Very Good Movie, definitely see it

Rating: 9/10 (30 November 2018)

Two of the world's finest actors take on, what on the surface seems straightforword, but eventually becomes complex issues facing men in the early 1960s. One character, a virtuoso pianist of African American descent, is doing his part to dismantle the race barriers which identified much of our society then, and even today, while also managing other facets of his personal identity. Now, place him in a small space (a gorgeous teal 1962 Caddilac Sedan d'Ville) for a long time with an unsophisticated bouncer/brawler/man-of-the-streets from New York, and watch the humanity ooze. The filmaker did not grovel to us, the audience, with simplicity-of-character; each main character brings to light the true complexities of the experiences that each of us endure and manage in this ever complex world, and honored those unique attributes in ways that make you, as the film viewer, feel hnored for the unique and complex person that you are, and I am, and each of us are. It proffered the humbling truth about slipping into "simple thought" and geralizing about any individual or group of individuals is a disservice to our own dignity. A nice flip of the name-calling, tolerance of unconstructive behavior toward others, racism, sexism, and other judgements thast are used by the more powerful to subvert the less powerful. Each character demonstrated that whether one is of the most educated and priveledged class, or of the most street-wise and unsophisticated class, personal dignity and respect are mandatory for a successful life...and sometimes valuable perspective and insight comes from the least likely of sources; we need each other.