Well, everyone, I have a final movie review for you guys at least for this week. Today, we are going to be reviewing a historical drama that takes place in the 1950s, when racism was much more common in the US, especially in the south. so now, let’s talk about a historical drama by the name of Till.
Plot: The film depicts a cruel event that occurred back in 1955. It shows the life of Mamie Till (Danielle Deadwyler), and her 14-year-old son, Emmett (Jaylyn Hall). After the latter gets brutally wounded, and murdered by some white people while spending the summer with other family members in Money, Mississippi, Mamie decides to try to find Justice for the death of her son, even going so far as being an activist in the Civil Rights Movement that began shortly before this, and lasted through 1968.
Wow, what an excellent film that this is. Till does not shy away from the types of cruel treatment that white people showed towards n black people especially in the southern US. I mean from the way that white people violently treated blacks, and things like that, it just makes you wonder, why did white people especially in America treat black people so horribly? Did they have something against the skin color being different from theirs? Were they afraid that black people were going to have a negative influence on them? Or did white people in the south become so cruel, and hateful towards people of other races that they took pleasure in their cruelty? One can only guess. One way, or another, if you are not familiar with this point in time of history, then all the more reason to see Till. You would be surprised to hear how events like this contributed greatly to the Civil Rights Movement. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Martin Luther King Jr. contributed to this big movement in America, in part, due to incidents like the one that was depicted in this movie. Additionally, this film comes to show corrupt our government, and justice system had become even shortly before the 1960s, when God was taken out of public schools (what a tragedy that was, regardless). Anyway, I’m not sure how accurate this film was to the actual event that occurred. One way, or another, the film is well told, and, as I said before, the violence, and brutality at this point in time in history seems very accurate. Truth be told, part of me was a little surprised that Till didn’t receive an R-rating. Well, I suppose maybe it could have been much more violent, and gory than it was in the end. In addition to all of this, the acting is superb. If there aren’t any nominations for best Actor, or Actress, or something along those lines, then there will be something run with the people that run the Academy Award ceremonies. This film is so well casted when it comes to the actors, and actresses that play each, and every single one of these characters. Oh, and of course there is really good cinematography. Oh, and one final thing to note is that Till hardly, if ever, drags when it comes to the story. This film had a running time of two hours, and ten minutes. I’m not sure that it needed to be any longer, or shorter than that.
And that’s my review for Till. If you haven’t seen this film yet, it is a must see. It does a well done job of showing the harsh realities that occurred with the black people in the south. Not to mention that you’ll get to learn the additional motivations of the Civil Rights Movement. The acting is phenomenal, and the characters are so well written. Again, go see this film, if you haven’t, and see what you think!
Final Grade: A+
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