Tapu, young boy of 10-11 years is born with a knack for seeing, believing and perceiving things unlike many and has the potential to depict them through his creativity. When lost in his own world, he is often oblivious to what the present demands from him. Raja, his close friend shares Tapu's interests but not with the same intensity. Raja's father disapproves of Raja and Tapu's friendship and decides to send his son to a town school for better education. Shantu, a so called mentally challenged person, gradually starts to share a special bond with Tapu after Raja leaves. Raja, on the other hand, feels crippled and isolated in his new surrounding and his growing impatience forces his father to bring him back home. As fate would have it, their friendship soars high and gets set to touch a new horizon.
It’s no wonder Peele won an academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His script is layered with perspective and subtlety. Through a terrific vision, Peele creates the gift that keeps on giving. The clues and symbolic representations are aplenty, and as each viewing passes, you are destined to find something new. That’s a mark of great cinema.
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Films staring black transgender actresses/actors are few and far between, it’s refreshing to see a demographic represented in film that hardly gets any attention. This is especially important as the Black trans community has been shown in studies to face the highest level of discrimination amongst general trans and non-binary groups. That is why it’s so crucial that we amplify their voices through any way we can, storytelling being a great medium to do so.
What makes the lighting in Casablanca even more impressive is how it reflects the emotional states of the characters without needing explicit dialogue.
