Blindspotting (2018, Daveed Diggs)

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Originally Posted by JWFORD

Saw this back in January at Sundance. Not a fan. I didn't particularly care for the story arc, or the Miles character. Perhaps I will warm up to it on a re-watch.

Very interesting.

I know I thought I wouldn't like the Miles character based on the trailer, but I was actually really blown away and surprised by how much I took to him in the film itself. On a surface level, he's a problematic white dude appropriating black culture.

On a more deeper level, he's an individual that grew up in an area, and is a product of his environment. He doesn't see black or white. He's not pretending to be anybody else, or fake. He is who he is, based upon where he grew up and how he was raised. He's also a very charming, sweet man that loves his child and his partner. He's no "thug". He's not buying a gun for street credit. He wanted a weapon to protect his family, as most supporters of the 2nd amendment do. Sure, he has a hot head, but he is loyal to his friends and his significant other. His change throughout the film is heartbreaking, and both the scene with him and Collin fighting in the parking lot, and the scene with him and his partner at the dinner table are both incredible and major moments of his life. They're both loud and subtle at the same time, and you see him finally let down his outward image and become vulnerable to those he holds close.

Like I said, this movie is probably my favorite movie of the past 5 years, and has so many deep levels.