Entertaining but factually wrong

Rating: 6/10 (12 December 2018)

I have to say, this was a really funny and entertaining movie. However, as someone who knows the actual story I have some rather harsh criticism to share. First off I'd like to state that I'm half-black and that I know David Duke, just to give you some perspective. While the movie was fun to watch it was very inaccurate as far as the facts are concerned. There was no terror attack/mail bomb and the police officer Flip wasn't Jewish. He was a Christian. Spike Lee basically sensationalized the whole thing. If you don't believe me go and read the book that this movie was "vaguely" based on. I mean, the story in itself was interesting enough, there's really no need for sensationalizing it like this. Also, I like how they constantly joke around and ridicule the "conspiracy theory" that Jews are over-represented in positions of power. It's not a conspiracy theory, it's the statistical truth.
Towards the end the movie segued into video footage from the Charlottesville riot and other racially charged attacks. Nice appeal to emotion, I see what you did there. The only problem is; leftist extremist are actually more violent than the few right extremists who are insane enough to drive a car into a crowd. They are not just more violent but also legion. There are so many of them that it's quite scary. Especially in European countries like Germany, where I'm currently residing. The European Antifa is akin to a terror organization. They're highly organized and very dangerous.
I'm not saying that racism does not exist. All I'm saying is that it isn't really a big issue anymore. Through constant perpetuation of these "lores" we're entrapping the generations to come in a literal prison for the mind. Spike Lee, just like Tyler Perry, are basically just exploiting black culture for financial gain. The only reason why they've gotten away with it over all these years is because they're black themselves. Overall, however, they've been a net negative influence on the black community. I obviously don't condone it.
The inverted American Flag at the end was straight up disrespectful, there's something called the Flag protocol according to which this act is classified as "flag desecration".
To conclude: the movie was good but don't believe everything that you see. If I didn't know it any better I'd call it a modern propaganda flick.
When lies are being fought with lies you know that you've officially entered the post-truth era.