Review of Fences (2016) by Jjonz27 — 28 Feb 2017

Movie Review: Fences.

Recently I saw the movie Fences. As a fan of Denzel Washington, this was one of my favorite roles he has portrayed. The other actors that played a major roles in this movie were Viola Davis ( who played his wife,Rose),Movie Review: Fences.

Recently I saw the movie Fences. As a fan of Denzel Washington, this was one of my favorite roles he has portrayed. The other actors that played a major roles in this movie were Viola Davis ( who played his wife,Rose), Stephen Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Jovan Adepo. Fences is the story of Troy Maxson, a 1950s sanitation worker of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had dreams of being a major league baseball player, but was too old when he finally got out of jail.Troy makes some rash decisions while trying to keep his family in order.

Troy Maxon had a rough childhood growing up, his father had eleven kids and was very strict. His mother left him when he was only eight. He stayed with his father until he left home when he was 14 from a dispute he had with his father.

The movie begins as Troy and his friend ( Mr.Bono) were doing their job as sanitation workers; talking about women they like and their wives. When they finished work they decided to go to Troy’s house and drink a pint of liquor together. When they get there Troy talks about the devil and not being scared of death. He says that death is like a fast curve ball he could knock out the park. Then Troy’s brother Gabe stopped by to visit; he was in the army and suffered and head injury and has metal plate in his head. He is kind of delusional and talks about Saint Peter, heaven, and judgement day frequently. Soon after his brother leaves, Troy’s oldest son comes over and asks his father for ten dollars to help him while he works on his music career. At first Troy refuses to but his wife persuades him to give him some cash. His youngest son is still in high school at the time and has a chance at making it in football. His youngest son, Cory has a job as well and decided to quit it to focus more on football since recruiters were starting to notice him. Troy thinks he should focus on keeping a regular job and ends up telling Cory’s coach to cut him from team. Troy and his youngest son argue often in this movie. The movie was set in mid-century, so the clothes were a bit old fashioned and so was the football equipment. The cars were retro and so were the buildings. The acting was delightful; the actors and directors most likely critiqued the play of it that was made a couple decades ago. They named the movie Fences particularly because while some confrontation was occurring; the wife wanted Troy and his son to build a fence. The wife thought it was help keep the family together inside the fence while Troy thought the fence would help keep the devil out.

Overall, this movie didn't capture my full attention like a beginning of action or comedy movie; then as I started following the plot of the movie I felt an emotional connection to the main character. I watched as the main character (Troy) dealt with his problems and I felt as if he tried his best for his family;but as a man,we all have shortcomings and memories in our past that sometimes come in the way of us making the best decision. If you're looking for a movie where you can feel the ups and downs of the main character, this movie is it.