History Film / GetOnUp

* WouldHitAGirl: James's reaction to his wife's cleavage moment in public at Christmas, both in Santa costumes.
-->"YOU THINK I LIKE SEEING MY WIFE DRESSED UP LIKE THAT, FOR EVERY MAN TO SEE?"

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Whatever problems they have over the years, James and his wife certainly have this going on.

* AngryBlackMan: Despite having a temper and plenty of reasons to be angry, James usually averts this: although he is still blunt about the respective positions of Blacks and Whites in America, he is usually friendly and personable; he also knows that he'll be seen as this trope if he doesn't keep the facade up. His father, Joe, seems to play this trope straight.

* WouldHitAGirl: James's reaction to his wife's AbsoluteCleavage moment in public at Christmas, both in Santa costumes.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: A few minutes before a performance, Ben notifies James that there's been a change in plan: Music/TheRollingStones will be closing the show instead of James' band. When James becomes visibly irritated (at this point in time, the Rolling Stones hadn't even performed in the United States before that night), Ben tries to pacify him by saying that within a year the Stones will probably fade into obscurity. This is especially amusing, as Music/MickJagger [[{{Irony}} was the executive producer of the film]].

* ParentalSubstitute: Aunt Honey becomes this for James. While she can be cold and strict at times, she's the one who tells the young James that someday he will be famous. Surely enough, when he ''does'' become a star, Aunt Honey's the one looking proudly up at him from the crowd.

''Get on Up'' is a 2014 [[{{Biopic}} biographical drama]]/JukeboxMusical depicting the life and career of one of America's most influential entertainers, Music/JamesBrown. The movie is directed by Tate Taylor, the director of the film ''Film/TheHelp'', and stars Creator/ChadwickBoseman as Brown.

''Get on Up'' is a 2014 [[{{Biopic}} biographical drama]]/JukeboxMusical depicting the life and career of one of America's most influential entertainers, Music/JamesBrown. The movie is directed by Tate Taylor, the director of the film ''Film/TheHelp'', and stars Creator/ChadwickBoseman (who also played the main protagonist in ''Film/FortyTwo'') as Brown.

Get on Up is a 2014 [[{{Biopic}} biographical drama]]/JukeboxMusical depicting the life and career of one of America's most influential entertainers, Music/JamesBrown. The movie is directed by Tate Taylor, the director of the film ''Film/TheHelp'', and stars Creator/ChadwickBoseman (who also played the main protagonist in ''Film/FortyTwo'') as Brown. The film alternates between segments relaying the stories of Brown's later years, his rise to fame, and his childhood, displaying how he transformed from a poor boy in Augusta, Georgia into one of the greatest names to sweep the country.

* FantasticRacism: This is a film depicting a Black man trying to become an entertainer in the sixties, so this trope is a foregone conclusion. For specific examples, though:
** While James' band is practicing and hanging out around a pool at a hotel, a White couple is simultaneously checking in. The wife immediately has a fit, wanting James and the others to be gone before she goes near the pool. While her husband's views are not stated, he at least has some dignity, trying to stop his wife before she can go too far.
** When the Famous Flames are recording their first single, "Please, Please, Please" for King Records, the studio executive listening to them admits that James has good vocals, but cruelly mocks the beat and lyrics of their song, which are typical for Afro gospel music.
** In the movie's only real comedic use of this trope, when James is at an interview with his family and Bobby, a reporter (who is also a white woman), asks him what his favorite food is. James immediately sees the insulting implications and responds with the following quote:
--->'''James:''' ''[{{beat}}]'' Bobby, tell this pretty White lady what we eat.

'''Bobby Byrd:''' [[YouAreNotAlone I think we still got]] ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome more]]'' [[UndyingLoyalty funk in the trunk.]]

* TrueCompanions: James and Bobby are undoubtedly this. A perfect example of this relationship is when James' band curses him out and walks out on him, and he expects Bobby to follow them. When Bobby refuses to ever leave, this exchange shows how Bobby is always there to keep James going:

* BadassInANiceSuit: James can rock a suit, and when he has business to take care of, he can be exceedingly {{badass}}.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: A few minutes before a performance, Ben notifies James that there's been a change in plan: Creator/TheRollingStones will be closing the show instead of James' band. When James becomes visibly irritated (at this point in time, the Rolling Stones hadn't even performed in the United States before that night), Ben tries to pacify him by saying that within a year the Stones will probably fade into obscurity. This is especially amusing, as Music/MickJagger [[{{Irony}} was the executive producer of the film]].

* WouldHitAGirl: James's reaction to his wife's AbsoluteCleavage moment in public.