BlacKkKlansman

***BlacKkKlansman*** is a 2018 American biographical crime black comedy film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir *Black Klansman* by Ron Stallworth. The film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace. Set in the 1970s in Colorado Springs, the plot follows the first African-American detective in the city's police department as he sets out to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. *BlacKkKlansman* premiered on May 14, 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It was theatrically released in the United States on August 10, 2018, a day before the first anniversary of the Unite the Right rally.

## Plot

Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.

## Why It Rocks

1. The movie is both timely and culturally relevant, as it asks the question as to why racism is around and is causing many so much pain.
2. John David Washington is brilliant in this leading role, showing his strength of his character while making his character feel cool in the what he is doing. Adam Driver shows us once again how talented of an actor he really is by stepping into this role and making it work with ease. It was later even nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
3. The musical score by Terence Blanchard is terrifying and awesome even more than ever.
4. Spike Lee gets an amazing direction as what he learn for skill to create this masterpiece.
5. The scenes are funny, but intense.
6. It follows respect non-fiction book and historical event it is based on.
7. There is no too slow or too fast, just perfectly fast-pacing.
8. The ending that shows footage of the Unite The Right rally is powerful than ever, as it shows that many people hold racist views and still go out spewing hate to this day. None of this is stuck in the past.
9. Hilarious quote, such as "**Why You Acting Like You Ain't Got Skin In The Game, Brother?**" and "**If I'd Have Known This Was A Klan Meeting, I Wouldn't Have Taken This Motherf\*\*\*Ing Gig.**"

## Reception

*BlackKkKlansman* received acclaim, who praised Lee's direction, the performances (particularly of Washington and Driver) and timely themes, as well as noting it as a return to form for Lee. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 96% based on 433 reviews, with an average rating of 8.33/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "*BlacKkKlansman* uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events—and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way.". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 85% positive score and a 67% "definite recommend".

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