And it is choices such as this where what is innovative and audacious about Chi - Raq — a musical satire about gun violence starring an all - star black cast is in and of itself a bold move — fades into the drone of repeated statistics.
They were not, I suspect, prepared for a dark, cynical satireabout American machismo and the country's absurd obsession with guns, violence, and, to put it bluntly, obtaining satisfaction off inflicting pain on others.