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Although I don’t know the history of black Americans, when I watched this film, I felt like I was in it and felt the atmosphere at the time. The wonderful moments of black people fighting together to resist oppression. This is what I have seen in recent years. The most exciting black films I've ever seen are better than several other films this year, such as "The Trial of Seven Gentlemen in Chicago", "One Night in Miami", "The Queen of the Blues" and so on.
The current Chinese translation is indeed a bit out of tune, and it is better to literally translate it as "Judas and the Black Messiah", because the story of the film itself is like the story of Judas framed by Jesus. Bill O’Neill, played by Lecas Steinfeld, represents Judas, betrayed the Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, played by Daniel Kalua, and represents the black version of Jesus (this may also be Daniel’s recent It’s no problem to get at least one Oscar nomination for his best performance, and Le Cass’ performance is also worthy of an Oscar!).
Fred, as the chairman of the Black Panther Party at the time, what he said and did was nothing but the struggle for the entire black man. He represented the black version of Jesus and led his brothers to resist the social oppression at that time.
On the other hand, O’Neill, who represented Judah, was coerced and lured by the police and his own cognitive problems. He finally chose to betray and joined the assassination of Fred. Fred and Deborah’s children were not born before they were born. The tragic death on the bed of his apartment at only 21 years old is embarrassing.
The film also used a large number of real videos at that time, people's reactions, and interview records of Bill O'Neill. The performance of the two actors was also brilliant. Especially Fred’s speech was full of firm conviction, passion, truthfulness, and extremely provocative. The words were simple, but they expressed what people wanted at the time.
At the end of the video, follow up as follows:
Until the early 1970s, William O’Neal had been active in the Black Panthers. He was also an informant for the FBI. His total income was equivalent to today’s 200,000 US dollars.
In 1989, he was interviewed for the first and only time for the documentary "American Civil Rights Road 2".
"American Civil Rights Road 2" was first broadcast on the American Public Broadcasting Corporation on January 15, 1990 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day).
On the night of the broadcast, William O'Neill committed suicide.
In the year he performed the assassination mission, Fred Hampton was only 21 years old, and Mark Clark, who was also killed, was only 22 years old.
In the assassination operation, the police fired 99 shots and the Black Panthers fired only one shot. However, seven survivors were charged with multiple charges, including attempted murder.
In 1970, the survivors and the mothers of Hampton and Clark filed a $47.7 million lawsuit accusing the FBI, the Chicago Police Department and the State Attorney’s Office of conspiring to assassinate Fred Hampton.
After 12 years of long struggle, the case was finally settled with an amount of US$1.85 million, which became the longest civil trial in the history of the United States at that time.
Twenty-five days after the assassination, Deborah Johnson gave birth to a child.
She was active as a member of the Black Panther Party until the dissolution of the Illinois branch in 1978.
Today Deborah, also known as AKUA NJERI, is a member of the Black Panther Party Advisory Committee, a revolutionary organization that continues to fight for the self-determination of blacks.
Fred Hampton II is the chairman of the party.
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