Black Snake Moan

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The cast of Black Snake Moan committed to such an extent to this project that significant parts of their lives had to get adapted to the requests of the script: thus, Samuel L. Jackson got to spend around six hours a day, for half a year to only learn to play blues guitar. Then, another relevant example here is the sickly look that Christina Ricci got by eating only food with low nutritional value and walking about almost naked just to get into the character’s skin better. A controversy issued due to the partisan marketing of the film, which was considered pretty offensive to women.

All in all, when it comes to the reception of Black Snake Moan, the film was not by far the hit everyone expected. Yet, positive reviews were also passed, but more reserved than the bitterness of the criticism. The reproach often directed towards the market film promotion was that it encouraged promiscuity and it targeted college boys audience instead of aiming at more complex public categories. Hence, Christina Ricci was one of the film actors who took a stand against this form of advertising, claiming it unpardonable and without precedent in her film career.

A better outcome resulted from the release of the Black Snake Moan soundtrack collection at the beginning of 2007. The songs feature several artists, with three tracks being performed by Samuel L. Jackson himself. The album includes a total of seventeen tracks covering both classic and modern blues; the compilation sold pretty well, as Blues fans were actually eager to get a new approach to their favorite music style. Critics also had a very positive attitude, much better than the rest of the critical appreciations passed on the film, Black Snake Moan.

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