This movie is a funny, heartbreaking, and genuinely chilling experience through and through. I really don't wanna spoil anything here so I won't mention specific plot points or details, but by God, this film was excellent. The brutal and realistic way they portray racism in the 70s is almost staggering to watch, and they somehow found a way for us to laugh at it all the while. Now, I admit, my previous comment about Get Out is probably soured over the ah, "hype" it got upon release and the subsequent constant praise I had to deal with from some not so friendly people, so I am of course, biased. But I can confidently say that, while Get Out is a great and enjoyable film in its own right, it did not make me feel the same emotions that this movie did. The last five minutes when they showed the footage of recent events was a moment that only movies like Infinity War and Shawshank Redemption have made me experience in my lifetime.
But, enough comparing it to another film. What does BlackkKlansman have that holds it up on its own? Well, aside from great acting, score, comedic timing, dramatic moments, tense moments, thrilling action scenes, and heartbreaking parts? It has genuinely good commentary. Someone else mentioned this in another comment, but the way this movie presents racism from the 70s and uses it as a means to show that this is still a problem today is something else. It does so without coming off as preachy, and as such it's extremely effective in its own right.
Review by ThatguyinthestoreVIP 6BlockedParent2019-09-29T23:21:45Z
What Get Out should have been.
This movie is a funny, heartbreaking, and genuinely chilling experience through and through. I really don't wanna spoil anything here so I won't mention specific plot points or details, but by God, this film was excellent. The brutal and realistic way they portray racism in the 70s is almost staggering to watch, and they somehow found a way for us to laugh at it all the while. Now, I admit, my previous comment about Get Out is probably soured over the ah, "hype" it got upon release and the subsequent constant praise I had to deal with from some not so friendly people, so I am of course, biased. But I can confidently say that, while Get Out is a great and enjoyable film in its own right, it did not make me feel the same emotions that this movie did. The last five minutes when they showed the footage of recent events was a moment that only movies like Infinity War and Shawshank Redemption have made me experience in my lifetime.
But, enough comparing it to another film. What does BlackkKlansman have that holds it up on its own? Well, aside from great acting, score, comedic timing, dramatic moments, tense moments, thrilling action scenes, and heartbreaking parts? It has genuinely good commentary. Someone else mentioned this in another comment, but the way this movie presents racism from the 70s and uses it as a means to show that this is still a problem today is something else. It does so without coming off as preachy, and as such it's extremely effective in its own right.
10/10. Loved it.