Jeffrey Wright Breaks Down Why the Satire in American Fiction Is So Relevant

Jeffrey Wright talks about starring in the movie American Fiction, the relevant social commentary in the film and his pet turtles, Mouse and Nancy Nippleton.
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  • @mauriciodiocis6901
    @mauriciodiocis69015 ай бұрын

    Love that he credited the screenwriter and author of the original dude. Classy and intellectual dude as always, one of the best to ever do it.

  • @sxt4447
    @sxt44475 ай бұрын

    This film proves the incredible value of excellent screenwriting and why the strike mattered so much

  • @roanaway
    @roanaway5 ай бұрын

    Satire really feels like it taps into that human need to laugh because otherwise you'd cry

  • @erinerin561

    @erinerin561

    5 ай бұрын

    Absolutely 💯

  • @EarlofSedgewick

    @EarlofSedgewick

    4 ай бұрын

    Are you saying this movie felt like that? To me it felt like finally figuring out to stop letting that toxic co-worker from bothering you anymore and just doing your stuff. The satire is really invigorating in that sense. You feel free to roll your eyes at the ridiculous stuff and focus in on that wonderful wedding 😊

  • @phantomfrivolity2169

    @phantomfrivolity2169

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@EarlofSedgewickIt's funny because this comment reminds me of the famous saying. "Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone."

  • @EarlofSedgewick

    @EarlofSedgewick

    4 ай бұрын

    @@phantomfrivolity2169 I suppose there are many levels to the film. I was being a bit self-important by flourishing my interpretation in contrast to a different viewpoint. Both are genuine impressions, and I'm richer if I consider them both. Hopefully my impression can provide the same. I like that saying, I haven't heard it in a long time. Very practical!

  • @FishareFriendsNotFood972

    @FishareFriendsNotFood972

    4 ай бұрын

    Absolutely, very insightful

  • @Tao_Tology
    @Tao_Tology5 ай бұрын

    (I think) the peak satire in the film is the "We really need to be listening to black voices" moment. If you've seen the film you'll know.

  • @ItzWhat3vA

    @ItzWhat3vA

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes!! That's my favorite scene. "I think we're going to go with F%&$."

  • @a.t.3192

    @a.t.3192

    5 ай бұрын

    Made me literally laugh out loud. Most movies, even really funny ones, don't do that.

  • @donrog5035

    @donrog5035

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh yeah, I laughed so hard when I watched this scene 😂.

  • @AdamJones381

    @AdamJones381

    4 ай бұрын

    It was pretty funny, I thought it may be too on the nose but on reflection it was just right

  • @beve83

    @beve83

    3 ай бұрын

    I loved that part!

  • @NostGold
    @NostGold5 ай бұрын

    Jeffery is one of my favorite actors of all time, so many brilliant roles he's been in, from Manchurian Candidate, Gordon in Batman, Shaft, Basquiat, Westworld, Source Code and so many more.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage5 ай бұрын

    Any guy who takes care of turtles thrust upon him is my kinda guy!

  • @jeffreylee5770
    @jeffreylee57705 ай бұрын

    I saw American Fiction at the end of January in a small film society theater near Philadelphia. I liked the satire, and the script was interesting all the way through. The ending felt a little post-modern, but not in a bad way. I would tell people to see it, but there was at least as much heaviness as lightness in the total story. It was great to see Jeffrey Wright in this film where he really got to act in a very pure form, i.e. no special effects, no period costume etc.

  • @EarlofSedgewick

    @EarlofSedgewick

    4 ай бұрын

    I don't know enough about post-modernism to pick out discussions in the film, but I felt like the end fit quite neatly into both the personal arc and the satire arc as well, all while keeping the pacing very snappy. That's a really excellent script, and the actors all did a great job attending to each new turn.

  • @paulwolffart1251
    @paulwolffart12515 ай бұрын

    Great movie! We watched it last night on Prime and it was worth paying $20 for it. A good “grown up” film with a good story and dialogue making you care about the characters and the issues.

  • @thomasalley3121
    @thomasalley31215 ай бұрын

    Jeffrey Wright is the man! Hunger Games, Westworld, The Last of Us Part II, Batman, ect.. He's so damn cool and I'm happy for his success. American Fiction looks like such a good movie. Can't wait to see it.

