Black Snake Moan
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Based on both a song and a novel, Black Snake Moan is a 2007 film that focuses on the Mississippi Blues Movement. The film reception was not at all fabulous among critics as some reproached it to have a messy plot, while others expressed criticism over the sexualized violence that characterizes the film. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Chrisitna Ricci and Justin Timberlake, Black Snake Moan reveals lots of African American issues, exposes drug abuse, bitterness and sexual addiction cases. The plot of the film is loosely retraced from a novel by George Eliot written in 1861, Silas Marner, while the soundtrack is inspired by the Blind Lemon Jefferson song created in the late 20s.
The cast of Black Snake Moan devoted such a great attention to this project that important parts of their lives suffered changes according to the requests of the script: thus, Samuel L. Jackson had to spend around six hours a day, for half a year to get the right skills to play blues guitar. Then, another relevant example here is the sickly look that Christina Ricci got by having only food poor in nutrients and avoiding getting fully dressed just to get into the character’s skin better. A hot debate issued due to the partisan marketing of the film, which was considered rather offensive to women.
Consequently, when we have to sum up the public success of Black Snake Moan, the film failed to rise up to the producers’ expectations. Yet, positive reviews were also passed, but less intense than the aggression of the negative criticism. The reproach often directed towards the market film promotion was that it encouraged promiscuity and it targeted college boys audience instead of addressing wider public categories. Hence, Christina Ricci was one of the film actors who took a stand against this form of advertising, claiming it unpardonable and without precedent in her film career.
A better outcome resulted from the release of the Black Snake Moan soundtrack collection at the beginning of 2007. The tracks feature Samuel Jackson together with other important blues names. The album includes a total of seventeen tracks covering both classic and modern blues; the compilation sold pretty well, as Blues fans were actually eager to get a new approach to their favorite music style. Good reviews were made by critics too, and these proved much better than the rest of the critical appreciations passed on the film, Black Snake Moan.
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