Sinners

The Vampires, not even being racist, shows they have more kindness in their heart than some people. But now I have to be twice as vigilant about Vampires. .No, but seriously, this was such a fun film to watch, even if I'm 3 weeks late, lol. My only prior knowledge of this film was that Michael B Jordan was playing twins, there were vampires, and Hallie Steinfeld says "You can’t steal this pussy for a night?" based off a Josh Allen edit I saw on IG reels. I mean, I tried my hardest to truly avoid this film because I often have the problem of watching the multiple trailers that companies will release. And the obvious answer is, Yes, I did have more fun having little prior knowledge. .This film blew me away. Everything in this film works. And I mean everything. From the drama of living in the Jim Crow era South, the thriller of Vampire films, the horror of the undead, the action is on point, and it's got some good laughs sprinkled in. .Ryan Coogler can tell two stories at once, which could be two separate films. One focuses on the Black experience in the Mississippi Delta. And the other on the complexity of vampirism and Christianity. We get hit with scenes of Black Joy through this juke joint, which has this beautiful sequence of what music means to people in the past, present, and future. We also get this divine intervention story, typically, talent is associated with evil, more specifically, making a deal with the devil. But in this case, it's intervention by a higher power or God, who uses the light inside Sammy to combat these demonic forces through objects like the Guitar. .There was a lot of other great stuff like the practical effects, the incredible score, great pacing, amazing costume design, and the dance/fight choreography. But the music, I mean, if it were just me in that theater, I might have had to bust down, it's okay, I'm brown, I can say that. .But the use of the Blues was great in this film. Delroy Lindo has this great line where his character says along of "This (Blues) wasn't forced on us like that religion (Christianity) of theirs. We made this (Blues). He later adds, along the lines of "People like the blues, they just don't like the people who make it." These two lines just stand strong today, it's a strong message. In a country where people enjoy the influence of Black culture, people sure do despise the people behind that. I like the way Coogler takes that approach, he empowers those who are oppressed in a way that people who make indirectly are oppressors can understand. ,This was also a very good period piece, from the styling of these characters to the dialogue to the events happening in the background. Being a kid who was a little too obsessed with trains, it was nice to see the Illinois Central Railroad with those famous Pullman cars at the Clarksdale train station. As well as the cars they drive in Sinners, and the outfits they are wearing, which bring us into this world. .Overall, Sinners was an amazing film that had me interested from start to finish. As someone who's not really into horror movies, I found myself not minding the gore and terror that was featured in this film. I'm glad Warner Bros allowed Coogler to tell an original story, and with such a great array of actors, including the great debut of Miles Canton, who stood out! I have so much more to say, but this movie is already long enough lol. 5/5