#baz-luhrmann

#baz-luhrmann

how his phenomenal success owed so much to the R&B, gospel and rock he grew up around and the racist institutions that put him on a pedestal while holding down the Black artists that birthed and gave that music its soul. The movie also painted Elvis as a bleeding heart for the Black community, projecting so much torment on the crooner over the injustices he witnessed, despite his refusal to say anything publicly for the community he benefitted from during the civil rights era.

"The problem with a property like Baz Luhrmann's is that you're going to see it first online. We're so used to seeing these neutral spaces where you can really picture yourself there."