Genius

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2004)

This is by far the best movie ever made on racism and controversy. The reasons are pretty simple. The essentials are met - i.e. great cast, great acting, great directing etc. but more importantly, is the way the film dealt with the issue it explores and its opinions of it. At first it disects all the dynamic and sensitive emotions and reactions of a typical western/white race who's population is becoming increasingly racially integrated. This in itself is something people have wanted to put into film without it becoming more of a documentary. This film does that brilliantly. By the end, we have a very clever appreciation of why this happens and why racism is a failure of society. It is something that we deal with every day and that we all have an opinion on. This compromises most of those and seems to conclude with something every one can sympathize with - that it is a virtually uncontrollable situation, and that fear and confusion is the driving force behind it from all corners of the globe.
It is certainly a film that I could watch over and over, and enjoy it more every time. It is leagues ahead of all films in its area and is certainly one of the best i have personally ever seen. As for people saying it changes from black-and-white to colour too much - that is because the black-and-white is set in the past. The colour is set in the present. Quite clever really. A must have DVD.