This is really unusual, and it is very difficult to describe what type of film it is. It is a road movie and a crime movie, with discussions on racial discrimination, but in the end I think it is actually a love story. It is not the African-American version of "Bonnie and Clyde" that most people expected, but a pair of young men who had only dated for the first time after an accidental self-defense murder, they were forced to embark on a journey of escape. However, during the entire journey, subtle changes have taken place in the costumes, words and deeds, and the relationship between the two. This is a tragedy that I knew from the beginning, but the process was full of romance, warmth, and even a lot of humor. At the end of the film, I believe that the audience does not need to struggle and hesitate, and they must know who they are on.
Although the film is most directly reminiscent of "The Male and Female Thief", the two protagonists are not really pursued for purposeful crimes. On the contrary, everything started with an accident, more like a grassroots who was forced to climb Liangshan and became a hero in the Water Margin. The two protagonists have no names. Perhaps this is because they have been referred to as "a fugitive male of African descent and a fugitive of African descent" in the news. The public and the police do not know their names. The two did not even know each other, but the first date they met on a dating site. The woman is a lawyer who is in a bad mood and wants to find someone to accompany her. The man is a simple and honest Christian. Although not rich, he is kind and honest in heart. The two who were both good citizens did not speculate and did not plan to meet again, but they encountered this tragedy on the way home, which caused them to become fugitives wanted nationwide.
Of course, the background of the story is very similar to last year's "The Hate You Give". This is a white police officer who always discriminates and fears African Americans, so he often shoots first because of fear during law enforcement, leading to indiscriminate killings. Innocent society. In such a big environment, when the police fired first, when the young African men and women in this film killed the police for self-defense, they naturally won the sympathy and support of many African compatriots, and they also got many kindhearted people on their way to escape. s help.
The road trip after that was similar to last year’s "Green Book". The two drove through different states in the United States and encountered different people. On the one hand, racial discrimination continued to be seen everywhere, and on the other hand, it also showed that African Americans everywhere are discriminating against this kind of discrimination. Anger and dissatisfaction. This road trip also made the two people become intimate from disagreeable to each other. Similarly, like "Green Book", there are many unexpected things in the film, and there are also many very happy characters, which often make the audience unable to predict what will happen next, and at the same time make the whole film full of warmth and emotion. It even includes a very hot sxx scene.
This may be one of the reasons why the film is scheduled for Thanksgiving. After all, the two protagonists are indeed grateful to the people who helped them along the way. Their acquaintance and love were based on a tragedy and ended in a tragedy, but the two seemed to have gained something that has been missing from this experience, and it is even harder to experience love and gratitude.
However, unlike the "Green Book" ending in a warm ending, the film is destined to be a tragedy from the beginning. After all, both of them are little people who are not respected and cared by society. The film is also often full of tension, making it difficult for the audience to predict the final fate of the two, and they have been worried about them.
After watching it, I believe that more viewers will be more sympathetic to the male protagonist in the film. He really reluctantly just went on a date and lost everything because of this. And it has to be said that the heroine has repeatedly become the reason for pushing him into the abyss in this process. Of course everything looks more like an arrangement of fate. The audience will go from sympathizing to them, supporting them, and finally feeling angry and regretful for their fate. Daniel Kaluuya starred in the film as the male protagonist, just like in "Escape from Death", a boy who was weak and regular at first, but had to become strong because his life was threatened. stand up.
Following "The Green Book" and "The Hate You Give", this film is another film based on the current upsurge of "anti-discrimination", but it does not blindly emphasize that whites are villains and that Africans are good people. Instead, it emphasizes the humanity outside the skin color, and firmly captures the audience's attention with the interesting characters and the tortuous storyline. It is indeed one of this year's masterpieces.
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