The movie “The Hate U Give,” based on an award-winning book by Angie Thomas, premiered on Oct. 5. The movie gives insight into a black teen girl’s life and how she handles the wrongful shooting of her best friend by a police officer. Photo fair use of fox movies.
“The Hate U Give”, a movie directed by George Tillman Jr., premiered on Oct. 5. The movie is an accurate representation of the award-winning book by Angie Thomas.
Based on Angie Thomas’ award-winning book, “The Hate U Give”, the movie “The Hate U Give”, directed by George Tillman Jr., premiered on Oct. 5 and didn’t disappoint. “The Hate U Give” is painful, powerful and thought-provoking, giving insight into the life of a teenage girl that is mostly average — with one horrific exception.
The movie is about 16-year-old Starr Carter, played by Amandla Stenberg, a black teen girl who witnesses the shooting of one of her close friends by a police officer. Throughout the movie, she has to switch between two identities: Starr living in her impoverished black community, and “Starr 2.0”, her alternate self/personality attending a predominantly white private school.
The movie addresses racism, discrimination and the tension between Starr’s black community and the police. It also addresses involves violence and protests in a manner that is upsetting yet realistic.
Tilman illustrates the characters perfectly, and the actors seemed to understand the insights into these characters lives. “The Hate U Give” is truly filmmaking at its finest.
It is an ideal movie for teens to see and reflects on serious issues that exist in society. The performance of the cast was excellent, and was complemented well by the excellent contemporary soundtrack, including songs like “Goosebumps” by Travis Scott. It is PG-13 and contains mature thematic elements, some violent content, drug material and language.
Despite the real issues the movie addresses, it is fiction. This may cause some viewers to see it as unrealistic, but the movie does an excellent job of using a fictional story to send important social messages.
“The Hate U Give” is a must-watch and will bring tears to viewer’s eyes. It is moving and powerful, and will definitely spark a conversation
