Review of Fruitvale Station (2013) by Dave M — 29 May 2015
The director took great care to not vilify or make a matryr of Oscar Grant, which is a delicate balance to tread that many movies focused on such a heavy subject matter fail in doing. Sure, the dog scene was extra (in the Ebonic connotation of the word), but otherwise, this is the story of a black man who is living a hard life and is trying to do right, but gets shot unnecessarily by the police.
It brakes my heart to think of how far the black community has come and yet how damn far we have to go. I cried for Oscar and his family. I cried for Eric Garner and his family. I have cried for others.
It's hard to understand that even when the bad apple cops know they'll likely get filmed and caught for their wrong doing, they still feel justified in their discrimination and have the nerve to not understand why the threat of prosecution is even being floated around.
Too many bad apples leaves a distaste for the bunch, but you still gotta try to appreciate the work of the good apples.
This review of Fruitvale Station (2013) was written by Dave M on 29 May 2015.
Fruitvale Station has generally received very positive reviews.
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