i’ll start with the thing i hated about this movie, the thing i feel is left out so often in stories surrounding the la riots. that is latasha harlins story. what happened to her is the main reason why koreans and their businesses were targeted in the riots but that she seems to get left behind in that narrative. i just think the little black girl who was shot in the back of the head over a $1.79 juice by the korean shop owner who walked away with only 400 hours community service could've added context to that. also the acting wasn’t the best in some parts but besides that i did actually enjoy this movie. i think it does well at portraying racial tension between communities and how feeding into the hate ultimately just keeps the cycle going.
i’ll start with the thing i hated about this movie, the thing i feel is left out so often in stories surrounding the la riots. that is latasha harlins story. what happened to her is the main reason why koreans and their businesses were targeted in the riots but that she seems to get left behind in that narrative. i just think the little black girl who was shot in the back of the head over a $1.79 juice by the korean shop owner who walked away with only 400 hours community service could've added context to that. also the acting wasn’t the best in some parts but besides that i did actually enjoy this movie. i think it does well at portraying racial tension between communities and how feeding into the hate ultimately just keeps the cycle going.
