Riots for the "Black Lives Matter" movement are taking place across the United States, thousands of people take to the streets to protest to regain justice for people of color in America. However, many people still do not understand the seriousness of the problems and are indifferent to them. Here are 10 movies with the most honest depiction of people of color and racism in America you need to see.
1 TGet Out (2017)
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Racism is a terrifying and deadly crime. But "Get Out" isn't about blatant, scary types of racism like burning crucifixes and indifference or hatred, but instead, it's about white people's liberal racism, self-righteous prejudices. Racism disguised as harmless aggression is as scary as blatant prejudice, and in "Get Out," director Jordan Peele helps us feel that horror. Like other classic social issue films, "Get Out" takes a theme that is often approached with reason - the common problem of racism - and turns it into something you can feel. received with all his feelings.
2 12 Years A Slave (2013)
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This is probably the most famous movie title of all time about racism. In the years leading up to the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Despite suffering cruelty from his cruel owner (Michael Fassbender), Solomon also receives unexpected kindness from others, motivating him to continue his struggle to survive and maintain his dignity. After 12 years of failing to free himself, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever.
3 Did You Wonder Who Fired The Gun? (2017)
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"Did You Wonder Who Fired The Gun?" began as a "live documentary" about a white filmmaker confronting his family's racist past. Travis Wilkerson's great-grandfather killed a black man in 1946, and decades later, Wilkerson set out for Alabama to try to find out what had happened. Through interviews, photos, music, and personal investigation, Wilkerson tells the story while sitting on stage while clips and images are projected onto a screen. Wilkerson's anger and brokenness can be felt as he thinks about his family's "white power" history and himself.
4 Do The Right Thing (1989)
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Spike Lee Forge's 1989 classic is a comedy with an angry side, one you need to see even after it's been on for more than three decades. On the hottest day of summer in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, tensions began to rise, which led to a major conflict. When police arrived to mediate the argument, they strangled one of the participants - a black man named Raheem - and killed him, then fled the scene. Lee dedicated the film to Eleanor Bumpurs, Michael Griffith, Arthur Miller Jr., Edmund Perry, Yvonne Smallwood and Michael Stewart, six victims of racist violence and police brutality. Upon its release, "Do the Right Thing" was criticized not for its depiction of police violence but because critics such as New York magazines Joe Klein and David Davidby said it could incite racial violence. Now, the film perfectly depicts how black people are discriminated against in America.
5 Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
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"Hale County This Morning, This Evening" is an English-language documentary about the lives of black people in Hale County, Alabama. The film is directed by RaMell Ross and produced by RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, and Su Kim, and is Ross' first fictional film. This documentary won an award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, the 2018 Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary Feature, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. After it hit theaters, it aired on the PBS series "Independent Lens".
6 The Hate U Give (2018)
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The film tells the story of Starr Carter - a 16-year-old American girl who lives in the bogus Negro neighborhood of Garden Heights but attends a private school run by white Williamson Prep. On their way home from a party, Starr and childhood friend Khalil were forced to stop by the police for failing to signal to change lanes. While Khalil had his back turned and reached for the comb in his car, the officer mistook it for a gun, and shot Khalil and then Starr had to go through many hardships to testify for him. incident and against the racism of those around.
7 If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
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In the early 1970s in Harlem, a woman and bride-to-be named Tish vividly recalls the passion, love and undying trust between her and her artist fiance Alonzo Hunt - nicknamed Fonny. Friends since childhood, the young couple dream of a future together, but their plans fall apart when Fonny is arrested for a crime he didn't commit. The film's title is based on the blues track "Beale Street Blues" by W.C. Handy about the Negro neighborhood.
8 Selma (2015)
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Selma is the story of a movement against racism. The film chronicles a tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal suffrage in the face of fierce opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminates when President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay told the true story of how revered leader Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement that forever changed history.
9 Loving (2016)
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"Loving" is a love story, romantic drama set in 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, are arrested and thrown out of their home state of Virginia. Determined to return to their roots, they approach the Supreme Court.
10 The 13th (2016)
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"The 13th" is another documentary series by director Ava DuVernay produced by Netflix. The film is an incredible look at how race and the justice system are linked to the problem of mass incarceration in America. Far from comparing the system to American slavery, DuVernay's film criticizes rotting for-profit prison systems across America. The film was lauded by critics and earned Academy Awards nominations for "Best Documentary Feature" and an Emmy win. You can watch this movie on Netflix.
