Fruitvale Station

Rest in peace to Oscar grant and all those who’ve wrongly lost their lives to police brutality and racism. It feels kinda weird reviewing and rating this film because it’s based of such a horrible event, but I will gonna say everyone’s performances were phenomenal especially Michael B Jordan and Octavia Spencer. This film is painfully brutal and devastating and the film doesn’t shy away from really showing reality’s so raw and truthfully. The opening sets up the whole vibe of the film perfectly, seeing the real footage is very disturbing to watch and see, and knowing it was eventually going to happen leaves a almost event haunting the narrative and you’re terrified because you know what will eventually happen The ending was great, in particular the scene with the mum and then the final scene, they both leave on not only literal unresolved conversations but also the whole story leaves unfinished. Reflecting how those who knew Oscar weren't granted closure or a fixed ending, because his life was shut off earlier than it was supposed to. This film really reminds me of La haine with its themes of police brutality and its film status with real footage that just follows a day before the main character is killed.