reveals much about America in 2017

Rating: 9/10 (27 July 2018)

I love that a movie released in February is still dominating the conversation when it comes to best movies of the year. The tightrope the movie walks between racism and liberal guilt is impressive, and it makes the more supernatural aspects more believable. Personally, I love the attack on smug attitude of the rich and powerful, as well as I jump for joy as more original stories like this one come to light. The special effects used in the "sunken place" are like nothing I have ever seen in a mainstream Hollywood movie. It may not be a perfect movie, but it is perfectly rabid and full of ideas that it is unafraid to throw at the audience, and in a way that is more respectable than being formally perfect. That so many people of all races find something to love about this movie reveals much about America in 2017.....i'm sure there are many essays that could/ will be written about it.