Too much pushing the Politics....And pushing it with an agenda.

Rating: 2/10 (4 November 2018)

I'm not a huge fan of Spike Lee and sadly the tradition continues with him, he takes a true story, screws with it until it suits his needs and puts it out yet its nothing really like the book.
I feel a bit disappointing for the main actors, really good performance but its a film meant for one type of audience only and panders to them in a pretty brutal way. These actors desrve more coverage but although does a good job in using their talent he makes a film that's divisive for the wrong reason.
Sadly as seen if you don't review it in a good light you stand the chance to get called a bigot which actually does nothing helpful for the film. Were these times brutal and racist towards people of colour especially African Americans, yes they were and the film shows this to its merit BUT Spike then twists it to push HIS agenda and its not a good one.
You want a master class in this type of film, Mississippi Burning, it pulls no punches, shows the racism for what it was and how it was helped by White America...
But it didn't push an agenda, it was truthful, hard to watch at times and also entertaining, it appealed to a whole audience, Spike Lee targets only who he wants..
Shame, I really like what he does with people and his eye for a story but then he lets his other views be motivation for the film and it alienates it for many..