Product: Zoot Suit (1981)
Rating: 3.0
Filmed stage play
This "movie" is actually a filmed version of a stage play. It wasn't filmed on a stage in front of an audience, but the sets, direction, and staging reflect a play production. From that standpoint, this project doesn't work for me. I found the presentation distracting. I'd rather see a version adapted for film, or the live stage production.That aside, the story of the "Zoot Suit Riots" is an interesting and important event in American history. Most people associate the Zoot suit with African American swing bands, not realizing the history of the suit. Watching this project motivated me to read more about this incident. There's so much American history that is overlooked in our school textbooks!I learned a lot from "Zoot Suit," but from an entertainment standpoint, I didn't like the filmed-stage-play approach.