Don't Listen to Reviews That Don't Know Your Culture

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2020)

First of all, this film is not "pointless", nor is it a waste of time. It's a film that not only pays homage to real life Black Soldiers who were used and abused during the unjust Vietnam War, but for film historians, there's a tinge of homage to the Treasure of Sierra Madre when it comes to how the plot unfolds. Furthermore, for everyone complaining that the music is misused.....you know NOTHING about the relevancy of black music in each era of American history because if you did, you'd know that not a single track used throughout the film was irrelevant to black reality in the Vietnam era. As far as the age discrepancies, fine, that's fair, but how many films have you seen in your life where age accuracy hasn't been on the money? As far as the acting is concerned, everyone did a fine job, especially Delroy Lindo. This is a quality product that deserves at least one viewing, and it's time to stop letting mainstream voices, who are not aware or sensitive to other cultures, dictate what deserves to be seen, and what doesn't. THINK FOR YOURSELF. PS, Spike Lee makes movies as love letters to his cultural base. So YES, he will incorporate historical facts, that are normally ignored by everyone else, into his love letters because that's what commemoration and celebration is all about. If you resent that style, stop watching Spike Lee movies. Are all of his films masterpieces? Maybe not. But whose are? Bottom Line....Da 5 Bloods was a respectable effort by all involved.