Pseudo-director, Ava DuVernay is angry that her big budget film "A Wrinkle In Time" has flopped at the box office and is blaming it on racism. "A Wrinkle In Time" cost $250,000,000 to make and market. DuVernay, known for the rip off "Selma" film, is in denial about the costly "A Wrinkle In Time" not selling well, grossing $33,000,000 in its opening week. It has fared significantly worse in week two. However, the film did not do well for a number of reasons.

DuVernay and company removed all references to Christianity that exists in the book of the same name that they adapted for the film. She did not do the film correctly, failed to capture the essence of the book and the project has poor casting. Upon viewing the trailer during a commercial break on television, it did not come across as very appealing. It looked like a crazy, confusing mess. The footage in the trailer looked weird and nonsensical. It does not make you want to part with your money to go see it at the theatre.

"A Wrinkle In Time"

DuVernay complained to film reviewer Kyle Buchanan that racism caused her film, starring Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon, to flop at the box office, "You were the only Caucasian journalist of any gender to see it, understand it and seriously ask me about it. Appreciate the chat, the sensitivity and the writing."

Pajama Media slammed DuVernay's comments, "The criticism of "A Wrinkle In Time" has less to do with race and more to do with film content. Perhaps she should learn from her mistakes, rather than suggesting her film's failures can be attributed to the blindness of Caucasians."

They have Oprah Winfrey made up so ridiculously in "A Wrinkle In Time" it's hard to take it seriously

For DuVernay to cry racism in this case is wrong, as it is unfounded. The film that beat "A Wrinkle In Time" to number one at the box office is "Black Panther" which is a movie with a black cast and many people of color in the production crew.  "Black Panther" looked far more interesting to audiences and has crossed the $1 billion dollar mark in ticket sales.

DuVernay is now trying to copy the success of "Black Panther" in signing on to direct the film adaptation of the comic book "The New Gods." The film will have a $100,000,000 budget. Considering how badly the expensive "A Wrinkle In Time" film flopped, that is risky.

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A Wrinkle in Time' Director Ava DuVernay Uses Racism to Explain Away Bad Reviews

March 14, 2018 - Ava DuVernay, a black activist who directed a whole movie arguing that mass incarceration (a multi-racial problem) is a continuation of race-based slavery, suggested that racism explains why her latest movie, "A Wrinkle in Time," got bad reviews. DuVernay gave a back-handed compliment to Vulture's Kyle Buchanan, who wrote about the "subtle, resonant" theme of the black main character's insecurity about her hair. "You were the only Caucasian journalist of any gender to see it, understand it and seriously ask me about it. Appreciate the chat, the sensitivity and the writing," the director tweeted.

Hair is indeed a sensitive issue among black women, and the film captured both the insecurity and the beauty of actress Storm Reid's unique curly hairstyle well. Even so, this theme was a tiny fraction of the film, and in the context of the bad reviews, DuVernay's focus on this element seems a desperate distraction...

Race didn't drive these negative reviews — content did. The film's focus on psychedelic themes without strong substance behind them really cut the power of the story. Many black reviewers panned the film. Slate's Aisha Harris reported that the movie "stumbles in its world building and can't quite find its groove." Over at Punch Drunk Critics, Travis Hopson wrote that "the film, for all of its wondrous visuals and good intentions, never takes off and soars the way we keep hoping it will." The Ringer's K. Austin Collins agreed. "There's a good movie in here somewhere, but it's beset with too many obligations, and maybe too much in the way of expectations," he wrote...

In an interview with Screen Rant, writer Jennifer Lee explained why she took out the Christian themes and Bible references from the book. "It wasn't removed, it was just opened up in language that wasn't exclusive, guardian angels versus stars, are they the same thing? Maybe," Lee said. She emphasized "inclusivity," saying, "Since we’re not limiting, we’re not picking some religion, but we’re saying we all feel, we can feel that you’re a part of something extraordinary and the messages are the same."

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