BlacKkKlansman

BlacKkKlansman is the true story of Ron Stallworth, the first African American police officer to work for the Colorado Springs Police Department, in the 1970s. He and his small undercover team were able to successfully infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

I thought that the purpose of the movie was powerful, Spike Lee was able to tell a true story, that most people don’t know, while also showing an evolution of racism throughout the years. He was able to interweave the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, the ear of the film, the 1970s, and current day. In that he did a great job of showing how if you don’t learn from your mistakes how history will repeat itself over and over again.

The acting from the entire cast was well done, especially that from John David Washington as the main character, Stallworth, Adam Driver as his partner, Flip Zimmerman and Laura Harrier as his love interest and political revolutionary, Patrice Dumas. The character development from the entire cast was done in a way where you could see the complexities and humanity in everyone.

I also appreciated the interwoven comedic moments that helped to lighten some of the heavier acts in the film.

What I didn’t necessarily enjoy was some of Spike Lee’s editing. There were a couple of really impactful parts that I felt didn’t get their true weight of importance because of how he would edit the scene. He had the floating heads like a Queen album cover, in one poignant scene and in another he did the floating bodies, where they are moving but not walking, during other. These editing techniques were distracting and retracted from the importance of those very important parts.

Overall, I thought that the movie was well made and the timing for this film couldn’t have been any better. You can really see the parallels in this movie to our current political climate. And with that being said, I do think that this movie is definitely something that everyone should see.