BlackKklansman

BlackKklansman

• Director: Spike Lee
• Based on the book by Ron Stallworth
• Cast: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Michael Buscemi (I thought sure it was Steve!), Robert John Burke, Corey Hawkins, Ryan Eggold, Jasper Pääkkönen, Ashlie Atkinson, Topher Grace, Harry Belafonte, Alec Baldwin
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Adam Driver – Star Wars, What If, Tracks, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Robert John Burke – The Miracle at St Ana’s, Good Night and Good Luck, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Robocop 3, various series
• Ashlie Atkinson – The Invention of Lying, Margot at the Wedding
• Topher Grace – Interstellar, In Good Company, Mona Lisa’s Smile
• Harry Belafonte – Bobby, Swing Vote, Kansas City
• Why? Spike Lee
• Seen: 31 January 2020      

       Ron Stallworth (Washington) is the first black cop on the Colorado Springs police force. He’s sent undercover to keep an eye on the crowd at a Kwame Ture (Hawkins), a.k.a. Stokely Carmichael, speech. His eyes are opened.

       Against all odds he infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. Yeah, yeah, there’s a catch. And so Flip (Driver) pretends to be Ron when facing the KKK face to face.

       You know, it’s based on a true story.

       I think it’s meant to be kind of funny and it is. But also very scary. It’s still happening in Trump’s America. And the world.

       I’m scared. The Klan, and Trump, and Boris Johnson, and the SD of Sweden and all over the world, scare me. Racism really scares me.

       The film? See it.

5* of 5