Short and to the point, the anger and cathartic release of Open Mic Solitaire is yet another piece in the long history of cinema exploring the injustices of racism, especially that of antiblack racism. Its short runtime allows its monologue to really stand out, especially when the faces of the onlookers are shown reacting to what is being said. We've come so far since then but then again we had come so far since before that. So little has changed paradoxically still.
Short and to the point, the anger and cathartic release of Open Mic Solitaire is yet another piece in the long history of cinema exploring the injustices of racism, especially that of antiblack racism. Its short runtime allows its monologue to really stand out, especially when the faces of the onlookers are shown reacting to what is being said. We've come so far since then but then again we had come so far since before that. So little has changed paradoxically still.