Hollywood Potrayals of Blackness

After viewing the clip from The Associate it became apparent to me that it is just as important for the main character to be black, just as it is that she is a woman. The film is meant to be empowering to women because it shows that they can be just as good in the business world as men. However, by making the character black, it is also meant to be empowering to blacks because it tries to diminish the racial boundaries by showing that blacks are just as good as whites in the business world. However, I feel that the message the film is trying to send could be much more empowering if it took itself and its message more seriously. By having comedic elements in the scene (her kissing the man on stage) it detracts from the message it's trying to present. I feel that a Hollywood movie such as Malcom X is more empowering because it takes its serious issues like it should: seriously. That film shows that blacks are just as intelligent and articulate and can be leaders just like white people, which The Associate did in a comedic way.