Disclaimer: These are just MY thoughts! Go see it for yourself. We all don’t “think” alike! *shrugs*
I THOUGHT it was a GREAT movie. It was real. #RealLife. I appreciate the fact that it appealed to all people. It wasn’t the stereotypical “black film”. It didn’t pigeon hole us as African-Americans. Or show what “Hollywood” thinks WE want to see. It didn’t have a Donte with four different baby mommas. I know several successful women who have a child or two who are not necessarily looking for a provider because they already have their ish together. It’s kind of like, “It would be nice, but just don’t waste my time”.
Kevin Hart was HILARIOUS, as always! I think he did a lot of adlibbing. I will take that back if everything he said was in the script. Then, my hat goes off to the writers. But for him to have 90% of the funny parts made HIM hilarious in this movie.
Long story, short.. GO SEE IT! Today!
Now I will proceed to get off topic and tell yall how this movie directly relates to me. I should have titled this blog “So Motha’ F*&^%n’ Motivated”!
This might be some selfish ASS ish! But I can’t give you want you want, until I have everything I need. How can I focus on an “us” when I don’t even know where “I” am, right now? You see it in the movie with The Chef! It’s not possible. Back when I started college, my uncle told me, “Don’t chase women, chase money. And when you get money, women will chase you”! #TRUTH! Not saying that I want to get on one knee for a gold digger in three years. I’m saying that as a young man with ambition, dreams and goals, “the one” will understand that. She will respect the hustle and the grind. She might even say, “You know what? I am willing to help you however I can”. #Priceless.
And continuing to explain why I am SO MOTHA’ F*&^%n’ MOTIVATED… I am always preaching to yall about networking, humility and being in the right place at the right time. I probably got more motivated at the story around this film rather than the motion picture itself. Let’s connect some dots. And… GO!
The Producer of a movie is the BIG GUY! He/she calls the shots because at the end of the day, they're putting up the money. Obviously, you have a casting director and a director to make suggestions; but if it’s my money, it’s MY RULES! *shrugs* (I think that’s how it works). If you want to get into entertainment, you should watch credits! At ALL movies and even TV shows! Stay to the end and WATCH THE CREDITS! You will learn A LOT! This is why networking, following up and maintaining relationships are so important.
Will Packer produced “Think Like A Man”. He also produced “Takers” and “Stomp The Yard”, to name a few. Do you see ANY similarities here, yet?
-CHRIS BROWN is in “Think Like A Man”. He was also in “Stomp The Yard” in 2007 (for all of three minutes) AND he STARRED in “Takers”.
-MICHAEL EALY… STARRED in “Takers”.
-TERRENCE J had a small speaking role in “Stomp The Yard 2” and he stars in “Think Like A Man”!
It’s not rocket science!
How long does it take to tweet someone, “Happy Birthday”?… NOT LONG!
How long does it take to mass text, “Merry Christmas. God Bless”?… NOT LONG!
HOW LONG does it take to FB somebody, “Sorry to hear about your loss, we are praying for you”, TEN SECONDS!!!!
It’s not sucking up or kissing nobody’s (edit), it’s MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS! Bet Money *K. Hart Voice* those relationships are why Chris Brown, Michael Ealy and Terrence J have worked, and will continue to work, with Will Packer. People say, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. WRONG! “It’s not WHAT you know or WHO you know. It’s who knows YOU”! Everybody knows Barack Obama! But if I call and ask, “Can I speak to Barack please…?” They are going to respond, “May I ask who’s calling”? “JAY DUKES”! And they are going to send me to voicemail or just hang up!
Do NOT burn bridges! Maintain relationships! And I mean Genuine Relationships! (Not this running “game” stuff that us men do! I might be telling on myself and many others right now… but *shrugs*! Think about why a dude calls you, out of the blue, one week, exactly SEVEN days, before he comes into town. “Hey babe, didn’t want anything. Just checking on you”. Now you feel special because he thought about you enough to just call when "you crossed his mind”. Yall talk for thirty minutes and he doesn’t say (edit) about coming into town. Now, seven days later, he calls to ask you, “Baby, how do I get to The Pizza Hut from the ghetto Bi-Lo over here by Baskin Robbins that we went to that time?” “WAIT… WAIT… You in town?” It #works. It really #works!)
Seriously, send emails periodically just checking up on a person, shoot them a text, etc. Because I PROMISE YOU BOO BOO *K. Hart Voice* the day a person realizes that you only call them when you want something, is the day they will stop answering your calls.
Summary:
1.) Maintain Relationships
2.) Don’t take my advice *shrugs*
3.) GO SEE THINK LIKE A MAN
4.) Follow me on Twitter @jaydukes1911
~Jay Dukes qka Mr. Million Dollars qka Mr. "Hey... You Look Familiar"
i really love this! (and as i've said numerous times) pretty much any and everything you post...always tru words or a good laugh...its ppl like you that make me wanna start a blog...i jus hope mine is HALF as entertaining as yours....cuz its appears, u jus talk about real life, but somehow, it always feels like im reading the novel "based on *insert tv series here* "... :) sn: i regret not taking the chance to get to know you(like, on a face2face, friend, basis...not jus thru fb and ur blog) while u were still at claflin w me...but anyways, u've graduated and gone on to do great things...now im about to do the same (although a year late, I MADE IT)
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