It’s just the bad guys versus the not-so-bad guys.
Or maybe the bad guys versus the worse guys.
And I thrilled at it.
‘The Harder They Fall’.DAVID LEE/NETFLIX
Why it wasn’t nominated:The Academy has a fraught history with Westerns.
AndThe Harder They Fallis just “too Black” for the Oscars.
And the Academylovesa first-time director.
Just askMartin Scorsese, who lost to two of them (Robert RedfordforOrdinary PeopleandKevin CostnerforDances with Wolves).
What a gift that is for future generations.
That alone makesThe Harder They Falla touchstone in the history of Black cinema, regardless of the Oscars.
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