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To be clear, do you suggest that 46,000,000 black Americans should be unconcerned with racism and that any who suggest racism isn't over are themselves racist?
I was not. Thanks!
That's not my experience. I think about him summering on Martha's Vineyard, surrounded by white people, and reports of his being approachable, friendly, and ready to talk Sox-Yankees. Could you link some videos or texts supporting your claims?
This movie is also very fair and balanced. It stars one black hero, about a half dozen white ones, and then several white villains.
I completely agree. Fantastic film. I hope it's nominated for the screenplay, its direction, Washington and Driver, the score, and the editing. I also think it's deserving of sound and costume nominations.
Nope. Spike Lee is not full of hatred.
White people don't pay attention to the color of our skin because we don't have to. That's what white privilege is. We don't worry about putting the hood of our hoody up when it's cold or being followed around department stores because of the color of our skin because we rarely, if ever, are followed because of the color of our skin. It's not just a black American thing. Across the world, minorities are aware of what makes them different because they stand out.
I just watched it last night and this is the one thing that's bugging me. It appears to have happened like this in real life though. I may try to check out the book, or at least read about the book. (Reading books takes time.)
Indeed. The film is at least an 8/10. It's an outstanding piece of filmmaking. I think my favorite scene may have been Kwame Ture's speech; the editing created the excitement of an action movie and singling out individual faces to see the way his words landed was very effective.
The score is also outstanding, as is the soundtrack.
He isn't. And the original post wasn't referring to him; it's referring to the people on IMDb who gave the film a low rating due to its story.
I was surprised by how "nice" Walter Breachway (chapter president) was; I thought at some point his evil was going to be revealed more. (I found John Turturro's character in Do The Right Thing less likeable.) He did end up being a secondary character though, and Felix and Connie Hendrickson were obviously much more essential to the story. I felt the Hendricksons were well developed; I actually found their love for each other and affection toward each other touching, and therefore all the more disgusting giving how based upon racist hate their love for each other was. I found Connie to be sweet, which to me makes her complex; she's sweet and evil.
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Did you like the ending? I didn't, and I know part of it is just because it was absolutely not what I expected. The ultimate plot line seemed to come out of nowhere. I do wonder if I watched again if I would notice some clues/indicators of what was actually happening, but it felt like the filmmaker wanted to pay tribute to Rosemary's Baby and forced this occult-themed twist on it at the end.
What I liked most was Toni Collette's performance. She had a couple of monologues that she delivered brilliantly. I think on the big screen, this might be a career best performance, and that's saying something given previous performances. I think hers is an Oscar-caliber performance and that it's too bad the film is in a genre AMPAS doesn't usually recognize for acting.
Short answer: yes and no. There is no definitive proof of anything physical ever having happened, but they were very close.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vulture.com/amp/2018/11/the-favourite-historical-accuracy.html
I need to research this. I’ve been meaning to. If you find out before I do, please let me know.
They actually weren’t Indian. Indians live in Asia.
Who lived on the land first?
I should also add that while Colman and Weisz are incredible, it was Emma Stone who blew me away most. This is by far her career best performance. She’s reached a new depth I’d never seen in her. It’s her performance (and the costumes and set) that I can’t stop thinking about.
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I liked it. I was definitely surprised that it ended there, but when I thought about Emma Stone’s face afterwards (which was burned into my memory because of the length of the shot combined with intensity of the moment) I realized she was feeling regret and even more so a sense of disappointment. I think she liked playing what to her was a game with Rachel Weisz, but having won, she saw there was nothing new or exciting on the horizon. Unlike Rachel Weisz, she didn’t actually care about the queen, and now she’s stuck with her.
I just saw it in Boston last night. It’s incredible.
I just saw it for the first time and I was confused and unfortunately a little distracted throughout.
Does this mean that in this post-apocalyptic world they flew 20 hours to Australia for work? Or they were already there working when whatever happened happened?