“no one is going to die tonight.”
should’ve been named the murder of kenneth chamberlain. it’s so incredibly frustrating that movies like this HAVE to exist, as it feels so backwards and shameful, and yet this is still the sad reality of america for poc. it’s wild to think that as i’m writing this, i haven’t heard anything about police brutality or corruption in awhile. therein lies the problem. either i’m not paying enough attention or things are happening cyclically again, until we have the next george floyd, or kenneth chamberlain, or philando castille, or any other innocent life lost at the misconduct of police officers. this movie is hard to watch but it MUST be watched. freddie faison puts on a heartbreaking performance as kenneth chamberlain, and it genuinely feels like you are in his position throughout the film. the use of the sharp acoustics to symbolize what kenneth was hearing and feeling, the panic coming from candace (imagine working somewhere where your job is to save lives and hearing a murder happen?), the sheer panic and discomfort throughout the movie is so well done. this is not a movie i enjoyed, and ideally you’re not supposed to. it’s even more frustrating that none of the officers here faced charges for the wanton murder of an elderly man just trying to live his life. i can’t wait until we get to a place and time where movies like this are looked back upon with disgust that we ever let it get this bad.
“no one is going to die tonight.”
should’ve been named the murder of kenneth chamberlain. it’s so incredibly frustrating that movies like this HAVE to exist, as it feels so backwards and shameful, and yet this is still the sad reality of america for poc. it’s wild to think that as i’m writing this, i haven’t heard anything about police brutality or corruption in awhile. therein lies the problem. either i’m not paying enough attention or things are happening cyclically again, until we have the next george floyd, or kenneth chamberlain, or philando castille, or any other innocent life lost at the misconduct of police officers. this movie is hard to watch but it MUST be watched. freddie faison puts on a heartbreaking performance as kenneth chamberlain, and it genuinely feels like you are in his position throughout the film. the use of the sharp acoustics to symbolize what kenneth was hearing and feeling, the panic coming from candace (imagine working somewhere where your job is to save lives and hearing a murder happen?), the sheer panic and discomfort throughout the movie is so well done. this is not a movie i enjoyed, and ideally you’re not supposed to. it’s even more frustrating that none of the officers here faced charges for the wanton murder of an elderly man just trying to live his life. i can’t wait until we get to a place and time where movies like this are looked back upon with disgust that we ever let it get this bad.
