A Soliders Story: C.J. Memphis

[therealraybaby]

Reminded them of da good ol' days!

[fdsaks]

junya74......every southern rapper...you sound like a damned fool. The rap game in itself with the exception of 2 or 3 cats is what you should have said.

[leolux10]

LMMFAO His face @ 7:40 was insanely funny. *click-click* xD

[alienkid]

This is what I can't stand about black people. Two types in particular, the ignorant of their ways type like CJ, and the ones who need the approval of white people like Sgt. Waters. Black people are quick to tear down other black people while simultaneously trying to appease white people. Allen West, and Herman Cain are perfect examples of this. Instead of educating and helping other black people get where they are, they blame black people for not being like like them.

[mtech20]

@alienkid Today, many blacks feel they are at the bottom of America's social ladder. Reminded every time they watch TV, go out in public, go to school, shopping. What is "positive" is normally depicted with White Americans. What is negative, features more people that resemble themselves. Consequently many feel they have no defined sense of purpose. Many (not all) blacks loathe other blacks who "rise up" and positively take life by the horns. Reminds them that they failed in their life

[DeeNice681]

@alienkid

Amen!

[fdsaks]

@alienkid Cain is not trying to tear down anyone. Hell he speaks the truth, if Bill Cosby can then why can't he? People like you are tearing the "black community" down. You catch feelings when black men speak on truth regarding their fellow black man.

[alienkid]

@fdsaks That is some truly misguided nonsense. Herman Cain didn't speak any truth. He said that black people who vote democrat are brainwashed, not because black people are actually brainwashed, but because he wanted to score points with the same white establishment who's only priority is to make President Obama a one term president. Cain is a real life version of Uncle Ruckus. Bill Cosby has launched many black careers and his message is for black people to do better.

[soulfulman1971]

Sergeant Waters was no better than C.J. He was a "yah suh, boss" himself. However, Sarge hated C.J because he was C.J was a mere image of himself. I understand somewhat what Sarge was saying, You don't have to figh so hard to be liked.  He just went about it the wrong way. He really crosses the line and it drove C.J to suicide.

[fdsaks]

@soulfulman1971 Sarge played the game he had to play because he was educated...negroes like CJ would not have made the team.

[junya74]

I watch this and think of every southern rapper on the video and radio screen today. I think of Flavor Flav's reality show, I think of every black athelete that the Status quo media parades in front of the television cameras as examples of what it is to be black in America. But all you have to do is flip thru the pages of Black enterprise magazine and you see the pages abound with Black Ceo's of Fortune 100 companies black scientists and intellectuals. The day of the Geechie been gone

[AvEryBadApPLe]

great film, filled with a lot of great actors.

[Phillipa1]

It's not expensive on amazon.com . which is fortunate, cause my first TWO got stolen!

"Plus I feel sorry for him myself---a man don't know where he belong, gotta be in a whole lot of pain"--C.J, of Waters.

[bigpotent]

love CJ or not the sarge highlights the self hate that disguises itself as self love amongst my people

[MrPlusdegree]

sareg was extreme but had some valid points i dont agree with his methods of handling it but the shiftless southern backwards menatlity still exists today. Just listen to the music whic comes from the south....

[fatdaddyb28]

@MrPlusdegree And I'm from the South and I agree with what you said.

[ttit91]

what is geechee?

[fatdaddyb28]

@ttit91 Geechee is another word for Gullah, distinctive people from the Lowcountry of my home state, South Carolina, and the coast of Georgia as well. It is derived from the Ogeechee River near Savannah. Gullah is derivative of Angola, hence the similarity of those two names. Apparently here, in this clip, it's meant to be as offensive as the word "nigger".

[mrtrin]

@fatdaddyb28 I've never known geechie to be used in a non-offensive term... now... the Angola derivative thing, I've never heard. that's interesting... the one thing I'd ask you is how, then did they come to the NC/SC/ GA area, when angola was run by the Portuguese and the vast majority of angolan slaves ended up in Brazil...

[fatdaddyb28]

@mrtrin The slaves who landed from Angola in Brazil were mainly sold to Slave owners in Charleston and Savannah, among other ports in the area.

[mrtrin]

@fatdaddyb28 I learned something today.

[Atlas24gh]

@fatdaddyb28 angola is not in Brazil..it's in Southwest Africa. and mrtrin is right the slaves from that part of african mostly enede up in Brazil and in the Caroliners in North America

[Atlas24gh]

@fatdaddyb28 angola is not in Brazil..it's in Southwest Africa. and mrtrin is right the slaves from that part of african mostly enede up in Brazil and in the Caroliners in North America

[askido351]

beautiful piece of guitar picking at the end. right for the scene.

