(Flash Review)
This was the first film in a collection of films celebrating the 'early pioneers' of African American cinema. So major respect goes to the people who had the ambition to make a film in 1930 under who knows what limitations or hurdles. The film itself is showcasing an assortment of things one should not do to avoid being a sinner as I imagine church audiences were the target. Such things as drinking, cheating, stealing, violence and then also listening to jazz music; odd. So whenever they show someone doing something wrong a personified little devil appears and is excitedly jumping around. The film itself is very choppy with editing and the camera is often shaky. It cuts to the chase but is more a PSA than a narrative film.
This was the first film in a collection of films celebrating the 'early pioneers' of African American cinema. So major respect goes to the people who had the ambition to make a film in 1930 under who knows what limitations or hurdles. The film itself is showcasing an assortment of things one should not do to avoid being a sinner as I imagine church audiences were the target. Such things as drinking, cheating, stealing, violence and then also listening to jazz music; odd. So whenever they show someone doing something wrong a personified little devil appears and is excitedly jumping around. The film itself is very choppy with editing and the camera is often shaky. It cuts to the chase but is more a PSA than a narrative film.