UCandman ibingaphezu kwesibambi sendawo kumabhayisikobho wanamuhla. Kungaphezu nje kombhalo waphansi ezincwadini zomlando wamafilimu ezishaqisayo zaseHollywood, kwavumela ukumelwa kwabamnyama endimeni yesihloko esesabekayo eyenza abantu bangakhululeki, futhi kulungile. Okungenani sikhuluma ngakho.

In 1992 UCandman yayisendleleni eya ekukhiqizweni. Njengoba i-greenlit yenziwe ngabasekeli bezimali be-celluloid umqondo we-movie wabonakala ungowokuqala; umfundi omhlophe othweswe iziqu ogama lakhe linguHelen ofunda ukutolikwa kwezithombe usuke eseyithanda kakhulu inganekwane emnyama yasemadolobheni okukholelwa ukuthi izovela uma uphinda igama lakhe kahlanu esibukweni. Kuyinto yesimanje yokuthatha inganekwane kaBloody Mary.

Vele ku UCandman ukusebenza kwe-incantation futhi uHelen ubiza inganekwane e-hulking emhlabeni womzimba. Lapho, usebenzisa ingwegwe esishintshe isandla sakhe njengesikhali sokubulala ukukhukhula izisulu zakhe ikakhulukazi ezimnyama. UMqondisi uBernard Rose uyalelwe ukuthi aqinisekise ukuthi yonke le nto ayiyona ngokunganaki okumangazayo.

“Bekufanele ngihambe ngibe nemihlangano ephelele ne-NAACP, ngoba abakhiqizi bebekhathazekile kakhulu, futhi abakushoyo kimi lapho befunda umbhalo bekungukuthi 'Kungani sinalo mhlangano? Uyazi, lokhu kumnandi nje. ' Impikiswano yabo yayithi 'Kungani umlingisi omnyama engafanele abe yisipoki? Kungani umlingisi omnyama engadlali uFreddy Krueger noma uHannibal Lector (sic)? Uma usho ukuthi abakwazi ukuba khona, kuphambene impela. Le yi-movie esabekayo. . . ” Kusho uRose.

Ngisho nezibusiso ze-NAACP UCandman ngaleso sikhathi izishoshovu zazicasula futhi zigqugquzela ukugxekwa. Kususelwa endabeni evela kumbhali owesabekayo uClive Barker obizwa ngokuthi Okuvinjelwe, eyokuqala yayisethwe eLiverpool. Ngokwe-Americanised version idemoni lore labiwe ezinye zezikhathi ezedlule zobandlululo zaseMelika.

Lokhu kube yinkinga kwabanye abebecabanga ukuthi ushintsho luqhubekisela phambili izinkolelo-ze ezithile, ikakhulukazi imiphakathi ehola kancane. Umqondisi wombala uCarl Franklin owasiza ngo-1992 Ukuhamba Okungamanga okukodwa, wayekhathazeke kakhulu. 

"Akungatshazwa ukuthi le filimu idlala ngokwesaba kwabantu abamnyama abasezingeni eliphakathi nendawo," kusho uFranklin emuva ngo-'92. ”Isebenzisa ngokungenamahloni izinkolelo zobuzwe nezinganekwane ezilimazayo ukwethusa. Ngikuthole kungu-hokey futhi kungazinzile. Akungisebenzelanga ngoba angihlanganyeli nalokho kwesaba, thenga lezo zinganekwane. ”

Kwakugwetshiwe uma kwenzeka futhi kugwetshwa uma kungenjalo. Kwakungathi ukwenza uFreddy Krueger “omnyama” kusho ukuthi wayengeke abulale muntu. Uma ebulala umlungu lokho bekuyinkinga. Uma ebulala umuntu omnyama lokho bekuyinkinga. Ngabe umhlaba kuma-90s ungaphatha owokuqala umnyama omnyama ongaphezu kwemvelo? Lowo bekungumbuzo onzima ngaleso sikhathi futhi unzima namuhla.

Iqiniso ngukuthi uma ubugebengu babantu abamnyama benzeka emiphakathini yabamnyama akekho noyedwa obonayo. UHelen akayazi inganekwane yamasiko aze abe yingxenye yayo engachaza noma ngubani kithi othembekile ekuthini siyizimpumputhe futhi siyesaba izindaba ezingaphandle kwezethu.

Ukuphikisana nezibopho zamasiko nokho, uRose waqala ukuqopha i-movie yakhe. Umlingisi uTony Todd waphonswa njenge-monster eyaziwayo noVirginia Madsen njengokuthanda kwakhe. Isabe Central Ube nengxoxo noTodd emuva e2019 futhi bambuza ukuthi ngabe uthola ukuthi umbhalo uhambisana nemiyalezo yokuxhumana nabantu ngaleso sikhathi.

