A girl, much into anti suicidal campaigns commits suicide after six months of self-imposed marital bondage. What reflections do her death leave on her family and loved ones? This film, in a nutshell, is a journey of her ashes from Pondicherry to Dhanushkodj to be immersed by her family. The boy with whom she had been in love joins the journey at a juncture and what happens then is the film.
White audiences saw Peola’s mixed-race passing as a Black woman’s struggle to be white. Black audiences saw it as the rebellion of a Black woman trying to gain privileges only given to white people.
If the message here is that without a support system, grieving people turn into monsters, it’s not really well-delivered and may be flawed as a message itself.
Eventually, “Hobbs and Shaw” introduces us to a Samoan community. Clearly, Johnson’s Samoan roots are on display. Quite frankly, I found this section of the film very intriguing. The “Fast and Furious” franchise has a solid track record in the diversity department
This Nickelodeon live-action TV series features strong Black representation.
A quiet film that does not demand your tears but earns them. It explores love that lingers, timing that fails, and the silence between what was and what could have been.
I like discovering something new among the old and Tubi has an assortment of horror films from cinema's past for just such an occasion.
