Blink Twice

Zoe Kravitz said she always saw Frida as a Black woman and wanted to explore power as an entity not empowerment slogans 1 2.

The critical side argues Blink Twice is #MeToo thesis horror that lectures power and gender under a thriller shell 2. The defending side argues it is about power as an entity and what people do to get and keep it with a dark-skinned Black woman lead by design 1. Zoe Kravitz said she always saw Frida as a Black woman and celebrated casting Naomi as a dark-skinned Black woman 1. She said she wanted to explore power not necessarily empowerment and what people will do to get it 2. She said talk about women is empowerment while men get power and she wanted Frida to sit in that tension 3. WhatSphere scores advocacy 17 of 100 entertainment-first with identity prominent and self-congratulatory messaging 3 4. Whether a first-time director thriller is message-first is a values dispute once the on-record power thesis is fixed 2.

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