Tyler Perry Explains What He Wants People To Take Away From 'The Six Triple Eight,' And It’s Powerful

When it comes to the best war films out there, plenty of popular titles come to mind. Maybe you think of Saving Private Ryan or Dunkirk or many of those other movies that take you right into the middle of the action. However, new 2024 release The Six Triple Eight tells a different war story that most haven’t heard before. I wanted to know more about why the movie was chosen by director Tyler Perry, and he graciously shared with me what he wants people to talk away from his dramatic WWII film.

The latest film from director Tyler Perry to hit the Netflix schedule tells the story of the only Women's Army Corps unit of color during the Second World War and how these women contributed to the war effort by sorting through seventeen million pieces of mail that hadn’t been delivered to soldiers on the frontline or to their families back home. Wild right? So, when I had the chance to talk with Tyler Perry about the significance of this film and what he wants people who didn’t know about the 6888 to take away from it, his response was simple.