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Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.
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War is Not the Answer: Music in “Da 5 Bloods”
Spike Lee inserts his trademark style in Da 5 Bloods: a slideshow of images, monologues straight to camera, the double dolly shot, educating the audience on overlooked African-American history and referencing old Hollywood movies (The Treasure of Sierra Madre's “I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!” and famed movie actress Hedy Lamarr). This film empowers Black voices while also humanizing the enemy, which in this case is the Việt Cộng. The enemy becomes a political construct and the soldiers from both sides realize they’re all the same in the end; both experiencing fear, emotions, engaging in relationships, and thinking they are fighting the good fight. And in this humanization, we see the absurdity of war. Especially for the Black GI’s who were dying for a country that treats them as second-class citizens.
So what better way to echo the tragedy and absurdity of the Vietnam war than the powerful backdrop of Marvin Gaye songs?
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Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.
Rating:R
Genre:War, Drama
Written By:Kevin Willmott, Paul De Meo, Danny Bilson, Spike Lee
In Theaters:6/12/2020
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Runtime:155 minutes
Studio:40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Rahway Road Productions
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