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BLACKkKLANSMAN (2018)
I should have known better than to think this was gonna be a Soderbergh style movie. My bad. I bought the trailer and it looked like a bunch of slick lines, from slick individuals, with a wink in their eye. Not to say it is devoid of humor, but it's not very light.
Through no fault of his own, the son of Denzel sounds a lot like his father. My problem is it causes me to think his dad should be there and he's not. It's a weird experience.
It didn't real make much of an impression on me other than Paul Walter Hauser is probably past the point of typecast.
More denim...
My old man came down to North Carolina in the 70's. He knew that Jesse Helms was his senator and there were KKK billboards on the highways in the eastern part of the state. "Where the hell am I ?" was his thought on his new home.
Well, in the movie Ron Stallworth is assigned to protect David Duke when he comes to town. The one black cop in the department, assigned to escort the "darn tootin'est" leader of the Klan.
Upon talking to Dad Jeans today and sharing that bit, he had his own story to tell. My father use to work for the government in matters of labor law. There was a co-worker of his who was a young black lawyer. One day they were presented a case involving a secretary and a wrongful termination from her employer. Lo and behold, this young black lawyer was assigned to the case. Who did the secretary work for? The North Carolina state office of the Ku Klux Klan.
Last edited by doubledenim; 01-04-19 at 01:55 AM.