With strong social criticism and irreverent humor, the platform added one of the best productions of 2023 to its catalog.
The platform belonging to the Amazon company, called Prime Video It has a fairly diverse and unusual catalogue. Among the movies and series There are options that are not available in other streaming applications and are highly valued by users. Recently, North American production called American Fictionreleased in 2023, which knew how to generate laughter and repercussions due to its strong criticism.
It is based on the novel Erasure written by Percival Everett in 2001 and was first presented at the Toronto Film Festival. It had a very short run in movie theaters until it was added to the Prime Video platform. It was nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sterling K Brown), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Score. However, despite all the praise and its practically perfect score, it went more unnoticed than it should have.
American Fiction
Prime Video: what American Fiction is about
The story follows Monk, who works as a university professor of English literature and is also a respected writer who is fed up with the black entertainment establishment’s reliance on tired and offensive clichés. Her last novel was rejected because the editor said it “wasn’t black enough.”
When his mother falls ill, he decides to ironically write a book that brings together all the existing clichés about black people, exaggerating the characteristics and traits in such a way as to express everything he despises as if it were true. The book is a huge success that ends up proving him right in relation to everything he previously thought. For this reason, the film invites reflection and exposes what black people experience in American society.
Prime Video: American Fiction trailer
Prime Video: American Fiction cast
- Jeffrey Wright (Monk)
- Issa Rae (Sintara)
- Sterling K. Brown (Clifford)
- Adam Brody (Wiley)
- Tracee Ellis Ross (Lisa)
- Erika Alexander (Coraline)
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