Box office results for a movie that some of Hollywood's major studios said would be 'difficult to market' pushed Contraband to #3 and grossed $19M landing at #2 after weekend box office results were released today. I took to the theater to see Red Tails Friday night and was overwhelmingly pleased to see so many African Americans, young and seasoned, out supporting this film. George Lucas, best known for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, admitted it was difficult to find support from mainstream studios to support this film because of the all black cast. He recalled studios telling him it would be difficult to "market". The Tuskegee Airmen faced every difficulty possible so marketing seems like a minute hurdle in 2012. No problem for Lucas.
Lucas set out for the movie to be inspiring for teenage boys, but it did much more than that. One thing I learned from "Red Tails" was that our black military men not only fought a war against Germany, but also took a courageous stand against racism. The type of courage that I wish I could display in my own life. Make sure you thank a soldier when you see one after seeing this movie.
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