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“Ultimately the social change has to come from the people who make the movies, so the people who make the movies have to look at the landscape and say to themselves, "Well, you know, these things are changing, and I'm okay with their having changed, and I think it's okay to start reflecting those changes through the movies we make."”

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Wesley Morris

Wesley Morris is a renowned journalist, born in 1975. His career spans various fields, including news, commentary, and investigative reporting. Morris is known for his in-depth investigations and sharp insights into social issues. more

“I don't see a lot of studio executives caring at all about what the culture is telling us. They think they make the culture. They're not out taking the temperature of things and using the results of whatever sort of cultural surveying they're doing to make movies. They're interested in doing things that people are already comfortable with, and taking those properties and filling them.”

People Thinking Culture Results Comfortable Property Studios Caring Executives Filling Temperature

Author:Wesley Morris

“The problem with a lot of movies when it comes to race is that they want to be moral, and they want to make the audience feel good about something that a lot of people don't feel good about.”

People Want Feels Problem Race Moral Audience Feel Good

Author:Wesley Morris

“I do feel a responsibility to address things that are problematic, but I don't have to go out of my way to do that.”

Way Feels Responsibility My Way Addresses

Author:Wesley Morris

“I have a pretty good sense of when to express misgivings. And white critics are just as capable of pointing those things out and noticing them as people of color.”

People White Color Capable Critics Pointing Good Sense Noticing Misgivings

Author:Wesley Morris