Standard of Greatness

I believe that every individual will have different standards of greatness, especially in terms of film. There are so many different types and styles and genres of film in today’s culture that it is difficult to define one specific style of greatness. However, I feel that, even though Daughters of the Dust was at times extremely difficult to watch, it really contains some aspects that I would consider to be characteristics of one of the greatest films.

First of all, it is an all black cast and was made by a black female producer. This in and of itself calls for some recognition because of the statement that both the actors and the producer in this film made by creating a film consisting of all African American actors.

As I mentioned before, this film was a bit difficult to watch because it was extremely slow and at times, the dialogue was difficult to understand. It was not until after I watched some of the ‘director’s cut’ of the dvd did I really begin to understand why this film contains greatness.

This film shocked the viewers when it first came out. Many viewers may have been expecting to see a different type of film, especially because it was an all African American cast. This film not only has an interesting message, one that celebrates the African American female, but it was presented in an extremely creative way.

What really made this film in my definition great was the fact that it sent a distinctly diverse message by containing an all African American cast and by having the lead roles and most influential roles in the film all played by women. Creatively and unusually presented, this film makes the viewer want to go back and watch it again to catch the entire message of the film and to fully recognize how unique, diverse and great this film is.