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Rating: I had no idea about the content of this film and I decided to give it a watch after appreciating the poster and being misled by the fact that it might have something to do with Thelonious Monk.
In reality, it is a film that, to my surprise, tackles a topic that resonates deeply with me; inclusivity.
And if the lgbtq+*xyz themes are left in the background, the spotlight is on the black minority in the North American context.
The strength of the film lies in its screenplay, which is simple and effective in revealing the hypocrisies of a facade inclusion, a showcase to display the drama of the black people, a showcase to sell discomfort to pay for the reparations of the white bourgeoisie's racism.
Very delicate topics handled with tact, intelligent dialogue, subtle humor that is never sarcastic, convincing characters well-utilized in the overall narrative.
Topics that I personally experience in my daily life and were not present until a few years ago. Having been a practitioner for a long time of an afro-brazilian artistic expression, now more than ever I feel sidelined; white European man, colonizer, privileged.
Reparation, reparation.
It is not a comfortable situation, I maneuver through it, deriving what is useful for my life experience. I am aware that it is nothing compared to the discrimination my black friends suffer and that I, as a white man, cannot perceive. However, I find it very difficult to communicate the fact that there is a circle of billionaires who fund identity movements, I cannot stand this contradiction, and the fact that many organizations use agendas with noble purposes to execute projects that have entirely different goals.
These difficulties are easily overcome by the film, showing us the true face of one of the many American fallacies that, unfortunately, many still believe in.
And as always, I don't know how to close, because the ending is too important. Maybe I'll ask for advice.
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