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A waste of 90 minutes of my life

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Good Hair is an amusing and very informative documentary for people to learn about all of the aspects and misconceptions surrounding African American hair. Chris Rock explores the struggle African American women endure in regards to up keeping their hair. The African American hair conversation has been a topic of debate in our community for many years. Society has produced a standard for what "good hair" looks like. Chris Rock explains what "good hair" means to different people and how it affects them. He goes to different people to talk about hair and explains all the struggles African American women face. Good Hair is constantly used in the African American community to talk about ones hair. Black women can receive oppressive forces with double the aggression; they are minorities in two ways. This is something that should, enhance camaraderie, but it seems the exact opposite has happened. I relate so deeply to the topics Chris Rock brought up because I experienced them myself. Growing up in a predominantly white area, I was often questioned about and even made fun of as a child because of my hair since I did not look like the other kid's. I always wondered to my self why my hair wasn't like theirs. I often felt embarrassed of my natural hair. My whole life, I have either straightened my hair or worn weaves. I did this not only to avoid ridicule, but also to deal with my own self-image issues. I was not accustomed to believe my hair in its natural state was acceptable. Once I got to college, I started wearing my hair out more comfortably upon seeing other black women doing the same. What is so baffling is the fact that within the community of black women, we still tear each other down. Generally speaking, "Good" natural hair is loose, soft curls with straight edges. "Bad" natural hair is tight curls that would be considered "nappy". No black woman can choose the grade of hair she is born with, and that is something that does not seem hard to understand. One very rousing topic that was brought up in the documentary was chemicals (i.e. relaxers) being used in hair to make hair bone straight. One side of the debate is that black women use relaxers only to make the hair easier to manage and style. Natural hair is sometimes difficult for people to learn to control. However, it must be noted that maintenance is also required on relaxed hair to keep the style fresh just as maintenance is required to keep a natural style fresh. The other side of the debate is that black women should not relax their hair because, in the past, this was a way to appear more "white" which was considered the standard of beauty at the time. Many people believe black women continuing to relax their hair perpetuates this standard instead of dispelling it; they'd like to see the masses encourage diversity. This is a fair argument; however, it is unfair to confine the entire race to "natural" hairstyles in order to push an agenda, no matter how logical the agenda is. This restricts individuality. Another topic Chris Rock addressed was weaves. Weaves are big in the African American community; from celebrities to regular people many people wear them today. Women wear them as protective styles or because they are not confident with their hair. Growing up in a predominantly white high school I always wore weaves. I thought having a weave that was straight, silky, and smooth meant beauty. Chris Rock addresses this point very well in his documentary. He goes behind the scenes to show where the weave hair is from and how the weave industry is a five hundred billion-dollar industry. The weave industry is a booming force that continues to multiply day by day. This documentary is an amazing and wonderful incite to everyone who wants to learn about African American hair. Chris Rock talks and discusses the different processes and how they affect women today. This movie is one of a kind and helps people to understand the different facts that black women see when they see hair. From "good" to "bad" hair, every one has beautiful hair.

*Spoiler/plot- 2009, This movie covers the subject of American Blacks wanting, needing, spending and seeking to achieve their idea of female beauty, their having long straight European hair styles. Famous and non-famous people are interviewed to get the facts and impressions dealing with this cultural dichotomy.*Special Stars- Chris Rock *Theme- If you have the money and the want, you can change your looks.*Based on- Black community standards and views on female beauty.*Trivia/location/goofs- Documentary.*Emotion- An interesting documentary peak into a Black community little known standard due to Mr. Rock having two very young daughters that brought up this issue to their father. Mr. Rock treats this matter somewhat seriously, stays on topic, and makes an effort to explore all aspects of this odd matter. He did not explore the more serious aspects of why or when did this black/white beauty standard begin. That was disappointing from a viewer's interest P.O.V.

What this documentary depicts is a phenomena occurring in any American Country from Canada to Argentina, wherever black people live.This madness about spending thousands of dollars, before getting good education, or something to eat, and in addition be exposed to harmful chemicals is common everywhere.So I was expecting not just the fun facts, but a deeper psycho-social analysis (again mixed with Chris' jokes) of Why, How, and what should we do?It misses deeper analysis of health issues, psychological side effects, environmental effects, etc. It failed to expose the inferiority complex regarding the beauty of thicker hair; and how it should be molded and folded into "Good Hair".

So I saw the trailer for Good Hair a while back and really did want to see it. The trailer was funny and this looked like a good documentary, I love documentaries that take a good look at our society and how we behave towards something. But since Good Hair had a limited release, I never got to see the movie in the theater. But my boyfriend and I rented Good Hair a couple days ago and watched it of course, it honestly disappointed me. While I thought the documentary was such a good idea, I hated that it was done by Chris Rock. I don't mind Chris Rock, but he has got to stop with the white jokes, seriously. It seemed like this movie was almost set to just hate white people the way he was talking, not all white people have perfect hair as he was describing. He has this scene at the end where he's talking to black men in a barber shop and saying how they cannot touch their girlfriend's weave, then they would rather "make love" to a white woman because you can touch whatever and it lost me there, it was so uncomfortable.Chris Rock and Jeff Stilson have made a short story/documentary into a full-length film in this witty documentary with serious undertones. Rock says he was inspired to make the film when his young daughter asked him, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" and he and Stilson examine black America's obsession with their hair as they visit the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show, an annual trade show for the African-American hair care industry which includes fierce competitions among stylists from around the country and demonstrations of new hair products and techniques. Along the way, Rock also talks to a number of African-American luminaries about their hair issues (including Maya Angelou, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Nia Long, Raven Symone, Ice-T, and Paul Mooney), researches the dangers of many common hair-straightening treatments, reveals the surprising expense of regular hair "relaxing" and weaves, and ponders what the pursuit of straight hair says about African-American cultural identity.I really wanted to love this movie, I thought the idea was a really good one as we are a society obsessed with looks and always trying to be perfect. I just wish that they wouldn't joke so much about race, if it's one or two jokes, I can take it, but when it's almost the entire feature, it looses me. Also I think the way it was put together wasn't exactly correct either, we're going back and forth between stories that I lost interest in. I cannot recommend this documentary honestly, I know that I should lighten up, this is Chris Rock, but I consider myself very liberal. This was just too much and was handled very inappropriately.1/10