The story of the Black Panther from a new point of view

"Judas and the Black Messia" ... Kaluya's performance overcomes textual clutter

picture

For the first time, we see the story of the Black Panther Organization, an American political party dedicated to defending the rights of the black minority, founded in 1966, from the point of view of the organization itself.

It should be noted that the party has been classified as a terrorist organization by the American official authorities.

Most of the movie quotes adopted the viewpoint of J. Edgar Hoover, founder of the FBI, that it is a violent, dangerous party and against American values, but in the film "Judas and the Black Mesia" the director, Shaka King, seeks to restore the reputation of the party and its founder Fred Hampton (Daniel Calluia).

It is clear that King shines the party, ignoring the violent incidents it committed, to increase the viewer's sympathy for them, despite the fact that the film tries to adhere to the historical narrative as much as possible.

In general, the film suffers from a bit of anarchy in the narration because it wants to present a lot in two hours.

Three stories compete on the two hours of the film. The first is the rise of Hampton to lead the party as the head of the Illinois state leadership and vice president of the party at the state level, then comes the story of the party's penetration by the "FBI" spy, Bill O'Neill (Laketh Stanfield), followed by the Hoover operation ( The almighty Martin Sheen underneath a heavy layer of makeup), and his servant Officer Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons) to undermine the party by eliminating the Hampton in any way possible.

The movie's best moments are when the focus is on Hampton, the character is written almost entirely true to reality, and Kaluya's superb performance focuses on the many aspects of Hampton. He is the conservative, unconcerned thinker, the brilliant and charismatic leader who excites the crowd.

The introduction of the character Deborah Johnson (Dominic Fishback), who is friend of Hampton and the mother of his only child, greatly enhances his humanization process, and by transforming Hampton into more than an iconic figure in popular culture, King's movie creates an echo in the memory of Hampton or the victim (Black Mesia) according to the title.

The same cannot be said about the "Goudas" part. O'Neal's character was not written with the accuracy of Hampton itself, and this harms the scenario, because given the general structure of the film and its title, the intention is to present two characters and not one, meaning this is a story of two men, but the film focuses on a man more from the last.

O'Neill’s story is disjointed. We know enough of it to understand that he agreed to offer the FBI to spy on the organization in exchange for dropping a group of charges against him. He is happy about that, but the film does not reveal O'Neill’s thinking, and his motives appear shallow.

Although Lacith performs well, this performance has no independent basis for relying so deeply on the presence of Kaluya.

Hampton leads the film, and O'Neal fades into the background, although this is O'Neill's movie and the story is told from his perspective.

The Roy Mitchell scenes seem interchangeable and Roy's entire character is a story tool.

The same can be said about the character of Hoover, if we imagine that he does not exist, the film will not lack anything, so what did the story benefit from the presence of Martin Sheen in a heavy makeup layer and a few dialogue scenes.

In fact, Shane's scenes are the weakest, and his dialogue are the worst in an unbelievably flawless movie.

The movie spends a long time inside the halls of FBI for a meaningless scene, beginning with a lecture on the Korean War and ending with Hoover asking Mitchell: What would you do if your daughter dated a black guy?

Mitchell's answer reveals the absurdity of the question, given that his daughter is eight months old.

The film is beautiful and poignant, despite the presence of some fictional elements, and it makes the right points regarding the extent to which law enforcement agencies (the Chicago Police and the FBI) ​​are determined to undermine and destroy the "Black Panthers".

The climactic scene includes a terrible attack on a Hampton's apartment in terms of execution and its impact on the same scenes.

The closing scene hints at the depth of feelings of guilt for O'Neill, which is not equal to the feelings of the character in the various scenes of the film, and it is unclear whether his death, which did not occur in the story of the film, is related to his feeling of guilt over the impact of his actions on the fate of Hampton.

"Godas and the Black Messia" is worth watching, for his new vision of events that may have been prejudiced in the past and mentioned in the official records of the American state.

The film sheds light on the black civil rights revolution in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and gives a new color to a character whose history is linked to hatred against blacks.

Although King's film does not accomplish everything that is required or expected of it, it provides an important point of view for a period of history during which the black minority suffered social injustice and oppression, and returned to the limelight 50 years after its occurrence.

• The truth is that "Shane" scenes are the weakest, and his dialogues are the worst, in a film that does not bear such defects.

• "Hampton" leads the film, and "O'Neal" fades into the background, although this is "O'Neill" and the story is told from his point of view.

• Although King’s film does not accomplish everything that is required or expected of it, it does present an important point of view for a period of history during which the black minority suffered social injustice and oppression, and returned to the spotlight 50 years after its occurrence.

To view the topic in full,

please click on this link.

Follow our latest local and sports news, and the latest political and economic developments via Google news