Whoa! Wait a minute! With BlacKkKlansman, the preminent director, Spike Lee, has brought us the best movie of the year. Even though it's only August, I don't expect anything to top this. It is an historical drama based upon Ron Stallworth's book, Black Klansman, about his life story.
It centers around a black man (Stallworth) who joins the Colorado Springs Police Department in the 70s. He infiltrates the local KKK, who call it "the organization". He becomes an undercover phone voice, and a fellow policeman, white and jewish, uses the same name when in person with the KKK members. They uncover serious plans against the black citizens of Colorado Springs.
It is an extremely intense drama dealing with racial issues that are blatant, subtle and complex. It is realism, black and white, good and bad, moral and immoral.
Although set in an earlier time, it is relevant to the current day, and in fact, is specifically brought current at the end of the movie with racial clashes, particularly in Charlottesville, and even shows President Trump commenting on his version of the Charlottesville clash, that there were bad elements on both sides.
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Right On Herkimer! A terrific movie from Spike Lee with a great cast and an incredible story, which once again
proves that life is often stranger than fiction! A special shoutout to Topher Grace of that 70's Show fame to rock
the role of white supremacists David Duke- Bravo!
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