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AlexB · 05-09-2021, 04:17 PM

Blackkklansman 7/10

It was alright - main criticism was it was too slow, and I felt it only really skimmed the surface of the politics. The story itself was excellent, and I didn’t mind the artistic license that it gets criticised for - all films based on true events do that.

The parallels drawn between the 1910s, 1950s, 1970s and current day were all cleverly done, and the section cutting between the black student lecture about the Jesse Washington lynching and the KKK Birth of a Nation initiation meeting was the best bit of the film for me.

Some of the acting was great, some not so great - I felt it might have worked better as a feature length documentary, but TBF it wouldn’t have gained the same publicity or audience, which is an important part of the film as a whole entity.

Overall I thought it was more of an important film than a great one.

05-09-2021, 04:17 PM	#7318
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Blackkklansman 7/10 It was alright - main criticism was it was too slow, and I felt it only really skimmed the surface of the politics. The story itself was excellent, and I didn’t mind the artistic license that it gets criticised for - all films based on true events do that. The parallels drawn between the 1910s, 1950s, 1970s and current day were all cleverly done, and the section cutting between the black student lecture about the Jesse Washington lynching and the KKK Birth of a Nation initiation meeting was the best bit of the film for me. Some of the acting was great, some not so great - I felt it might have worked better as a feature length documentary, but TBF it wouldn’t have gained the same publicity or audience, which is an important part of the film as a whole entity. Overall I thought it was more of an important film than a great one. __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!