Red Tails

Over the weekend, I went to check out the new film Red Tails and it was truly one of the best movies I have seen in awhile. To give you a little background on Red Tails, its the story of the Tuskegee Airman, the first all black aerial combat unit during World War II.The Tuskegee Airmen began when the Civil Aeronautics Authority selected 13 cadets to participate in an experiment at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. It was aimed at discovering whether "colored personnel" could become combat pilots fit for service in the Army Air Corps. By the end of the war, the Tuskegee Airmen had earned 96 Distinguished Unit Citations and individually, many went on to earn Silver Stars, Purple Hearts and hundreds of others distinguished awards and medals. 
The films hold to be inspirational because of the extraordinary success of the first all black elite air corps squadron. But this not the only reason that the film is so important, especially to the African American community. 




The film has an all black cast, screenwriters, director, and film scorer "something that "Hollywood" was not trying to support or finance" says George Lucas. Some are saying that this film is crucial to black film making, where an all black cast has been virtually extinct. George Lucas calls this film his "passion project".The all star cast includes Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Tristan Wilds, and Neyo (just to name a few).  If you haven't gone to see Red Tails I would definitely suggest you go check it out. 

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Red Tails is in theaters now!!! GO CHECK IT OUT.
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 Red Tails opened #2 in the box office with 19.1 million!!!! Did you go see the film? If so, What did you think about it?