Native Son getting made into a film. Update: Reviews and trailer out.

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It started off ok but they robbed of its impact on racism, imo. Leaving out the rape too? Smh. The ending was so preditable too. Maybe others will like it bit its but its not for me
 

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Good movie but it seems like they cut a ton of stuff out. Maybe it had something to do with the budget I dunno
 

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I love Margaret Qualley. :noah:

I feel old seeing Sanaa Lathan and David Allen Grier as a couple
 

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Great production, direction, and acting, but I agreed with a New Yorker review I read that said basically the material from the book has reached it's limit, though I never read the it, I know the Baldwin commentary.
 

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shyt is the epitome of the wanna be different nikkas who think they have elite knowledge and look down on nikkas

Doing everything they can to not be the stereotype

Being forced and fake

And literally worse than the nikkas they look down on and try not to be like
 

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Even though this movie is beautifully shot, I didn't like it.
Modernizing the story cost the movie some of its key thematic points, and almost none of the soul of the book is present in this version.
 
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