Clearing the air
When the trailer to Spike Lee‘s CHI-RAQ film came out, many took to social media to give their opinions on what they saw, some of which described the clip as a comedy and denounced Spike and company for making light of what’s really going on in Chicago.
After seeing a lot of negative backlash, Spike has decided to respond to the criticism he is receiving by explaining his intent when he made the movie in the first place and how it has been misinterpreted. He says the film is more satirical and not a comedy, and people are getting the humor twisted. He emphasizes that he is in no way, shape or form is he making light of the folks murdered in the city.
To end things, he offered a preview of clips from the film that didn’t make the trailer to show the message a more serious side that was shown previously.
OS REWIND: Watch the First Trailer for Spike Lee’s “CHI-RAQ”