Tyler Perry’s America: Inside His Films

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Tyler Perry is the most successful African-American filmmaker of his generation, garnering both accolades and controversies with every new film. In Tyler Perry’s America, Shayne Lee digs into eleven of Perry’s highest-grossing films to explore key themes of race, gender, class, and religion, and, in the end, to talk about what Perry’s films reveal about up to date African-American life.

Filled with slapstick humor, musical wizardry, and non secular imagery, Tyler Perry’s films have inspired legions of fans, and yet critics continuously dismiss them or demean their audience. Tyler Perry’s America takes the films seriously in their own right. After providing essential background information on Perry’s life and film career, the book looks at what the films reveal about post–civil rights The us and why they inspire such a lot of people. The book examines the way the films explore social class in The us—featuring characters from super-wealthy Wesley Deeds to homeless Lindsey Wakefield—and the way Perry both celebrates upward mobility and critiques soulless wealth. The book discusses the way religion fills the films—from gospel music to biblical quotes, the power of sexuality, and more. Lee also devotes a chapter to Madea, one of Perry’s most controversial and complicated characters.

Tyler Perry’s America is a thought-provoking examination of this powerhouse filmmaker which highlights the way Perry’s films appeal to viewers by connecting a wealthy African-American folk-cultural past with the promise of brand new sophistication.

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