[hubbali666]

at the end C.J. Memphis found the truth he had to go,good man but bad for the race.

[askido351]

@hubbali666 I understand the yeahsir bossinin demeaning but the sgt is the coward. Afraid to stand up aganst the white man so he took his anger and frustration on C J

[hubbali666]

@askido351 your right sgt waters way of doing thing was not right to,so what would u have done with c.j. memphis?

[bigpotent]

@askido351 I did not think anyone would get that. On top of that every man is responsible for his own actions. We are the only group of people who try to dictate the actions of the whole race. White people allowed themselves to experience everything from the beverly hillbillies to schindlers list. We in turn feel that we should be monolithic. C.J's life was true to who he was.

[thebabycakes71]

"Oh , there used to be a time when we'd see someone like you singin..clowin..."yeahsir bossin" and we didn't do anything....Folks liked that...you were good!...homey kinda nigga..."

[kglove01]

@thebabycakes71 now we call them rap artisit.

[askido351]

Not suprising at all that some white folk are turning the mindful discussion of a great movie into a mindless and disgusting slurs. Sad thing is , people with such disgusting behavior think they're better human beings than others. Shame on you.

[mmou3878]

@askido351 the sad truth is I am a black man with white friends and some of these racists rats are just making some good white people look bad. God will handle them though.

[askido351]

The last part is cruel. i don't know whether to agree with sgt waters or feel sorry for c J

[kglove01]

@askido351 Its both. regardless of how sarge did it, he did have one valid point and that was we as a people have to raise our self respect and it was hard / still is hard to do to demand our dignity, when too many of us refuse to act with any. but in CJ's defense, you can't blame a crippled man for not being able to walk. He didn't know any better and instead of educating him, sarge killed him. fast forwar to today, we still struggle with that with our so called entertainer's and rap artisit.

[hubbali666]

@kglove01 your right.

[yungkr]

The day of the gecchi is gone boy.....and you gone wit it classic line Sgt. waters character was so true when he said that!

[Crazymike1975]

RIP Larry Riley

[prettylady182000]

"the day of the geechee is gon boy" you couldn't get the worlds worst racist to deliver that line any better. self hate is soooo powerful, sad but true

[lamar1959]

willie.s.powell@boeing.com



[steffano319]

immortal technique used numerous quotes directly from the jail scene in the beginning of industrial revolution and the ending of the message and the money

[sunntzu]

I thought the guy that died of AIDS was the guy from the heat of the night who played the lawyer? I am pretty sure that's who died of AIDS...however, it could have been both...

[18thletter]

@sunntzu

They both died of aids

[Hixboy67]

6:05,

C.J. Memphis, playing cotton picker, singing the blues.

Bowing and scrapping and smiling in white folks faces.

This man under minds us. You and me, everybody.

That ya-sah boss is hiding something.

Are we like that today, in 1944

He shot that white boy. ( BAM !!!! )

[ijkurlietop]

A main tol my daddy da day I waz bone da boy got da shadow of da crow on hiz chest... LOL

[Hixboy67]

6:56 ,

They talking about giving you five years.

They call what you did, mutiny .. boa. ....... That gun aint mine ........

We know that C.J.

We change the charge on you this morning. You in here for (pause) striking a superior officer boa.

And everybody seen it too

(Crying voice) Why you doing this to me Sarge?

Aah, dont feel too bad C.J.

Has to be this way

[Hixboy67]

7:33 ... You see, (pause, and sit) The first war didnt change nothing for the negro.

But this one ( pause) gonna change everything. Dem Nazis aint all crazy

Whole lot of people just cant seem to fit in the way things seems to be going. ........ Like you C.J. ............

[Hixboy67]

7:55 ..... See, The black race cant afford you no more.

Ooh, there use to be a time we see somebody like you singing, clowning, ya-sah bossing and we wouldnt do anything. Folks like that, you were good, homey kind of nigga.

When they needed somebody to mistreat, call a name or two, they paraded you.

Reminded them of the good-ol days.

[Hixboy67]

8:29 .... NOT NO MORE, The day of the geechee is gone boa (pause) and you gone wit it.

We cant let nobody go on believing we all fools like you (pause)

Waited a long time for you boa (pause) but, I got chu

I put two geechees in jail in camp campbell Kentucky, three in Ft. Wha-chuga. Now I got chu

One less fool for the race to be ashamed of.

[Jen260]

The guy who played C.J., Larry Riley, died of AIDS in 1992.  He was a great actor.

