Guess Which Ricky Gervais Movie Erykah Badu Wants You to See
With the Los Angeles Film Festival beginning on Wednesday, your friendly Movieline editors decided to reinspect the itinerary for this year's events. Um, we missed a splendid gem: Neo-soul high priestess Erykah Badu will act as an "artist in residence" for the festival, meaning she'll choose a film, screen it, and conduct a discussion afterward. Now, from the woman who gave us finger-wagging jams like "Tyrone" and "Bag Lady," I expected a film selection that wasn't so much a -- hmmmm -- uninspired Ricky Gervais comedy? Click through to see her pick.
What do you think Ms. Badu will have to share about The Invention of Lying, 2009's half-heartedly received "high concept" comedy? Does she believe Britsh humor and utter honesty should be part of The New Amerykah? We'll find out on June 22, I guess, but I'm mostly interested in what you think. As a film scholar, I assure you this is Badu's most random filmic moment since her guest-starring role in Blues Brothers 2000.
[via LAFF]
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The film fits perfectly with her fight against "groupthink". Groupthink, a term coined by social psychologist Irving Janis (1972), occurs when a group makes faulty decisions because group pressures lead to a deterioration of “mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment” (p. 9). Groups affected by groupthink ignore alternatives and tend to take irrational actions that dehumanize other groups. A group is especially vulnerable to groupthink when its members are similar in background, when the group is insulated from outside opinions, and when there are no clear rules for decision making.
Per psysr.org.
I just wish the movie didn't suck!