“Yebo, ngikwenzile. Angizange ngithole okuningi kangako, ”kukhumbula uTodd. “NjengoBernard wayenenqwaba yezibalo ezivela ku-NAACP. Babefuna ukubona iskripthi sangaphambi kwesikhathi. Bebesaba nje ukuthi isithombe sowesilisa omnyama sizocasula, kepha abazi ukuthi hlobo luni lwefilimu esasilwenza. Ifilimu ehlakaniphile leyo. ”

Abaningi babecabanga kanjalo. URoger Ebert unikeze le filimu amaphuzu amahle ngaphandle kokusho nokuthi isici sobuzwe ekubuyekezweni kwakhe. Wagxila ekulandiseni izindaba nokuthi ngabe ukukholelwa ngokuqinile entweni ethile kungayenza iphumelele noma uma i-lore, isongelwa ukufiphala, ingabe izolwela ukuhlala iphila. "Uma wonke umuntu ekholelwa ukuthi kunama-alligator ezitamkokweni, ngabe azobakhona?" Kubuza u-Ebert. "Ngabe uCandyman angayithatha kancane imizamo yomcwaningi yokumenza iphutha?"

Ekugcineni, ngemuva UCandman kwavula amaqembu alwela amalungelo abantu futhi izinhlangano zokulingana azizwanga ma-alamu. Abazange bakhombe nezindikimba ezivelele zokugcotshwa okungenzeka ukuthi kugqame kakhulu emakethe yanamuhla.

UCandman wabona impumelelo esezingeni eliphakathi nehhovisi lebhokisi Star Trek enye inkondlo elama futhi I-Addams Family kuma-tallies minyaka yonke ngo-1992.

Izigcawu ezimbili UCandyman: Uvalelisa Inyama futhi Candyman: Usuku Lwabafileyo ngizoqhubeka nefa lesandla kepha ngithole ukunconywa okuncane.

Ngo 2020, UCandman sekuyinto yakudala eshaqisayo. Okuqale njengokukhathazeka kugcine sekukhuthaza. Isilo senganekwane sikaTodd sesibe yingxenye yomlando omnyama wesinema njengombulali wokuqala omnyama ongajwayelekile owaboniswa esikrinini.

Tananarive Ngenxa, umkhiqizi kudokhumentari kaShudder I-Horror Noire: Umlando we-Black Horror,  Kusho indatshana emayelana namafilimu ama-black horror anethonya, “UTony Todd wethuse umhlaba wonke. Abantu basasaba ukuthi 'Candyman' kahlanu namuhla. NjengoJordani Peele esho kwi-documentary - ukuthi singaba nguFreddy [Krueger] emuvi enkulu kakhulu. ”

Cishe eminyakeni engama-30 kamuva uPeele ukhiqiza okulandelanayo okuqonde ngqo kodwa kulokhu neqembu labadali base-Afrika baseMelika. UYahya Abdul-Mateen II uyahola kanti uNia DaCosta uyaqondisa.

"Kunomqondo wokuthatha ubunikazi, nokuxoxa indaba yabantu abaMnyama ngabantu abaMnyama," kusho uDaCosta ku Empire. “Bekubaluleke kakhulu kithi sonke ukuthi umlingiswa wethu oyinhloko kube oMnyama, nokuthi lesi sipiliyoni sidlule kwi-Black lens. Masiqinisekise ukuthi siyayishintsha lens manje. ”

Lelensi mhlawumbe ibaluleke kakhulu namuhla kunakuqala. Abadali abamnyama abakhule benamaqhawe emidiya amancane balungisa ukungafani okukhulu ekusileleni emuva kweHollywood. Kubukeka sengathi lesi sizukulwane sabaculi abamnyama sisemgudwini wenguquko ozoholela ezindabeni ezinesibopho futhi eziyiqiniso ngabancane.

“Ukuxhumana kwami ​​ne- UCandman ilula impela, ” Kusho uPeele. “Kwakungenye yama-movie ambalwa ayehlola noma yisiphi isici sabantu abamnyama ohlotsheni olwesabisayo eminyakeni yama-90s, lapho ngisakhula. Kwakuyisibonelo sodumo kimi sokumelwa kulolu hlobo lwebhayisikobho kanye ne-movie okwangikhuthaza. ”

Zonke ezintathu zoqobo UCandman ama-movie okwamanje itholakalela ukusakazwa.