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With “Madea’s Witness Protection” about to hit theaters, Tyler Perry says that he is never one to take anything for granted. He says that in spite of the massive amounts of money he’s made from his films, he can’t assume that people are going to come out just because he made them. Instead, Perry says that remaining focused on his audience and doing his best with every project is what keeps him on top.
“I never take anything for granted,” he said during a recent press conference. “This character, this movie, these Madea films are always about the audience. It’s what I think they want to see, so I’m hoping they turn out. I never ever take it for granted.”
The film features other cross-over stars, such as Tom Arnold. Arnold says that Madea films are no different from what he sees in redneck culture. He hosts a show called “My Big Redneck Wedding,” which he says has antics very similar to what people see in Madea films.
This discussion is strong in light of the on-going dialogue about how Perry’s films portray the black experience. Perry’s films have been criticized by men like Spike Lee, who describe the films as “coonery and buffoonery.” But there are others who feel that the work is relatively harmless. Arnold’s comparisons with redneck culture make the interesting point that a more diverse set of images for whites affords them the luxury of having characters that reflect a broader spectrum of their humanity.
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RaeDonna
June 30, 2012 at 12:47 am
Though I like majority of Spike Lee’s movies, I also enjoy Tyler Perry’s. I don’t understand why someone can’t like both. Personally, I feel Spike Lee is jealous and hatin’ on Tyler Perry because Tyler can get up write a movie, make a movie, call all the people he wants to have in the movie, and then put it out all by himself. Spike cannot do that. Spike has to call the white people in Hollywood to get his movies made (which he seems to do about every 7-10 years or so). It seems to me that Spike should take a lesson from his own movies and stop being one of the “crabs in a barrel” and go on and ask Tyler can he use his studio to make some more movies until he can get his own. I’m just sayin’…
everard powell
June 28, 2012 at 6:07 pm
I really enjoy every thing that I have seen by Mr tyler perry…And I hope to continue enjoying future things by Mr. perry.. spike should back up!!! I have seen more stupid stories re: white dudes then mr. perrys black stories and I thought amos and andy tv stories were very funny,, I am 81 years young ..and my skin is not thin live a little!!@!
Blossom
June 28, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Baby please, baby please, bababababy please, babababay please is deep and not buffoonery? Aside from “Malcom X” and the latest “Miracle of St Ann” movie, what the heck has Spike done that is NOT buffoonery or empty??
Tyler Perry’s movies have helped many, many people deal with and recover from tragedies that they faced in their lives. The humor has been sugar that helps the bitter medicine of facing the past and the truth go down.
Tyler’s not perfect, but he’s a good man.
Mr run it
June 28, 2012 at 5:20 pm
watch spike lee’s movie (bamboozled) and its entirety+ and keep in mind the meaning of the it when watch tyler perry’s movies and he’s characters especially (“mr brown”) and you’ll see the coalition between the word “buffoonery”!! his and alot of other movies and actors in the black community
Derrick
June 29, 2012 at 7:08 am
It appears to me that you only have a 3rd grade education. Your sentence structure is very elementary.
Most hillbillies like you can’t read or write. Go play with your mammy in your trailer park and get a Black tutor to help your dumb azz read and write. You ain’t worth two wooden nickels white boy.
GET OUTTA HERE WITH THAT B.S.
DaTruth
June 28, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Ur comments suggest that u have not seen much or any of Spike Lee’s work. I don’t see how portraying blk folk n a positive & empowered manner could be conveyed as “empty” or “bufoonery”. Quite the contrary! Spike’s work has always made me proud, it does not make me cringe! He’s always tried to convey a deeper msg to blk folk thru his work. Ive appreciated that he makes us think, not just laugh at our own expense. I think that Tyler Perry’s a great person & I wish him cont’d success, but Im not necessarily a fan of his work.