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Title: The Butler (2013)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Cecil Gaines | |
| David Banner | ... | Earl Gaines | |
| Michael Rainey Jr. | ... | Cecil Gaines (8) | |
| LaJessie Smith | ... | Abraham | |
| Mariah Carey | ... | Hattie Pearl | |
| Alex Pettyfer | ... | Thomas Westfall | |
| Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Annabeth Westfall | |
| Aml Ameen | ... | Cecil Gaines (15) | |
| Clarence Williams III | ... | Maynard | |
| John P. Fertitta | ... | Mr. Jenkins (as John Fertitta) | |
| Jim Gleason | ... | R.D. Warner | |
| Oprah Winfrey | ... | Gloria Gaines | |
| Isaac White | ... | Charlie Gaines (10) | |
| David Oyelowo | ... | Louis Gaines | |
| Joe Chrest | ... | White Usher | |
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with her addictions and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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The movie was untrue, and portrays whites in this movie to be monsters of events that never happened to the real Butler. Strictly as a professional, though, the movie was excellent with excellent acting; however, the "commercial" at the end of credits was THE MOST RACIST PILE OF CRAP that I have ever seen. First, asking blacks to vote is one thing, and the director of that affair assumes that mostly blacks will see it, so of course it is OK to ask them to get out there and vote, especially for the failing city of Detroit. But in 2013, calling whites "the Man" and referring to us as "He" and not an entire race; and how we have taken everything from the blacks of Detroit or anywhere else for that matter, is racist! We (Americans) are all out there trying to make it right now, in this ruined economy, but when it's all said and done, we are making our own future; all of us. Blacks are allowed to vote, women are allowed to vote. There should be no scapegoats anymore. There is also hateful remarks about "the Arabs" taking gas stations and other establishments (etc.) from the blacks as well, and implying the dummy is mad that they are able to "come up." I can not BELIEVE that a movie of this caliber could sit there with a message that good, and then slap that sad excuse for a pile of crap on the end of it. It made me so sick, I had to watch it to the very end, to see if it was a joke. I was again, disappointed. I am very sorry for what my white history has done to your black history. I am very sorry that people have died, and been abused, and are still being abused today, but to sit there and advocate for the plight of the black man, and then ruin it with that creepy, racist message, was appalling to say the least! I think that something should be done about this. I believe that the stupid dummy bit should be removed immediately, followed by someone losing their dang job. Come on...really? (Anger words removed for PG submission to enlarge the audience - stronger language should be substituted!)