A timely movie about friendship, encouraging battle against all inequalities - Well-deserved Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (16 March 2019)

Despite ongoing term finals at university, many of my friends are watching this movie and talking about it (some of them watched it multiple times; some even called it one of their favorites). All those buzz got my hopes up and I started to expect a masterpiece, and I was not disappointed. It felt like looking through a timeless window at a broken society clinging to false traditions. There were funny moments, and also moments which would motivate anyone. I would keep two such motivational quotes forever fresh in my mind. I believe anyone watching this film would find their own favorites.
Nick Vallelonga did a good job with the script. I looked him up and found some stories regarding his apology for an old Islamophobic tweet. If everyone gives up their ego and tries a little more to banish all hatred / prejudice, a few years later, even 2019 would feel like a dark past. For which, the motivations derived from this film, I believe, can work as magic. Yes, I agree that genius is not enough, that it takes courage to win hearts. Yes, I also realise that the world is full of lonely people waiting for someone else to take the first move. We have to act out of friendship and love without waiting for the other party to do it firdt. We have to be courageous enough to stand up for ourselves, and to share our genius in such a manner that it breaks the walls that isolate us. Life is too small to stay in our own islands, afraid to take action to reduce distances. And for that, we have to forsake arrogance or violence, for temper tantrum will only cost us our loss - to win, we have to protect our dignity and stay civil even in the face of unjust humiliation.
Now, without spoiling much, I would like to analyze a couple scenes. If you are reading this, thanks a lot for reading a review brain-dumped by a humble being. Please stop reading right now if you haven't watched the movie yet.
The KFC scene was humorous and heart-warming. The best part was that Dr. Shirley made Tony drive back and pick up the plastic cup he had thrown up, showing that littering should not be tolerated. Mother earth deserves all the care we can give her - and she deserves more than that - she deserves action; the thought is not the only thing that matters in this case. I thought that this is it, but I had to brace myself for more - since it's a long ride, and we have just started.
Also, during the return drive, a cop followed their car. This scene was important. It showed that the police are not the bad guys - no particular group ( profession, race, gender, religion, etc. ) can be incriminated by the act of some of them. If we keep hating entire groups for some people's fault, we'll end up hating the entire humanity, and it's not worth it, for love brings life, and hatred takes it away.