Good movie could've been greater with editing..

Rating: 7/10 (16 June 2020)

Pros:
Da 5 Bloods, shows the history of the Vietnam war through the eyes of four black people who fought for the USA which is uncongenial to them. Coincidentally, this movie so much relevant to what's happening now, it shows after nearly 5 decades, there is so much that didn't change for black people in America. Da 5 blood also has decent characters with different ideologies and how they changed since the war. As like Every Spike Lee movie, Da 5 Bloods, Daringly talks about different social issues, political conversation.
Spike lee choice to show real footage of a massacre of innocent Vietnamese people, the oppression of black people, Martin Luther's speech, so many real events relating to the issues of America is impactful and powerful. The changing aspect ratio for different acts is cleaver. Movie is 2hr 30min, with Spike Lee's amazing, captivating direction it doesn't seem long to me. The film changes pace in the second hour where the characters start the journey into the forest to find treasure, where it gets intense, emotional, violet, and spike lee brilliantly captured it all. The references to Apocalypse Now (1979) Movie and Marvin Gaye tracks are quite enjoyable.
The notable performance by Delroy Lindo is observing. He's struggling with PTSD and emotional performance is phenomenal.
Cons:
First, I love social messages in movies, but forcefully inserting many, without actually serving any purpose to the main story, seemed muddled and messy sometimes confusing, what's the movie about.
The same actors played in the present play their younger self 50 years ago, Without any visual effects, prosthetics why??
The background score doesn't sink with scenes, it felt like the orchestra team given the music without knowing the tone, emotion of the scene. And the worst part, for some scenes, B.G.M dominates the dialogue.
It's certainly not the beast spike lee movie, but still a good movie. The movie could be so much greater with some editing anyway its still worth watching. DA 5 Blood daring, relevant, and commercially entertaining with amazing direction. Thanks for reading. ðŸ™ƒ