1st Trailer For 'Blindspotting' Movie Starring Daveed Diggs

[Goat poster]

The main character ain’t he gay
He act moist as hell on blackish
That’s the only thing keeping me to see this movie...

That’s a character on Blackish my dude.

He is a musical theatre guy, and they tend to get thrown into the gay category because many of them have mannerisms that many people perceive as such. Even if when they are straight.

 

[Deltron]

Just got back. Thought the flick was dope. Nice to see and hear the bay/the town being represented. While the white boy was a little over the top, it was still somewhat believable, cause I've dealt with former friends like him. The random ass Newman cameo was funny...haven't seen his ass since Jurassic Park. The scene after the party fallout when they're arguing was some powerful shyt. The cop/nightmares had me ..and the random bars while working, I do that shyt daily in my head, so I fukked with that.

I thought the finale confrontation was done well, even if it was in bar form...I thought it was a dope way to show how frustrated Collin was with the bullshyt

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Good movie. I'm liking the new angle black social commentary is taking

 

[StraxStrax]

The main character ain’t he gay
He act moist as hell on blackish
That’s the only thing keeping me to see this movie...

 

[Apollo Creed]

Damn good movie

 

[the cool]

Movie was dope af I thought this represented the bay better than fruitvale station

 

[Sccit]

SO NOBODY HERE WATCHED THIS SHIIT? DAMN

THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD .. EXPECTED MORE OF A PLOT, BUT IT WAS A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF OAKLAND WIT SOME GOOD MESSAGES

 

[Heelish]

Daveed Diggs a.k.a. Lafayette the gawd I’m gonna check this out.

 

[re'up]

This is very good, there were some elements that didn't work for me, but overall, a tense, funny, realistic, movie that I didn't want to end. I miss movies like this, gritty and down to earth, stripped of the penthouse views and perfect lives we see too often represented in TV and film. I loved the interactions between the old friends, increasingly tense and uncertain as the movie wore on, the opening scenes and all the little moments of their daily lives and friendships. With blunts and home cooked food, the way people try to make a live for themselves in the swirl of money, gentrification, desperate conditions of the working class, those scenes were great. All the supporting characters were perfect, and brilliantly acted, esp the women.

I loved the character of Val, girl from the block who tries to elevate herself with education and a slightly new outlook on life, and the divide between the wellness movement (yoga, juice) and the grim, but loved blocks where they grew up in. I feel it, as someone who drinks green juice and gets $6 avocado toast from cafes and coffee shops, but grew up eating Carls Jr breakfast sandwiches and doughnuts from the hood spot, with quarters and dimes. Val was not without her own flaws and biases, as someone trying to find herself, loses focus of someone she loves. Miles wife was great too, a solid, intelligent, loving woman. Obviously beautiful too.

I thought some of the direction was jarring, and the shifts in tone worked sometimes, but others felt flat. The party at the Pandora friends house was perfect, going from funny, insightful (Look at my tattoo!) to violent and grim. The scene in the house towards the end was less so. I think it worked more than it didn't, and kind of plays as near fantasy, surrealism, like aspects of Sorry To Bother You. Still, it was a scene that didn't quite work, and pushed the boundaries of what had been a realistic take on the day to day life in working class Oakland.

My sister lives in Oakland, off like 51st, and I spent a week up there last summer, I did it all. I walked Lake Merritt, I eat co op pizza, Michelin Star off Piedmont, tacos in Richmond, and mariscos in Fruitvale. I felt the energy, anger, and hope in every mural of San Leandro, near the stadium, off Seminary. The movie felt very authentic, capturing the changing dynamic of the neighborhoods, in excellent scenes, the sailboat house, and the hipster fight scene. Very strong debut, and can't wait to see what they do next.

 

[Blankthawtz]

hate that lead actor dude....he sounds like a faq....would have to mute his parts to get thru the film.....

 

[Diyhai]

I loved the character of Val, girl from the block who tries to elevate herself with education and a slightly new outlook on life, and the divide between the wellness movement (yoga, juice) and the grim, but loved blocks where they grew up in. I feel it, as someone who drinks green juice and gets $6 avocado toast from cafes and coffee shops, but grew up eating Carls Jr breakfast sandwiches and doughnuts from the hood spot. Val was not without her own flaws and biases, as someone trying to find herself, loses focus of someone she loves. Miles wife was great too, a solid, intelligent, loving woman. Obviously beautiful too.

What were Val flaws and biases? Nygga was a bum that wasnt gonna change She didnt lose focus of someone she loved, she moved on cuz he was never gonna change.

 

[re'up]

What were Val flaws and biases? Nygga was a bum that wasnt gonna change She didnt lose focus of someone she loved, she moved on cuz he was never gonna change.

I just disagree with your position that "He was a bum and wasn't going to change". He showed a lot of growth, from the flashbacks of the fight, to where he was at the end of the movie.

1) He realized, or was realizing, the true impact of violence, from police to inter community violence

2) He was exercising, pushing himself past his comfort zone

3) He understood, or was beginning to understand the dynamic between him and Miles, and where it's healthy and where it's not

4) He understood the trauma of race and oppression, generationally, when he realizes his godson is doing the "Don't Shot"

5) He understood, or was trying to his own role in his actions, while understanding the role the system plays in the oppression.

Now, when he asks Val, towards the end, after he has experienced much the events in the movie, "Do you only see the fight when you see me"? And she essentially says yes. It's a very human flaw and very understandable, but she sees Collin as a representation of everything she disliked, and wants to move on from, regardless of her personal feelings for him. I know girls like Val, who move on, and cut everything off, because for them, it's no longer who they want to be.

He was changing, as was Miles, as was Val. That is a central theme of the movie.

 

[Diyhai]

I just disagree with your position that "He was a bum and wasn't going to change". He showed a lot of growth, from the flashbacks of the fight, to where he was at the end of the movie.

1) He realized, or was realizing, the true impact of violence, from police to inter community violence

2) He was exercising, pushing himself past his comfort zone

3) He understood, or was beginning to understand the dynamic between him and Miles, and where it's healthy and where it's not

4) He understood the trauma of race and oppression, generationally, when he realizes his godson is doing the "Don't Shot"

5) He understood, or was trying to his own role in his actions, while understanding the role the system plays in the oppression.

Now, when he asks Val, towards the end, after he has experienced much the events in the movie, "Do you only see the fight when you see me"? And she essentially says yes. It's a very human flaw and very understandable, but she sees Collin as a representation of everything she disliked, and wants to move on from, regardless of her personal feelings for him. I know girls like Val, who move on, and cut everything off, because for them, it's no longer who they want to be.

He was changing, as was Miles, as was Val. That is a central theme of the movie.

Spoiler: Spoiler

I aint see no change he was just mad at Miles for a day and was going back to the same shyt
same shyt basically happen at the pandora that happen in the incident that landed him in jail and put himself in a worst situation with having a gun on him
Him still hanging out with Miles when he was buying the gun
He was doing the same dumb shyt to me
Val saying she only saw the fight was saying you are not gonna change
Val was growing Collin wasn't basically the same dynamics between Collin and Miles
Are you gonna let a relationship bring you down because you love the person or out of loyalty of knowing them for some time
I see people get caught up with this in their love life and family/friend relationships
you can't make people change or grow with you
some people move on or change the dynamic of the relationship others just stay in the dysfunction

 

[the cool]

my favorite movie of the year

 

[HHR]

my favorite movie of the year

It's pretty damn high on my list as well