If you don’t know the story of the Tuskeegee Airmen then you are prA’li someone who doesn’t know about the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first formal unit of the US Army to be made up entirely of African-American men. Black dudes BEEN getting their ass shot the fux off just to say they too sing America.
‘Red Tails’ is George ‘Star Wars’ Lucas telling the story of the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps. We refer to these soldiers as the Tuskeegee Airmen since that is where they were trained in Alabama during the segregated period of America’s armed forces. Read the Tuskeegee Airmen’s Wiki page.
George Lucas does a deft job in describing the valor which these soldiers possessed without doing too much pandering. The story is incredible in itself before Lucas adds his Industrial Light and Magic techniques. Flying an airplane is difficult enough without trying to shoot something from it. The Tuskeegee Airmen’s bravery wasn’t so much about the German planes they destroyed as it was in the American planes which they helped return from their bombing missions.
There were a few moments in the film which made me cringe because of the dialogue being used by the actors but nothing was said which detracted from my enjoyment of this film. This might be the first time I even enjoyed watching Terrence Howard act. So yeah, Lucas was definitely using his magic for this one. Do yourself a favor and go out to see this family flick.
‘Red Tails’ isn’t a Black movie.
‘Red Tails’ is an American movie and I too sing America.
