White Boxxx 2021 Page

Direction & Cinematography

The title says it all. Mike White’s satire of wealthy resort guests was the critical darling of the summer. It explicitly deconstructed white privilege, performative allyship, and Karen-esque rage. Yet, it was also a piece of white 2021 entertainment content that was by whites, for whites, about whites. The non-white characters (the resort manager, the spa attendant) existed solely as mirrors to reflect the main characters’ moral decay. The show was smart enough to critique its subject, but not brave enough to center anyone else. white boxxx 2021

To be clear, 2021 was not a monolith. Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu) proved that an all-Indigenous cast could be hilarious and award-worthy. Abbott Elementary debuted to rave reviews for its Black-led ensemble. Zola offered a wild, A24-driven Black female perspective. Passing (Netflix) explicitly examined colorism and white-passing. Direction & Cinematography The title says it all

TikTok’s most-followed creators in 2021: Yet, it was also a piece of white