My favorite movies are Black romance movies. My all-time favorite is Love and Basketball, after that it’s Love Jones. I wouldn’t consider myself a hopeless romantic, however, I just love, love. It just warms my soul and allows me to feel. It brings out this vulnerability inside of me, as the characters unleash their masked personas. They allow themselves to love and be loved. It has always been something that I have admired, especially as we struggle to show our true emotions. We tend to put on this hard posterior that can seem to be cold-hearted, while inside we all just want to be loved. It is something so beautiful about a genuine, happy, and healthy relationship, no matter if the couple is struggling or thriving (circumstantially).
Brown Sugar, the movie starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan is also on my list of favorites. There is a rawness that is so pure and clear in their friendship. It shows that while you may have a plan for your life, don’t allow fear (of failing) to stop you from obtaining GOD’S best for you.
The movie uses hip-hop as a metaphor for love. I think love makes you want to dance. Once you find a good beat or rhythm, things start to flow. But, never be afraid to change it up, as long as GOD is always the pulse.
Love,
Raven Renee
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