As per more or less usual for a Spike Lee movie, BlacKkKlansman is about at least a dozen different things at once. But the one that stuck with me is one I haven't seen discussed all that much (although it's certainly possible I've missed it). In short, this feels primarily like a story about the role of media messages in shaping the public discourse on race. It's a tale of the Overton window dressed up as a buddy-cop movie.
That…
That was an entertaining and informative movie!
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But that's all I really have to say. I'm glad I saw it. It was good.
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I won't. What if I cause harm to my #brand by just blathering when I've said all I needed to say?
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WE ARE FINISHED HERE.
Who are these terrible, terrible lead actor kids and why are they interrupting a perfectly good Jeremy Irons/Emma Thompson ham-off?
