A film about losing your place.

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2017)

This film is about a black man losing his place in the world in an attempt to join a more civilized community.
From the very first scene it is made clear, this guy does not see himself as equal to white people. He wants his white girlfriend to tell her parents he is black, as he believes that they should be prepared for the shock.
He has worked hard to get an equal footing with white people. He is thoughtful, educated to a degree, and well spoken. But still feels it is a far way away.
Upon arriving he is surprised to find other black people. They are well spoken but seem to be doing remedial work. This unnerves him. During the day he finds he is accepted by the white people, even respected by them. Another black person even arrives.
He attempts to communicate with the other black people on a base level by using slang and subculture. The black people do not respond. This unnerves him even further and he starts to fear he is losing his sense of self in an attempt to fit in with white people.
During the day/night he is terrified by a black person running toward him. His black instincts kick in that they are coming to gang bang him, or murder him. He is freaked out by a black person just standing near him, what do they want? to rape him? When he finds out that these black people, despite doing remedial jobs are not just accepted by the white people, but seen as members of the family, he starts to have a psychological break. He confronts his girlfriend and finds she has had other black boyfriends and the family accept not just him but any black people. It pushes him over the edge.
he snaps into a full blown psychosis and thinks white people are trying to replace his brain with a white brain, and he has to murder them all to survive.
All in all its an interesting concept to see black peoples view of trying to fit in with white people. Worth a watch.