[Bladestar7]

Thats true. In fact the lst acting job he did, was on "Knots Landing". He was in this scene with Joan Van Ark and it was obvious he lost a lot of weight. It was a shame. He was a great actor.

[fredintr]

6:51-9:37.....if this film is made in 2009...Adolph Ceasr is a household name...RIP

[gazzi22]

The day of da guicci is gone!

[t5y665yrty56]

Its actually geechee. An insulting term for blacks who lived in south carolina who still kept the african language and traditions.

[4dOp]

I just have to say i love beautiful black people. you guys are always so happy and upbeat. always smiling and joking and dancing.. such lifted spirits. god bless

[t5y665yrty56]

and we love you politically correct white folks. Youre so terrified of appearing racist youd smile as we carry off your daughters and plasma screens. weve taken over the entire olympic team, the white house, music. Youre in serious danger of extinction.

[4dOp]

i dont give a fuck about appearing racist. note that i said i love beautiful black people.... NOT stinking, apish niggers such as yourself. im 18 years old. MY daughter, MY plasma? good luck with that welfare collector. im truly sorry if i appeared demeaning or condescending (good little blackie take a cookie) didnt mean to come off like that at all. this scene just moved me in a way that i felt so touched for this black guy being ragged on for being himself made me want to reach out.. for a gun

[t5y665yrty56]

dude im white

[t5y665yrty56]

bism"allah my brother. Sorry for being a jerk. Note that sarge hated cj for perpetuating an ignorant stereotype but he refused to see cj bore no responsibiity for that.

[tntman2]

immortal technique 8-8:36

[tha2ndchance]

Gotta be more specific. Some people might not now what you are talking about.

I know what you mean though.

[jayygee67]

Well where you from....England?

[spareaxe]

very colorful language....I reckon not sarge!!!

[kdlbm300]

KILLcolorstruck should be in jail with CJ. Let's stick a gun under his bed too.

[estherspirit]

Lord have mercy! This movie was something else...

[doucheberry]

ol' shuckin and jivin ass nigga

[Tellthetruth911]

lmao tap dancing sambo ass coons I know what you mean my man our people love to sing and dance

[paulwilliams77]

Knock it off. We don't need no more of dat guitar pickin, sittin round da shack music today C.J.!

[thekaliko]

This clip is absolutely shitty for chopping up the the musical number - not worth a hot damn!!

[upupsteru]

i guess you ran out of space , you left out the part when he said man wans't ment for this, i can't see the sun.... and he said something about a crow me and my friends use to crack up when someone would repeat it.

[Prudence801]

I know what he represented to the brothers and sisters who was striving for something better in the world but they did C.J wrong on that one..On the moral tip you know..

[Prudence801]

I know Norman Jewison directed this film but who wrote it? Anybody know?

[h8rplayer]

Charles Fuller

[iguillo]

"You see CJ.........the Black race can't afford you no mo'"

"One less fool for the race to be ashamed of"

:-))

[Armando316]

That part was absolutely BRUTAL... So sad.

[mtech20]

@iguillo What a cathartic moment that must have been, at least in Sarge's eyes at that moment. For CJ, it caved his world in. He just wanted to be liked and to entertain others. And to hear Waters basically state he was no longer worthy to exist....damn. But Sargent Waters wasn't as cold-blooded as he made himself out to be, as CJ's death meant he crossed the line. He was no better than a thug, and he couldn't take it.

[SaintIzzle]

the day of the geechie is gone,boy....and you gone with it! Sampled by Immortal Technique and I think Ice Cube got it too...

[nikeclub]

wooohoooo!!!!!!! great film and song.

[plusdegree]

So So sad, there are still a lot of negros around today with C.J's mentality. Just check out some of the southern rappers in hip hop right now. The sarge was right!!

[askido351]

@plusdegree so you agree with the Sarge? You learned nothing from the movie, if you saw it. The sarge was a coward who misdirected his anger onto C J. Remember his story from WW I France? tells the story of his immense hatred. A beauty though. Classic.

[rojahi76]

@askido351 Still we can't afford his type of ignorance . . . it's a dead weight upon the Black race.

[marcutie]

Great movie.Hope you can upload the whole movie.Danzel,Patti,Howard E.Rollins Jr.

[t5y665yrty56]

waters didn't seem to take any part in the ball games

[spyderhog73]

waters didn't play

[N2CBC]

can u upload the film by any chance?

[fatdaddyb28]

@N2CBC The film should be on Netflix right now. One month free trial, afterwords $10.