SummaryIt’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned c...
SummaryIt’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned c...
No film of Lee’s would be cut without portraits, cross cutting, dual images or his iconic double dolly shot. All featuring heavily, these practises of his style come to elevate the genre filmmaking to new heights.
If hate groups were insidious four decades ago, argues Lee in his most ferociously entertaining (and just plain ferocious) film in years, how much more dangerous are they today?
Tragic in comedic but still terrific all around! One of the best anti-racism films of all time! Another triumph to Spike Lee!!
Based on true story, but the film won Academy award for ”best adapted screenplay” which means this film isn’t 100% true story, and that could be pros and cons of it. The pros obviously are; it already had outrageously great source material while the cons doubtingly are; will they add some fictional stuff that fits for its source material?
In my opinion, they did. I’m so confident to say Spike Lee do the right thing since the openning scene, he blended his own personal criticism on film history (when Spike was in NYU film school) with the true story of Ron Stallworth flawlessly by their well-crafted screenplay.
I’ve seen some people complained about its comedic vibes that apparently ruined the mood of this film, which I totally disagree… I mean, seeing those american white supremacists were completely blindfolded by black cop is wonderfully pure joke and joy, isn't this what we call comedy? Plus, many stupid ways of how they tried to describe themselves what true white people is, is ridiculously icing on top for me.
Beside the comedic vibes, it firmly holds its anti-racism messages all along. I believed Spike Lee only used those comedic vibes just to make audiences put their guards down for awhile, before he threw his hardest-hitting punch at the end of the film solidly.
I have never watched a more relatable movie in my life. I loved adam drivers performance in this movie and his famous quote in it ( iykyk ) I bet anyone would wish the wishing star to be in this movie so that they can call someone the n-word. I know I'm still wishing to this day.
Hell, this thing is so mainstream it feels like the start of a franchise. And yet, that mass appeal is a huge part of what makes this funny and righteously furious American film so powerful.
BlacKkKlansman isn’t wrong about the evils of white supremacy. But it’s pretty sure you, out in the audience, aren’t going to get it unless it spells out the message in blinking neon lights. And even then, the film seems to fear you might miss the point.
A hilarious take on the white supremacist genre. This is the best racist movie I've seen since American History X and Detroit. The difference is this is a comedy full of laughs and fun times, while also being serious at times. One of the very best films of 2018 and beyond!
Too long, too dark, too much time spent in rooms with people you'd rather not be in the company of,
A very good story but needed editing down / possibly adding more tension.
Maybe meant for a younger generation.
At points I shut off the sound. I've been around people like that & it's really not something I want another dose of.
- Signed " Old enough to have participated in Civil Rights marches"
(& I miss Obama )
I'm not a fan of Spike Lee movies as he is too obsessed with racial issues. I would dismiss this film as just more of the same if it wasn't for the ending which makes the film relevant and important for the current times.
They said the movie was factual but I kept thinking this seems too incredible. And why had I never heard of it? I did research afterwards and discovered that only the most basic storyline is true - the rest is total fiction. The part of the story that was true didn't make much sense - why wouldn't the same person be meeting in-person and speaking on the phone?
And why is Trump brought into the movie? Oh, to win an Oscar. Spike, you make some good movies but you try just too hard to make some meaningful statement but it falls flat.