Response to "Bamboozled"

In class, we watched "Bamboozled", a film about race in the television industry. I thought the movie was somewhat confusing because Pierre seemed like he would maintain his role as the moral, honorable character that he was in the beginning when he first hatched his plan. Towards the end, however, we see he's been ruined and actually is not much better than those he was protesting against. When he attempts to sabotage his assistant, Sloan, all respect for his character was lost. It seems Pierre convinces himself that his show is "okay" when the money starts pouring in, even though the original idea was to come up with the most outrageous, stereotypical show that he could.…