BAMBOOZLED

Bamboozled



Bamboozled

Introduction

I have always been a fan of Spike Lee movies. There always seems to be a message hidden beneath the apparent layers of ambiguity and complexity that one believes Spikes intentionally creates in his works.

Watching “Bamboozle” turned out to be quite an experience for me. Though the script was confusing and confounding, those who are familiar with Lee's work would find the theme of the movie both challenging and fascinating. Through the character of black Harvard educated television executive, Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans), Spike Lee, in his film “Bamboozled”, examines the question of who and what is black. Is ...