Makes an emotional point about humanity...

Rating: 8/10 (7 September 2005)

This movie succeeds, not because of political ends... It's aim is not to say that America is full of racist and hardened people, it's aim is to point to the faults of human nature, and America just happens to be the backdrop. Racism has always existed and always will. The mistake is to focus on that. Racism is really just an excuse that humans use to mistreat each other. It happens in every country, on every continent, and in every society. No matter how much our schools or govt or whatever try to prevent it, it will always exist. There is no such thing as equality. The best we can hope for is just to get along the best we can. As long as each person holds on to humanity, then horrible things won't happen. Unfortunately, many people forgo humanity in favor of selfishness or whatever. This is the first film I've seen that brings it all home. It's not some displaced parable, or false accusation against one particular race or community and it does not try to simplify the issue. Great film, great lesson. A true mirror of society, wherever and whenever it may be.