Well them going to prison isn’t viewed as a joke so there’s that. A lot of comedies are about people getting out of messed up situations.
Them being locked up and all the unfair roadblocks they run into are supposed to make you upset. Make you uncomfortable. Make you think. The movie is full of laughs but also tragedies.
One inmate had a baby with the wardens daughter but can’t claim the child or they’ll kill him. He loves the wardens daughter and she loves him, but their family can’t happen.
Another inmate purposely gets himself killed because he doesn’t think his family back home will love him when they find out his sexual orientation.
Eddie and Martin are examples of not losing spirit against insurmountable odds.
I say that to say it doesn’t make light of prison or the era in which it takes place. A reminder of how things used to be and that it was not that long ago. Still happens. Most of the time without a happy ending. It is a deep movie disguised as a comedy.
Sometimes that’s the best way to get important messages across
“A spoon full of sugar, helps the medicine go down.”
Can you dig it?
Allowed? Vibranium belongs to Wakanda. The Avengers can't dictate what they use Vibranium for. Allowed? That's one hell of a colonizer mindset you have.
Disney Princess Anika Noni Rose turns 54 today! 👑🎙️
Anika Noni Rose holds a special place in animation history as the voice of Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog. Her warm, powerful performance helped introduce Disney’s first Black princess, and she has continued returning to Tiana across films, specials, games, and other Disney projects.
But Rose’s voice résumé reaches far beyond New Orleans. She has stepped into the DC universe as Catwoman and Kuasa, joined Voltron as Acxa, voiced Afia in Mufasa: The Lion King, and most recently entered Wakandan history as a future Black Panther in Eyes of Wakanda. Her live-action work is equally impressive, spanning Broadway, Dreamgirls, Power, Roots, Maid, and more.
Some of her notable roles include:
• Princess Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) — voice
• Princess Tiana (Ralph Breaks the Internet) — voice
• Lorrell Robinson (Dreamgirls)
• LaVerne “Jukebox” Ganner (Power)
• Black Panther (Eyes of Wakanda) — voice
• Afia (Mufasa: The Lion King) — voice
• Kizzy Waller (Roots)
• Regina (Maid)
• Selina Kyle / Catwoman (Injustice) — voice
• Kuasa (Vixen) — voice
• Grace Makutsi (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency)
• Dr. Eva Fletcher (The Quad)
• Jessica Jangle (Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey)
• Dr. Pauline Whittier (Everything, Everything)
• Wendy Scott-Carr (The Good Wife)
• Naomi Cole (Let the Right One In)
• Acxa (Voltron: Legendary Defender) — voice
Happy 54th Birthday, Anika Noni Rose! 👑
YALL
I woke up late.
My kids were ready.
My son rode the bus.
It was 7:11am when I woke up.
Got my daughter to school by 7:31am.
Teacher opens my car door: “Good morning”
My daughter: “Hi, My mom was speeding so safely to get me here on time because she overslept”
ME:
We just lost another legend today 😔
Anime just lost a veteran behind Akira, Death Note, Naruto and today’s biggest isekai titles.
Director and animator Yūji Yanase has passed away at 59. His death was announced today by the production committees behind The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for the Throne and The World’s Strongest Rearguard, two currently airing anime he directed. Their staffs expressed deep gratitude for his work and sorrow over his sudden passing.
Yanase spent decades working across nearly every level of anime production. His extensive credits included:
• Akira — In-Between Animation
• Death Note — Key Animation
• Hellsing — Animation Director
• Chobits — Animation Director
• Naruto: Shippuden �� Episode Direction
• Pok��mon XY — Episode Direction
• Macross 7 — Key Animation
• Aria the Animation — Animation Director
• Symphogear — Animation Director
• Saint Seiya Omega — Animation Director
He later became especially known as a series director, leading anime including In Another World With My Smartphone, If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord, By the Grace of the Gods, In the Land of Leadale, My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1, I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, and Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra. His directing career began with Himegoto in 2014.
His final chapter is especially bittersweet, with two series under his direction still airing when news of his passing was announced.
Rest in peace, Yūji Yanase. From animator to director, his work quietly became part of decades of anime history. 🕊️