Movie of 2018!

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2019)

It's a powerful movie to portray the reality of racism in our society. Even the story occurred in 1962 with the segregation, and I was amazed by the fact that injustice had slowly progressed over time. As a white man, it seemed to me that racism showed in an obvious way in the past. However, that still run in today's society in more of a discreet way. It's due to the social media where it becomes the world in a smaller place. The stubborn white people become smarter to avoid the obvious. Tony Lip is a perfect example of many naive white men who were being surrounded by blue collars. They're not bothered to learn about the society through a different lens because they see survival in simply way at finest as a priority. Many of them are soft-hearted, but they overlook that sense for the reason of survival.
Dr. Don Shirley is a perfect example of many people of color. They come from well-educated backgrounds that influence their struggles to find the identity. Both worlds are pushing them for different reasons. My family members and my close friends had to go through the phase of being depressed and used substances for escapism, especially in their 20s.
Tony Lip and Dr. Shirley had crossed down from entirely different journeys. Tony's style of approach was interesting and very common for white men. He spoke out of his mind, but Shirley was smart enough to read inside of him. At the same time, Tony pushed Shirley out of his comfort zone with his simple-minded perspective of society. And, Shirley pushed him to be engaged in his feeling and looked through a different lens. The friendship was raw, but they appreciated each other.
It demonstrated that nobody deserves to be quickly judged by others because everyone's journey is different like orange to apple. It had several funny moments that made me laugh, softhearted moments that made me smile, and the message was profound! Well-deserved to win the Best Picture award!