What was the biggest difference between making “Brothers Keeper” and “Paradise Lost”?
In many ways “Brother’s Keeper” and “Paradise Lost” are the mirror images of each other. In “Brother’s Keeper,” the community represents core American values in rallying around one of their downtrodden members and refusing to accept the stereotype that the police were trying to push. The police were saying: “These smelly old brothers are subhuman; this is a “sex gone bad” murder; look at the way they live; Delbert’s guilty.” The community refused to believe them and rallied behind Delbert and tried to help him. In “Paradise Lost,” the community showed terrible values. They refused to listen to any of the obvious holes in the case and instead of rejecting the stereotypes, as happened in “Brother’s Keeper,” they embraced the stereotypes. The police said: “These kids listen to heavy metal music; they dress in black; they read books on witchcraft; they must be the killers.” And the community, instead of questioning that logic, embraced it and vilified them. There’s also a generational diff
