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- Directed By: Ryan Coogler
- Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Ariana Neal, Octavia Spencer
- Distributed By: The Weinstein Company
From the beginning of the film the audience are presented with real life footage of an awful event that happened to Oscar Grant III. A man who was wrongfully killed and stolen away from his family "because of an officers misjudgement" is how the officer described it (which I'm hoping everyone watching this film knows that this is completely false) . We only hear the gunshot from this footage and the audience see nothing more than a cut to black. This footage alone tells the audience that not only is this a very serious film but that they are about to be informed on a very important issue.
I don't want to spend this review talking too much about the filmmaking side of this piece, and instead want to talk about the representation and ideology that this film holds. This film doesn't attempt to excite audiences, it doesn't use comedy to move past the serious tone that it lays down so brilliantly... If the film did either of these things it would be incredibly ignorant. Instead, the film allows the audience to get to know Oscar and learn about both his struggles and happy moments he has in life. I think what is so amazing about this film is that it has the power to allow audiences to identify with this individual and see a part of themselves in him when he's doing the simplest of things such as kiss his partner, hold his daughter, and celebrate his mum's birthday. All of these things are small but beautiful moments which makes it all the more worse when this person is stolen of ever experiencing it again.
This film was incredibly moving, and it's a massive credit to both the writing of the characters and the actors performing in these roles. Michael B. Jordan is amazing as usual and performs his heart out from beginning to end in a film that should definitely be spoken about more. There are other notable performances such as Octavia Spencer who plays the caring and hopeful mum, once again, making our hearts break when hers is crushed.
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