You ever see something on social media directing your attention you wish you had never seen? Well not to long ago that happened to me. I kept seeing memes, tweets and Facebook posts about this short film and I just felt obligated to watch for myself. People overact all the time and I assumed this was another one of those situations. I was wrong.
The Strange Thing About The Johnsons is a short film written by Ari Aster. He is a New York native and by the looks of his profile, he has about seven short films under his belt...for now. The movie was initially released in 2011 but for some reason, someone decided to press play again and it has spread like wildfire. Initially watching this film, I felt conflicted, disturbed and a little angered. I was conflicted because I watched all 30 mins of the film knowing in the first five mins what was going to take place. I was disturbed because the story line was unlike one I had ever really heard of and I just didn't understand why someone would think of this. Lastly I was angered because, and I am going to be honest, because the cast was black. But the more I started to read reviews, the more I laughed at people's reactions and after the second time I watched it, my way of thinking started to shift. I was still disturbed because in no situation, movie or not is this "normal". But my anger started to subside. I believe the roles of the molestation was reversed in this film (son to father) because it shows how mentally decapitating molestation and rape can be. That can eventually take a toll on you physically which answers the questions a lot of people asked, "how does the dad allow this?". I also had to check myself because molestation and rape happen in the black home more than most people would like to admit. It was taboo however that it was white man who shared this imagery with us. In the end the one idea I had after watching this film is, I do not believe the father initiated this relationship. That then led me to the question, how and why does one become attracted and emotionally attached to someone when it is not reciprocated? I would like to believe that this type of attraction only happens to people outside of the family, but we all have seen time and time again that this is not always true. As Always.... #StayProminent You can watch the movie HERE
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