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- Title
“Patton's Flag, and Other Chi-Raq Disasters”.
- Authors
Metz, Walter
- Abstract
An analysis of the film "Chi-Raq" directed by Spike Lee and starring Samuel L. Jackson is presented. It examines how well the film adapts "Lysistrata," a play by Aristophanes written in 411 B.C.E. The author argues that Lee mistakenly attempted to address a serious social problem in gun violence through the framework of a sex farce film. Particular attention is also given to the use of an American flag in a scene similar to one from the film "Patton."
- Subjects
CHI-Raq (Film); LEE, Spike, 1957-; LYSISTRATA (Play : Aristophanes); ARISTOPHANES, ca. 446 B.C.-ca. 386 B.C.; SHOOTINGS (Crime); PATTON (Film); COMEDY films
- Publication
Film Criticism, 2019, Vol 43, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0163-5069
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.3998/fc.13761232.0043.405