The story takes place in Los Angeles, a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural big city. The film begins with a seemingly ordinary car accident and several people involved. The camera then takes us back to the day before the crash, showing us what happened to these main characters during these dozens of hours.
LAPD police officer (Matt Dillon) hopes to find better medical help for his ailing old father. However, at the HMO, no matter how much he asked, the black clerk in charge refused to sign the document and asked his father to find another doctor. Later, when the police were dealing with a traffic jam, they vented all their grievances on a black couple. The District Attorney (Brendan Fisher) and his prominent wife Jane (Sandra Bullock) are held at gunpoint by two young black men, and they can only watch as they snatch them away off-road vehicle. After returning home, Jane's fear still lingers and she becomes furious with Daniel (Michael Pena), a Mexican locksmith who comes to change their locks for no reason. Poor but honest Daniel was once again robbed of his dignity that night by an Arab shopkeeper.
Black detective Graham is anxiously looking for his missing brother, but he has to be threatened by his boss to face the black hole of gunfire...
One after another Under the surprised eyes of the audience, the characters constantly change from justice to evil, from injured to perpetrators.
2. Hurricane
This is a movie about racial discrimination in the United States. Black boxing champion Reuben Carter was framed by the police and spent 30 years in an unjust prison. After many twists and turns, the story of "The Light of Day" was rediscovered. This film criticizes and analyzes racial discrimination in the United States. The director's stance is quite commendable. He was not simply criticizing white discrimination against black people. He also tried to convey a message that not all white people have racial prejudices and that whites and blacks should have dialogue instead of confrontation. Moreover, the director does not give boring preaching, but expresses his point of view through the plot and the vivid performances of the actors. Some parts are quite touching.
Black boxing champion Reuben Carter seems to be born with a grudge against the police. At the age of eleven, he was sent to a reformatory (equivalent to China's juvenile labor camp). Later, he escaped from prison and became a soldier, practicing boxing hard. He was very beautiful in the ring and defeated all his opponents. A boxing champion should have a high social status, but he still can't escape prison. He was framed by a corrupt policeman and sentenced to three life sentences (American law is so interesting. Just to add, unlike in our country, crime A is sentenced to ten years, crime B is sentenced to eight years, and the two crimes combined are fifteen years, which can be discounted. . A young black man was deeply moved after reading Ruben's autobiography and decided to work with several white friends to help Ruben clear his name. It may be that the director was too focused on the portrayal of the characters and his own political demands, and some of the plots deserve scrutiny. The prison is not as dark as some prison movies make it out to be. One of the guards even befriends Reuben and the warden seems to take special care of him. Another bit of a bummer is the "Hollywood cheer" at the end. Hollywood movies, as long as they are successful in the end, will have scenes of collective cheering, and sometimes the cheering is even meaningless. After learning the news of Ruben's release, all the prisoners in the prison cheered like Christmas - these people don't have to! And after spending 30 years in prison, even if the grievances are cleared, is it considered a victory? But in general, these shortcomings are still hidden, and this movie is still a masterpiece among black people. Among the actors, my favorite is Samuel L. Jackson, whose sword is biased. Although Denzel Washington was the best actor, he didn't leave a deep impression - until I saw this movie. . In this film, he successfully created the role of Reuben Carter, and his acting skills cannot be underestimated. After he was sent to prison, he refused to wear prison uniforms, which was a wonderful sentence. The manifestations of inner conflict when he wakes up, and the dramatic changes in his inner mood after meeting his friends, are very vivid - often having difficulty expressing his inner emotions.
He has a very subtle understanding of the prisoner's psychology. How does he adjust to prison life? No desires or desires. Only in this way can the mind feel free. This interpretation is very vivid. Denzel Washington prepared for this movie for two years, practicing hard and striving for a successful performance. In the end, his efforts paid off. He won a Golden Globe for this film.
3. Hot summer night
In the southern United States, along the Mississippi River, there is a small town called Specter. The town was small, poor, and racially discriminatory. In order to help the town get rid of poverty, Colbert, a big entrepreneur in Chicago, came here to recruit workers and open a factory. Unexpectedly, he was murdered on a very hot summer night and his $900 was missing.
The security situation in Spect has been relatively calm for many years. This unexpected murder left Officer Gales, who had just been on the job for two days, at a loss. He assigned Officer Sam to search for the suspect. Sam came to the train station and saw an unpleasant black man. He found that the black man had a lot of cash, so he arrested him indiscriminately. What I didn't expect was that this young black man named Tibbetts had a wide range of connections. He is a capable criminal police officer in Philadelphia in the Eastern Region. This time he went to visit his mother in his hometown.
