Here is a snippet of my blog about one of the most heartbreaking and powerful films I have ever seen. Fruitvale Station probably packs more of a punch today than it did during the time it was released.
Anyway, check it out.
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I remember hearing about the Oscar Grant case in 2009 and shrugging my shoulders. Unfortunately, there was nothing shocking about what happened to that young man. Worse still, there was nothing at all shocking about how America, and in particular, the media reacted. There are a lot of things I admire about the United States, but its gun culture simply isn’t one of them – nor its record on race relations. One of my favourite rappers, Killer Mike, said in an interview not too long ago that people across the world are envious of America’s rights – especially the right to bear arms. If he’s talking about the United Kingdom, then he is talking absolute bollocks. But I digress…
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Just a normal everyday bloke writing about films.