It is, though, perfectly in line with the film's willingness to tackle a topic as divisive and ripe for discussion as the interplay
between police brutality and race.
Where is the line
between police brutality and brutality exercised by others?
Not exact matches
Just a few years ago, public condemnations from him of
police brutality and overall systemic racism in the country were few and far
between, with Jay's frustrations and reflections over his tough childhood limited mostly to his music, including «Politics as Usual» from his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt.
Garner's death brought into focus a central point of Mr. de Blasio's campaign: the increasing tensions
between communities of color and the
police over stop - and - frisk and instances of alleged
brutality, which he vowed to ease.
The deal
between the speaker and the
police commissioner also comes as protests against
police brutality roil around the country.
The online clashes
between some of Sanders's white supporters and black voters came to a head after protesters interrupted the senator's speech at Netroots Nation in July, demanding he speak candidly about
police brutality.
Based on this harrowing true incident, Fruitvale Station looks to be a gripping and intense drama that probes the intersection
between race, class and
police brutality.
In its early sequences, and in the conflict
between Luke and the sadistic chief played by Strother Martin that provided the film's most memorable line («What we've got here is failure to communicate»), the film feels like an unmistakable, generationally targeted indictment of
police brutality.
Between poverty and drugs, gang battles and
police brutality — the very fiber of the rap group's lyrics, er go we have a little ditty called «Fuck Tha Police» — there's the pervasive threat that something terrible could happen at any
police brutality — the very fiber of the rap group's lyrics, er go we have a little ditty called «Fuck Tha
Police» — there's the pervasive threat that something terrible could happen at any
Police» — there's the pervasive threat that something terrible could happen at any point.
Fans were thrilled about a third collaboration
between Coogler and the actor, after their success with 2013's Fruitvale Station (which shed light on
police brutality years before it became daily conversation) and 2015's Rocky - spinoff, Creed.