Celluloid Film Review: Madea's Big Happy Family

Title: Madea's Big Happy Family

Year Of Release: 2011

Review Date: September 30, 2011

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 106 minutes

Box Office Gross: $53,345,287

Site Rating: 6 out of 10 stars

"Madea's Big Happy Family" is the story of Madea's big crazy family, struggling with various problems. Loretta Devine, stars as "Shirley" a family matriarch dying from cancer and wanting her family together for a nice meal together, where she can give them the bad news, after being given weeks to live.

However, Shirley's family, comprised of her adult children, have many problems that range from martial trouble to a past secret incident of molestation, resulting in each attempt at a dinner, descending into fights. This film is sad, but brings up topics people struggle with everyday.

While the Celluloid Film Review is no fan of LionsGate, the distributor of "Madea's Big Happy Family" due to the company's unethical conduct in a number of issues, which have ventured into unlawful territory, Perry has been taking a lot of undeserved flack for his work that has been labeled buffoonery. This was a good film and contrary to what some think, there are people in the black community like some of the characters therein that have been deemed "embarrassing." Why should they be underrepresented.

It reminds me of small controversies, regarding some Jewish people not liking the sitcom "The Nanny" due to the stereotypes it contained (but the funny character had a good, kind heart and was very giving) and some Anglo-Saxons being embarrassed by "Married With Children." Well, sorry white people, I can't help you with "Married With Children" but now you know how we (black people) feel when we see "Flavor Of Love."

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Prussian Blue Teens Say They Are No Longer White Supremacists

Teen Music Group Renounces Hate

The former neo-nazi music group, Prussian Blue, comprised of then preteens, Lamb and Lynx Gaede, have renounced their racists ways, foisted on them by their mother, April Gaede. They made their debut singing racists songs, conducting interviews with racial slurs against blacks, Hispanics and Jews - even denying the holocaust.

Prussian Blue as preteens wearing pro-Hitler t-shirts

The name of their band reportedly came from the color of the gas in concentration camp chambers, where many Jewish people were killed by Hitler. Many people took offense at this and the profile of the group, in using children to spread hatred.

One of Prussian Blue's earlier CDs

The Judiciary Report's sister site, the Sound Off Column, began doing articles on the misguided duo several years ago (www.soundoffcolumn.com/november_05.htm and www.soundoffcolumn.com/december_05.htm).

Lamb and Lynx Gaede today

The former "white supremacists" were hit by a barrage of hate and death threats, creating stressful situations, where they became seriously ill. The group disbanded and the girls found employment in their local areas and are now medical marijuana advocates. Today, the 19-year-old twins say they have turned their backs on the hate movement and state they are glad there is diversity in America. The Judiciary Report is happy they have renounced their racist views. Good for them. God bless.

Christianity And Race Relations

Christianity and race relations go hand in hand. God loves all races and as Christians we should have the same values. There is no room for racism in the faith. Christianity was built on the principles of love, hope and unity in Christ, regardless of color. When people focus on color, it is as a means to divide, when the love of God unites us in the faith.