BK

Black KKKlansman

A Spike Lee Joint

The latest Spike Lee film, a true story with some fictional elements, is about the only black police officer to ever infiltrate the KKK. It’s a great film that doesn’t just deal with racism. It’s what it means to be woke, and how the struggle continues, as a satire on racism, but with some serious messages on race that need to be heard.

The cast is great: John David Washington as Ron Stallworth, the aforementioned police officer; Laura Harrier as Patrice, Stallworth’s girlfriend, who is an activist; and Adam Driver as Flip Zimmerman, a Jewish officer who also infiltrates the Klan. Topher Grace plays David Duke. All of the cast embody their roles very well and give the film a larger than life power. The ending is chilling, and, as said above, the struggle continues.

Lee won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, and he deserved it. This is a film that needs to be seen, especially after Charlottesville, which plays a big part in the ending of the film.

Andrea Weiss