  • @chuck9380
    @chuck93805 ай бұрын

    I went to see the movie 🎥 in theaters last Friday and I really enjoyed it.

  • @sunfish9341
    @sunfish93412 ай бұрын

    “we really loved this script” literally as i watched the movie could not stop thinking about how good the story and writing/jokes were

  • @GlenLauderdale
    @GlenLauderdale4 ай бұрын

    Jeffrey Wright is a Class Act. He was great in James Bond and Westworld and I loved American Fiction!

  • @mariapapadopoulos3640
    @mariapapadopoulos36405 ай бұрын

    Movie deserves the Oscar

  • @CWBella
    @CWBella5 ай бұрын

    I started listening to Perceval Everett's book, "Erasure"; it is excellent! And audiobooks are the best.

  • @rachelaugsburger1471
    @rachelaugsburger14715 ай бұрын

    For a second there at the end, I thought Seth was going to say "congrats on the turtles"

  • @8020drummer
    @8020drummerАй бұрын

    2:44 "but still call me, Michael Bay"

  • @8020drummer
    @8020drummerАй бұрын

    Thought this was one of the best films I've seen in a while. If it had only been campy satire it wouldn't have worked, but weaving the family tragedy around it was genius.

  • @bcx1138
    @bcx11385 ай бұрын

    American fiction really is one of the greatest movies of all time

  • @blahblah4129
    @blahblah41295 ай бұрын

    Wonderful film!

  • @jameswells2826
    @jameswells28265 ай бұрын

    I Really Like Jeffrey Wright So Much And I Think That He's Really Cool

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    @hifi-photo-Brian5 ай бұрын

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  • @andyx6248
    @andyx62483 ай бұрын

    I loved it for so many elements.

  • @williamcaseywells604
    @williamcaseywells6044 күн бұрын

    The movie is outstanding as is well worth a watch.

  • @garycpriestley
    @garycpriestley5 ай бұрын

    Love this actor ❤

  • @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing

    @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing

    5 ай бұрын

    He makes me question the nature of my reality.

  • @smokinjoe4684
    @smokinjoe46845 ай бұрын

    Just left the theatre. Give him the “Fucking” Oscar.

  • @averyellis
    @averyellis19 күн бұрын

    The ending got more meta than expected, but it was a fun watch.

  • @barttorbert5031
    @barttorbert50314 ай бұрын

    Satire is supposed to make people aware of their shortcomings. But I doubt the people who need this will realize this is directed at them.

  • @markeggins890

    @markeggins890

    3 ай бұрын

    That's right, it is really saying what kind of 'diversity' do you want? Identity politics doesn't really offer diversity.

  • @lashendawest7509
    @lashendawest75095 ай бұрын

    We love your show seth meyers

  • @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing
    @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing5 ай бұрын

    Because these violent delights have violent ends.

  • @FishareFriendsNotFood972
    @FishareFriendsNotFood9724 ай бұрын

    Love him, what a powerhouse actor

  • @MusicfromMarrs
    @MusicfromMarrs5 ай бұрын

    Great flick. I know it’s based on a novel, but it’s still a descendant of Robert Townsend’s Hollywood Shuffle.

  • @estevancarlos
    @estevancarlos5 ай бұрын

    I saw this film in December. Fucking hilarious. Amazing movie. Gotta see it.

  • @alexishall3045
    @alexishall30455 ай бұрын

    I loved this movie!

  • @user-sx2un5bc3q
    @user-sx2un5bc3q5 ай бұрын

    Great movie A+ brother

  • @lordofthereels6790
    @lordofthereels67904 ай бұрын

    If Avery Brooks doesn't want to play Captain Ben Sisko I feel Wright would be amazing in that role. DS 9 ended with a way that could canonically fit a recast if the actor is....Wright IMO

  • @johndoylespiritual
    @johndoylespiritual4 ай бұрын

    Brilliant movie. Brilliant script. Brilliant acting.

  • @TheWasif
    @TheWasif5 ай бұрын

    Great film!!

  • @justincastillogayray
    @justincastillogayray5 ай бұрын

    these are conversations we've been having for decades. was it set in the early 1990s just like the book or the 21st century?

  • @frankcheers7529
    @frankcheers75295 ай бұрын

    Such a great film.

