2013 Directed by Ryan Coogler
Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies, and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.
Michael B. Jordan Melonie Diaz Octavia Spencer Kevin Durand Chad Michael Murray Ahna O'Reilly Ariana Neal Keenan Coogler Trestin George Joey Oglesby Michael James Marjorie Crump-Shears Destiny Ekwueme Bianca Rodriguez III Julian Keyes Kenny Grimm Tommy Wright Jemal McNeil Steven C. Johnson Alejandra Nolasco Alessandro Garcia Marvin Greene Laurel Moglen Victor Toman Herman Tsui Liisa Cohen Darren Bridgett Caroline Lesley Lucena Herrera Show All…
奥斯卡的一天, Stanica Frutvejl, Postaja Fruitvale, Fruitvale, Μία Στάση Πριν Το Τέλος, Инцидентът на станция "Фрутвейл", Nächster Halt: Fruitvale Station, Μια Στάση Πριν Το Τέλος, Last Stop Fruitvale Station, תחנת פרוטוויל, A megálló, Prossima fermata: Fruitvale Station, フルートベール駅で, 오스카 그랜트의 어떤 하루, Fruitveilo stotis, Stacja Fruitvale, Fruitvale Station: A Última Parada, Fruitvale Station: A Última Paragem, Станция «Фрутвейл», Bez druhej šance, Son Durak, Станція Фрутвейл, 弗鲁特维尔车站, 公義終站
Ryan Coogler, a film school graduate and native of the Bay area, has crafted one of the most powerful and important debut films I've ever experienced. It chronicles the last day in the life of Oscar Grant, a young man who was quick to anger, capable of massive amounts of love and devotion, and treated strangers with kindness and respect. He wasn't just a good person: he was a real person who was a vital part of several peoples' lives. I've seen a lot of tragedies, biopics, and social issue dramas. Some have hit so close to home I could've written them myself. However, before Fruitvale Station, there had never been a film that was able to emotionally devastate me…
Michael B. Jordan gives the best male performance I've seen all year. Actually best performance all year period. The whole supporting cast was also outstanding. I felt similar emotions after watching this that I had after my watch of Dear Zachary. Both sadness and anger. Just writing this now is almost causing me to tear up.
R.I.P. Oscar Grant
This is one of the very, very, VERY few occasions where you can use the term "mise-en-scène" without coming off as pretentious. Because let me tell you, the mise-en-scène here (*strokes goatee*) is TREMENDOUS.
In all seriousness, I haven’t experienced something this authentic and full of beautiful love in quite some time. Every scene is 100% important to knowing the character of Oscar Grant, and knowing the character of Oscar Grant is 100% important to how we experience life as a whole after watching the movie. Film as a medium is, as Roger Egbert once said, "a machine that generates empathy", and that's exactly what Coogler does here. He doesn't portray Oscar as a hero, he doesn't portray him as…
this film is painful, i don’t think a film has ever hurt me so much.
rip oscar grant
the only thing more disturbing than the fact that this happened in the first place is that eleven years have passed and absolutely nothing has changed
This film seems to be in constant conflict with its real life roots and its dramatized plot.
Make no mistake, Coogler's debut is absolutely promising. He shows raw talent and there is absolutely no doubt about his intentions here. They are honest and sincere. It just feels a bit like his feet weren't really big enough yet to fill he shoes this story represent.
In an attempt to ground and strip down the final moments leading up the fatal incident in the life of one young, black man, Coogler strays a bit too often from the austere and realistic tone he begins with only to end up making a couple of choices that pluck and tuck a bit too clumsily…
i'm genuinely SO sad and SO angry right now !!!!! i don't even know what to say other than thank you ryan coogler for making this incredibly important and powerful film, i won't be forgetting it any time soon
my heart is broken for all the lives so cruelly cut short. black lives matter. always.
Powerful and shattering. Set around themes of redemption and injustice, Ryan Coogler captures the last day of a relatable young man’s life in an emotionally stirring and gut wrenching docudrama manner. Few incidents during the day life felt a bit manipulative, but Coogler does a good job in balancing both shades pretty well. Though you know what is coming, the story builds, connects and absorbs you into its world, making one root for the protagonist. The final act hits you hard and moves you to tears. Michael B. Jordan was just phenomenal. Octavia Spencer and Melonie Diaz were equally brilliant. Strongly recommended.
The saddest part of this film?
Ryan Coogler knows it's not a spoiler to show you the end at the beginning.
Real life is the spoiler to this film.
But what Coogler does is to peel back the layers, and reveal the heart of the story.
Michael B. Jordan is excellent throughout as Oscar. It's still pre-superstar years for him and his casting brings more than a little Wallace to the story - a young black male who is far from perfect, and yet, despite his rough edges, we understand through Coogler's eye that this young man is just a product of his environment and limited opportunities.
Every day is a struggle, and Coogler takes plenty of time to show…
