many films of the Blaxploitation era evoke a playful attitude, sometimes reaching cartoon-ish heights. Other, stricter ones (there’s a certain no-nonsense inclination to Shaft, though it became displaced in the sequels) seem to be forebears to the more somber gangsta films. The light genre-film bent of the 70s (often there for easy marketing) disappears into a thicker reality-based air. The music also plays a big role in that switch, with the advent of rap coming after the Blaxploitation boom.
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