La Haine

Last minute of the movie shot this up from a 4 to 5 stars. Tied everything together miraculously. Watched the last minute over and over to get past the shock and understand what just happened. Made me rethink the entire movie and the directors intentions throughout with all the bits and pieces that suddenly made sense. The switch from us being lead to think Vinz was being almost irrational with his words, behaviors, and actions caused by the situation of Abdel- a character we know nothing about and have no bond to- to the ending where we see that situation get reflected on the characters we grew to learn throughout, was beautiful writing. Upon rewatch I genuinely think this would crack my top four, being able to view the work of art and see how the pieces fit the puzzle throughout and understand how everything connects will be intriguing to say the least. I hope I get to it relatively soon. It’s crazy how every classic I’ve watched just as of recent the underlying themes are still persistent years later, will anything ever change?