  • @randypop7133
    @randypop71335 ай бұрын

    Seth, this is a personal favor request, not from so much a jackal, but an incredibly frequent watcher of the show... Can you ask Jeffery Wright what the brand of his glasses are? That's the style I've been looking for and it has been very difficult to find something like those. Please and thank you if you have time to ask and he has the time to respond.

  • @kgrim024
    @kgrim0245 ай бұрын

    Great movie ❤

  • @kdpowers
    @kdpowers4 ай бұрын

    Social commentary reminded me of Don't Look Up

  • @ilovegodandjesusjohn316
    @ilovegodandjesusjohn3164 ай бұрын

    Proverbs 3:29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

  • @briancohen-doherty4392
    @briancohen-doherty43925 ай бұрын

    JW is simply fantastic

  • @SpiceAndSauce
    @SpiceAndSauceАй бұрын

    The movie was good, but Jeffrey's acting was wow!

  • @raphaomesmin5826
    @raphaomesmin58264 ай бұрын

    Favoutite post modern comedy 🙏

  • @yvonne3760
    @yvonne37605 ай бұрын

    Jeffrey Wright is a great actor…

  • @jama3335
    @jama33354 ай бұрын

    Peoples Hernandez deserves an Oscar

  • @CivisCaeli
    @CivisCaeli5 ай бұрын

  • @user-we2rv7op2g
    @user-we2rv7op2g5 ай бұрын

    The Watcher

  • @BreakingBreadcrumbs
    @BreakingBreadcrumbs5 ай бұрын

    After watching the movie I can't tell if he's being facetious

  • @jamallaidley4718
    @jamallaidley47185 ай бұрын

    Nice One 🤭

  • @smokinjoe4684
    @smokinjoe46845 ай бұрын

    I first knew Jeff from Shaft when he had an ice pick. Oscar time.

  • @flyinv3663
    @flyinv36635 ай бұрын

    But, how many eggs hatched??

  • @Notturnoir
    @Notturnoir5 ай бұрын

    He was so good in it, great cast. I wouldnt call it satire though, more like “hollywoodized”

  • @VirginiaIngrim-fz5lr
    @VirginiaIngrim-fz5lr5 ай бұрын

    Amazing in the way it showed the racism in most of the anti-racism campaigns these days. Brilliant.

  • @talk.back04

    @talk.back04

    10 күн бұрын

    i think you missed the point of the movie lol.

  • @automatics1im
    @automatics1im3 ай бұрын

    Now that is an elevator pitch.

  • @RM-hu9sd
    @RM-hu9sd3 ай бұрын

    Jeffrey Wright is one of the sexiest men alive.

  • @carina9295
    @carina92955 ай бұрын

    Speaking of franchises, why another spinoff of “The Walking Dead”?

  • @JacksonWashburn
    @JacksonWashburn5 ай бұрын

    Where tf is Seth Meyers tie. Who does he think he is?

  • @crunson2000
    @crunson20005 ай бұрын

    gotta stop diving these interview vids in half

  • @davidw9772
    @davidw97725 ай бұрын

    We are EurAfrIndian descendants of the Founding Fathers and Mothers of Agrarian American Innovation and Wealth. We are not black stateless cheap labor relegated to predetermined irrelevant sports ... Massa money making mules. I have never seen black before the mirror and neither have you within our beautiful multicultural citizenry. Frederick Douglass ... Richard Wright ... Malcolm X

  • @JadSleimanComedy
    @JadSleimanComedy5 ай бұрын

    this is so weird and gross. which is kind of the point

  • @ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm
    @ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm5 ай бұрын

    Im expressing disdain about how ive been treated for a decade and how many ppl apparently took off with my things wothout my knowledge or cobsent and wifhoit compensation. No competition and im not punching above my weight.

  • @ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm

    @ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm

    5 ай бұрын

    Second time I heard that so just being clear in case that gets applied to me

  • @johnedward8352
    @johnedward8352Ай бұрын

    Doesnt Seth Myers realize he's one of the people who's being made fun of?

  • @nazzato91
    @nazzato913 ай бұрын

    Lets discuss Btw how the democratic party never changed and was never held to account for what they did! oh no parties switches yea okay thats the most ridiculous unexeplained bs ever!

  • @williamkittler
    @williamkittler5 ай бұрын

    Tonight on Bald Men with Beards with Seth Meyers. It’s like each guest is a different shade of the same emoji. 👨🏽‍🦲👨🏼‍🦲👨🏻‍🦲