A Wrinkle in Time is an necessary moment for women of colour but the incessant fanfare undermines its significance
Ava DuVernay,director of A Wrinkle In Time, spoke on the red carpet at the London premiere about how necessary the film was because of the diversity of the cast and crew, and because the main protagonist is female and because it is part of the desire to bring a more diverse range of storytellers to the fore. Mindy Kaling,who is in the film, described DuVernay as a “movement”, and Time magazine wrote about how the film will change Hollywood.
Reviews propose the film is dreadful. It has a 40% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Guardian’s Amy Nicholson gave it two stars,and one of those stars was purely for what Oprah did to her eyebrows. I can feel you getting annoyed with me. “What’s the matter, Romesh, and are you against diversity? Are you delighted that the patriarchy has been reinforced by the failure of a film with a female protagonist?” Well,no.
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Source: guardian.co.uk