An absolute classic in my opinion

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 2020)

In the 'firing range' scene (my favourite scene), Flip, acting as Ron Stallworth, shoots multiple rounds at a cut out of a black caricature in the presence of the Colorado Springs KKK branch. The sound of the gunshots and the following conversation takes place with no music. As the KKK branch leaves, the camera pans to the large field with the real Ron Stallworth emerging, and the main soundtrack beginning to play. The camera is then set behind the caricature, forcing us to look at Ron through the bullet hole. The scene ends with a close shot of Ron directly facing the caricature, music in full blow. Despite being a movie about the KKK, the Blackkklansman is a film that hardly has the stock image or story that mainstream media has come to tell. Spike Lee's black perspective and reality sheds a light on a part of America's history that I had never thought of with the 'firing range' scene being a perfect example.