{"id":2901,"date":"2007-04-01T13:57:37","date_gmt":"2007-04-01T20:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2020-12-02T14:19:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T21:19:48","slug":"shes-gotta-have-it-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2901","title":{"rendered":"She&#8217;s Gotta Have It (1986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I am not a one-man woman.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman (Tracy Camilla Johns) with three lovers (Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, and John Canada Terrell) resists being faithful to any one of them.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African-Americans<\/li>\n<li>Jealousy<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Sexuality<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nSpike Lee&#8217;s treatment of his female protagonist in his debut film, about an independent-minded woman (Johns) who finds cumulative sexual satisfaction through her triumvirate of disparate lovers &#8212; comedic Mars (Lee), narcissistic Greer (Terrell), and sincere Jamie (Hicks) &#8212; is refreshingly respectful. He portrays Nola (Johns) as nothing but honest in her desire for sex with many men, and while none of her lovers are happy with her decision, we admire Nola for being true to herself. While the acting in <em>She&#8217;s Gotta Have It<\/em> is clearly student-film quality, we remain invested in the story given the uniqueness of these characters. <em>She&#8217;s Gotta Have It<\/em> remains a worthy predecessor to Lee&#8217;s breakthrough movie of three years later (<em>Do the Right Thing<\/em>, 1989), and is worth a look by film fanatics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A humorous and insightful look at female sexuality<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still-477x270.png 477w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still.png 1801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creative camera work<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Shes-Gotta-Have-It-Still2.png 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended for those curious to see early evidence of Lee&#8217;s talents as a director. Listed in the addendum of Peary&#8217;s book as a film with historical importance and as a Personal Recommendation.<\/p>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0091939\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/08\/08\/movies\/film-spike-lee-s-she-s-gotta-have-it.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/74505.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I am not a one-man woman.&#8221; Synopsis: A woman (Tracy Camilla Johns) with three lovers (Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, and John Canada Terrell) resists being faithful to any one of them. Genres: African-Americans Jealousy Love Triangle Romantic Comedy Sexuality Strong Females Review: Spike Lee&#8217;s treatment of his female protagonist in his debut film, about an independent-minded woman (Johns) who finds cumulative sexual satisfaction through her triumvirate of disparate lovers &#8212; comedic Mars (Lee), narcissistic Greer (Terrell), and sincere Jamie&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2901\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2901"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55945,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901\/revisions\/55945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}