![]() This movie could also be seen as an outgrowth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Proud Mary is also slightly removed from comparisons to Blaxploitation because there isn’t much commentary on race relations, as there is here. The difference is that in Proud Mary, the character is doing it for less selfish reasons than the protagonist in this movie. Proud Mary is also about a black criminal trying to get out of the crime business. We did get a Blaxploitation flick earlier this year that wasn’t produced by Packer called Proud Mary (2018), but it was released by Sony Pictures, which mostly is Packer’s frequent distributor. The comeback in part is fueled by black film producer, Will Packer. ![]() This remake is itself a Blaxploitation flick, a genre that’s making a comeback. ![]() This is a remake of the 1972 Blaxploitation film about a cocaine dealer trying to get out of the crime business.
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