i think quite possibly the only thing i have to add in regards to remmick and the vampirism/colonialism metaphor is that his insistence that sammy be the one to bring his ancestors back to him mirrors the way a lot of white americans become culture vultures in order to fill the void of assimilation
i would say most white americans (with families that came to the country generations ago) have little to no connection with whatever heritage their ancestors had to denounce in order to be percieved as white. and tbh, growing up without a culture (or a culture that no one acknowleges as a culture because it's so globalized) kinda sucks a little. so that's why you see white girls getting box braids calling it "my viking heritage" because they're trying to artificially fill that void with something they're JUST familiar enough with to know but JUST unfamiliar enough to call exotic and interesting. takeaway: american imperialism hurts everyone in the end we've known this blah blah blah
connecting it back to sinners, i think it's pretty clear the point i'm making. remmick wants to use black culture and blues to reconnect with his heritage after assimilating. its not just that he's perpetuating a cycle of colonialism and cultural erasure, it's that he's literally consuming these cultures in order to feel whole in HIS identity again. and i feel like thats a very intentional move with his character. the layers to this movie make me FERAL
