The Hate U Give (2018)

The Hate U Give (2018)

A powerful 'movie' movie

The Very Best

8.5

Movie

United States of America
English
Crime, Drama
2018
GEORGE TILLMAN JR.
Abby Glover, Al Mitchell, Algee Smith
133 min

What it's about

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.

The take

Such a good movie. The start is reminiscent of great, funny coming-of-age stories. However, a violent event quickly takes place and The Hate U Give becomes a powerful comment on police brutality in America, institutional oppression, and what it's like to be from a marginalized community but try to find your place in the world. But at the end, it's a 'movie' movie, directed by George Tillman Jr. who made the Barbershop movies and Men of Honor (with De Niro).

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Great movie!

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