Zhixian believes that following the rules and working hard in his high school wind band will fulfil his dream of becoming a conductor. But when the opportunity arrives, his best friend Zeming begins challenging those rules. Finding themselves on opposing sides, Zhixian must choose between his dream and their friendship.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
Trigger Warning with Killer Mike, a part of Netflix's Black Lives Matter Collection, features different social experiments showcasing the larger state of race relations in our society.
Yes, "Nope" is definitely about the modern obsession with turning tragedy and horror into a spectacle for people’s enjoyment. But it's also about the power of looking, who has the right to look, and what happens to those who are looked upon.
