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black Vietnam veterans hail Spike Lee film that finally tells their story

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/may/22/spike-lee-vietnam-da-5-bloods-black-veterans

[–] NorrinRad (5470) 5 years ago

Not sure this article or the film itself will gain much conversational traction because...

1. Spike Lee's name is attached to the film...

And as the messenger and the deliverer of the content too much of the oxygen expended will be strangely about him and not about the film or the piece of history that it represents. Kevin Wilmot is also attached to this film as a Co-Writer but does not have the same name recognition as Spike Lee.

There need be no 2. 😎

[–] Padeen (6459) 5 years ago

Looking forward to seeing it. Reminds me of the book "Matterhorn" which touched on the subject of racial tension between the white and black troops.