Pimpin aint easy
The Mack was released in 1973 and was based upon a true story of an African American man in 1960s Oakland, California named Goldie (Max Julien). At the start of the movie he’s in a shootout with the police and ends up in prison. When he gets out he decides to become the city’s biggest mack, aka pimp. The movie stands out as one of the best blaxploitation films ever.<br /><br />That starts with short little sequences that give deep insights into the lifestyle of Goldie. For instance, there’s a scene of him in prison, which shows the mental torture he went through being locked up. He tells his friend that prison turns people into animals by dehumanizing them and then tells them they have to rehabilitate. Then when he gets out he meets up with his former boss who tells him he could be one of the biggest players in the city if he wanted to. He tells Goldie that controlling a woman’s mind is the way to control her body and being the best pimp. Then he gets harassed by the police who put him in jail saying they want him to mess up so they can arrest him all over again. The movie introduces Goldie’s brother Olinga (Roger Mosley) who is a black nationalist community leader. The film makes a contrast between Goldie who is a man of the streets and crime, and Olinga who was trying to clean up the neighborhood and empower the community. Other films included black nationalists like Shaft, but they were side characters, and usually just gunmen. Here the movement is given a prominent role throughout. Another issue was the white power structure that controlled crime in cities. The idea of being a pimp was being THE man with all the power and money, but that was a farce. They could only get so big because the power structure was still controlled by whites who had the final say. Finally, the movie comments on pimping. Goldie pulls up on a bunch of kids who idolize him for his car and money. They all tell him they want to be like him. He tells them he doesn’t ever want to hear that from them again, that they needed to have dreams outside the ghetto. While the movie is all about a pimp it’s not trying to glorify the profession. It shows the women, the money, the clothes, the cars, but also how cold blooded the pimp game is.<br /><br />Richard Pryor is also featured in the film as Goldie’s lieutenant.<br /><br />The Mack really does stand above many others in the genre. It shows the streets and the crime life, but it doesn’t glorify it.<br />C
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