The Official Spike Lee "BlacKkKlansman’" Thread

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[Tupac in a Business Suit]

I've seen people say this and I can attest to it.

EVERYBODY WAS DEAD QUIET.

shyt was EERIE.

Lol. Same here man. I’m sure the people in my theatre were like “damn it, Spike got us again” during the 3rd and final act of the film.

 

[Clark Wayne]

Saw it today. Great movie. Cast did their thing as did Spike.

Ending was dead quiet although there wasn’t many people in the theater.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Spoiler

My girl thinks the KKK member they zoomed in at the end was the White dude who went undercover, thoughts? I didnt feel that way.

 

[blankstairz]

Good movie. Happy for Spike getting his props.

The casting for this film was excellent. Still had at least 2 Spike actors he likes to use.

Film had some rough edges. It started off kinda slow, but then picked-up.

Good movie. Worth checking out.


Prince song at the end.

 

[mr x]

Spike Lee’s 10 Best Movies Ranked

10. Jungle fever
9. Crooklyn
8. 4 little girls
7. Inside man
6. He got game
5. Malcolm x
4. Clockers
3. Blackkklansman
2. 25th hour
1. Do the right thing

 

[Spin]

More good then bad. I really, really was cheering for this to be a classic. I mean you got the Spike Lee camera work, music, scenery. Just brought back the old Spike Lee feeling. I don't watch Ballers so this was my first time watching Denzel son. And he proved he could carry a movie. I didn't get to know him as a person but he did his part in the role he played. I loved the fast dialogue at times which goes back to that Spike feeling. Then the "ending,ending" was thought provoking and Spike-ish. But with all that said, I still couldn't ignore certain parts that just irked me. And it goes to my expectation. I expected since it was based on a book that it was going to be extremely accurate (which it was from what I read from reviews). But the parts that it wasn't really put the film down a notch for me. Have to put this in spoilers

Spoiler: okit gikes

When Denzel ran security for David Duke why didn't he change his accent to a Black accent. His White voice (some will catch that reference) was clearly too similar to what he did on the phone. Secondly, when that Klansman went to Denzel appt, he should have instantly recognized him at the David Duke gathering. 3rd and the part that turned me off the most, was when that Klansman wife tried to plant the bomb in the mailbox and those fools blew up themselves. I knew instantly that was Hollywood and such a turn off. Instead of turning that into a police brutality moment, find a different way for him to be the hero. Not something as silly and unlikely as that. That felt like something Peele wanted in the movie. Even though that wasn't the ending to the story, it just felt like a happy ending vibe. Sorta like what Peele did in "Get Out". If you're going to Hollywoodize it, have Angela Davis Jr. get shot or hurt. Not them fools blowing themselves up

My other criticism was the propaganda was just to obvious. From the lawn signs, to the David Dude in the White house stuff. Just no subtlety. Just went out of it's way to compare the 1970
s to what 45 is doing. I get it but it's just preachy in the way he approached it. Now, the Harry Belefonte part was cool in the way he was preachy. But in other ways it was annoying. It's like the problems I have with faith based films (and I'm a Christian). You gotta do it in a artful way. But again, the good outweighs the bad and I would see it again. Even just for the simple reason of getting that Spike Lee feel. Lastly, really surprised to see a Spike Lee film without a bunch of sex scenes.

Yes the David Duke White House scene they did everything but say Trumps name. Stuff like that doesn’t feel real because it’s done with a tone of arrogance and has no conviction behind the words. It’s like the people who claimed we were going to hell and they would leave the country if Trump was elected. It was all talk.

I ask people how many times do you want to see this same subject talked about over and over? I actually found similarities between the KKK and Black Power prep rallies in the movie. I don’t know if Spike even realizes what he did. Basically you have a bunch of broke rural whites who blame Blacks and Jews for their economic condition. The part that caught my eye was when the undercover cop was told he had to buy his Klan outfit and pay his dues (A money scheme similar to what the Nazis made their members do). In all the KKK meetings they focused on their “enemy”. Much of the same could be said of the Black Power rallies in the film. They talked about the enemy and nothing about economic empowerment.

I think it’s fine to celebrate civil rights leaders, but it seems the media and many “activists” now just wanting to recreate that era. Spike Lee, Oprah, etc have been around and rich since the late 80s early 90s but somehow they’re harping on the same topics. The acting in this movie was well done, but can we get a different perspective of the black experience? At least Get Out attacked things from the liberal White angle vs the generic rural poor white KKK.

 

[blankstairz]

Spike Lee’s 10 Best Movies Ranked

10. Jungle fever
9. Crooklyn
8. 4 little girls
7. Inside man
6. He got game
5. Malcolm x
4. Clockers
3. Blackkklansman
2. 25th hour
1. Do the right thing

Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X and 4 little girls are top 3 in any order.

When the Levees Broke not even in the list.

25th Hour at #2?

Clockers over Malcolm X?

 

[NobodyReally]

Theatre is packed, and we had to get tickets for the later show because the earlier one was sold out. I'm happy for Spike. I hope it's great. More later.

 

[Vandelay]

Can we talk about Damaris Lewis' fine ass for one second?

 

[B!tchuoffendingme]

I aint gonna lie, since yesterday night, I had this song on repeat.

I thought the movie elevated itself during the scene where this song played. Whole scene felt like something Scorsese wouldve done.

 

[NSSVO]

Great movie

 

[wire28]

Sounds like spike did it again

 

[BXKingPin82]

which one of you gonna have the nuts to say you didnt like it??
:hahapaul:

afraid to be called a cac or c00n and get negged.
which one?

 

[Blackfyre]

I was one of three Black folk in a crowd of White people, age 35 and above, at my showing.

shyt was just a game for that audience until the last third of the movie, then, when the ending hit, it was like the air was sucked out of the room. Nobody said a word for almost a minute when the credits rolled.

Just got back and I experienced the same thing, I was one of the few black faces at the showing. It was all fun until we got to end, that scene was extra impactful considering that the fukker who drove the vehicle into the crowd is from the same city in Ohio where I was watching the movie.