I read the reviews before watching and thought I was going to be disappointed. I was so wrong. Kerry Washington was amazing as she always is. Steven Pasquale and Jeremy Jordan were amazing as well.
This movie captured so many things that we are going through as a society. At first I thought I was going to be watching a movie from the vantage point of a black mom raising a black son. But no, it was so much more than that! It was the white officer, white father, black police office and of course the black mother. It was emotions that all of them must go through when faced with a situation such as this. It wasn't about right or wrong. It was about validating each of their feelings and letting it be just that. It gave you a small window into what each felt.
I was left with a feeling of brokenness and sadness. As a mother, not just a black mother, a mother raising a child in the world of today.....I am so scared. And just like the movie ended...I am left with no answers.
Wow!
This movie captured so many things that we are going through as a society. At first I thought I was going to be watching a movie from the vantage point of a black mom raising a black son. But no, it was so much more than that! It was the white officer, white father, black police office and of course the black mother. It was emotions that all of them must go through when faced with a situation such as this. It wasn't about right or wrong. It was about validating each of their feelings and letting it be just that. It gave you a small window into what each felt.
I was left with a feeling of brokenness and sadness. As a mother, not just a black mother, a mother raising a child in the world of today.....I am so scared. And just like the movie ended...I am left with no answers.
Wow!