Platinum Won

I never heard of Inside Job until May 2023, seven months after Part 2 was released. I watched shows like Bojack and Big Mouth, but the Netflix algorithm never recommended the show to me. It wasn't until my uncle turned it on two in the morning when I probably should've been sleeping because I had an early flight to catch. But I didn't sleep, I was HOOKED immediately by the show because it was relatable from episode one. The last animated series to hook me in like this was Over the Garden Wall. Inside Job addressed hilarious and relevant topics, like the dangers of nostalgia, and included a cast of very likable/relatable characters. I didn't find out the show was cancelled until finishing Part 1, so I had to savor each episode until now. I just finished the series. I'm livid because this was a GREAT show. Inside Job's quality stood out among most of Netflix's content, and I'm not about to sit and let myself become malnourished of such artistic humor. This was a masterpiece in its own right and I've never watched a cartoon that I found so relevant be thrown out for the sake of numbers. Maybe Netflix should put a little effort in advertising this since they spent so much on it. Maybe I would have discovered it earlier, before it was too late.

This movie was a sensation but reading about how people said the casting was terrible, it made me think... After having an epiphany, what I've come to realize is it doesn't matter how black people view the actresses, because being a part of the diaspora, black people know how other black people look, no matter the complexion. The point is if Negga and Thompson looked white in the eyes of white people. There lies the true roots of passing. If they can pass in white society, their features, skin tone, etc. no longer matter. How they are viewed all lies in the eye of the beholder. To a white person, Negga may look white. It's almost like that one color changing dress fad, some saw it as blue and black, while others saw it as gold and white. Black people see Negga and Thompson as black, white people may see the actresses as white. There was a new element added with them being visually black in my opinion. It was like keeping a secret from the white characters 100x...We know they are black, they look black, but that builds more cinematic tension. The stakes were raised even higher, making this feel like a whole new experience, even after reading the book. The acting was remarkable from Thompson, Negga, Holland, Skarsgard, etc. Negga's raw talent reminded me of actresses from the Golden age with a modern twist, she even had that Old Hollywood look to her. Thompson was lovely whether the circumstance was light or heavy. Rebecca Hall's script was deep in resurrecting Larsen's words, and her direction was powerful in her directorial debut.