Due to the complexity of the case, Gales had to ask Tibbetts for help, even though he looked down on black people in his heart. At this moment, Officer Sam caught another young man named Harvey and found the deceased's package and 300 yuan in cash on him. Sheriff Gales arbitrarily identified Harvey as the murderer. However, Tibbetts believed foul play was based on the condition of the victim's wounds. As the investigation deepened, the Sheriff unexpectedly discovered that his subordinate Sam went to the bank to deposit $600 the day after the murder. This time, the Sheriff put the murderer's hat on Sam's head again. Tibbetts was unimpressed and explained to Sheriff Gales that there was another murderer. Gales was so stubborn that he was dissatisfied with Tibbetts and even ordered him to leave immediately and not to interfere with the case. Because of Tibbetts' appearance, the racist black forces in this Spartan town were very angry. They threatened that "this nigger will not survive Sunday." One day, Tebes went to the street to do business and was suddenly attacked by four white youths. Fortunately, Sheriff Gales arrived in time and Tybes was saved from assassination.
Tibbetts did not leave because of this, and still worked hard to collect clues to solve the case. Just then, a young man named Purdy came to the police station and accused Sam of raping his sister and getting her pregnant. Tibbetts found it strange and decided to start with this incident to open up a gap in the murder case. Tibbetts discovered a black woman in town who specialized in illegal abortions and immediately went to visit her. After some conversation, the black woman told Tibbetts that Purdy's sister would come at night to have an abortion, and the man who had impregnated the girl would come with her. While they were talking, Purdy's brother and sister burst in, along with Ralph, the owner of the snack bar. Comparing the clues collected before, Tibbetts suddenly understood that Ralph was the murderer he wanted to catch.
Tibbets tells Purdy the truth, and Purdy angrily attacks Ralph. Ralph shot Purdy and he was finally brought to justice. Ralph confessed his crime at the police station, and the whole case came to light. At this point, Police Chief Gales admired Tibbetts so much that he personally sent him on the away train. This was his greatest sincerity.
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
There is only one sentence about mockingbirds in the film. Robins do not nest in barns and do not eat food. They just sing good songs for people.
In the United States in the 1950s, racial discrimination ran from top to bottom. After a white lawyer took over the case of a black man raping a white woman, the innocent child was ridiculed by his schoolmates and threatened by the plaintiff's father.
My father is a father who can solve everything. All problems are solved in his hands.
However, nothing can be done about racial prejudice in society. The jury's bias wronged the defendant and he could have been acquitted. In the end, the defendant was shot by a prison guard because he was suspected of escaping from prison.
Why kill a robin that cannot build a nest in a barn, cannot eat food, and can only sing good songs to people?
Just because he was black, he helped white women. The white woman being helped didn’t want white people to know she “loved” a black man. In order to express her innocence, she framed the robin.
Robbins finally died under the gun of those wearing tinted glasses.
The character BOO is a bit confusing to me. An abandoned man cared about the growth of his younger siblings and ultimately saved their lives.
5. American History X (American X-Files)
This movie is about racial discrimination. It tells a very sensitive story in a very extreme tone. The film fully demonstrates neo-Nazism. Conflicts and conflicts basically exist in daily life and are easy to understand. But the key is whether you have enough endurance to watch the film to the end. If possible, then this film can really produce a better effect than watching 100 inspirational films. However, few people knew about this movie at the beginning, and even fewer people persisted, so it was small enough, but countless film critics placed this movie in the top 50 movies of the 90s, so. . . . . . Why can't you stick to it? Because the director shot the movie in a semi-recorded format, the daily life of the brothers is described in detail. There are large sections of dialogue and struggles. The protagonist's extreme lifestyle makes him feel like an animal, especially when the family is eating. That section is the most classic large-scale dialogue drama in the history of film.
After the twists and turns of the story, the protagonist is still brought back to a normal life. The whole movie is very impactful and will be remembered by you for a while.
In addition to an excellent script, this movie is also supported by performances, among which Edward Norton's performance is undoubtedly the best. It gives a character a soul that is both hateful and sympathetic. . This actor with a strong personality made the world remember him through "Fight Club", but I think his most exciting performance was in this film. It seems that he was nominated for an Oscar for this role. Anyway, I can't remember if it was. He did it. His keen eye for film choices was almost unparalleled, but he always got them right, so he became my favorite actor.