Review of Blackbird Full Movie

Review of Blackbird Full Movie: How many films have you seen that center around a gay southern Black Christian? Exactly. Go watch this, get lost in a story you probably haven't heard before, and enjoy walking away with some new perspectives. How is that "Blackbird" SF Chronicle review by David Lewis a green squish? He called it "over the top, but still engaging", and said mostly nice things about it. I'm calling that a red tomato, and see the movie currently running at 50%. So there! So uncomfortably lacking.

Includes the most awkward sex scene in history. The only powerful moment was Mo'Nique's confronting of her son. Although most don't rate it that well, I liked it! It had elements that were real and many of the characters were very likable, with some touching moments! I liked it when Marshall came on the scene I liked it even more. I'm not shallow. The scene with the cruising area didn't ring quite true, for a seemingly small community. 

It's about a goth teen who is accused and punished/sentenced for planning a horrific school massacre. While many of the accusations are falsely implied and stem from the manipulated source material, he does actually make threats, even of killing another student. So although the film sets out to sympathize with the young man, later monikered as "Columbine" for obvious reasons, he kind of deserved his fate. He was a creepy dude, in fact, still was after his release. I didn't understand the girl's infatuation with him, either. But we do see a change in the young teen, and admire his strength in standing up to the court system and his desire to coerce his juvenile detention center to bully into becoming a better person. The movie was interesting enough.

A rare treat. I really don't get why it's been put off the radar. A surprisingly good newer film that so far has gotten a slim audience. We meet a young man, 15 or so, and he is not the big thing at school. The other students sling him comments and treat him badly. He dresses quite different, goth-like, and since he stands out he's an easy target. It does not help that his parents are divorced, never seeming to care much - he is a problem. Even his bus ride friends act differently at school. Sean Randall is not the guy to be seen with. Especially not if you are the most popular girl at school and the hockey team captain and alpha male's girl. Still, Sean is obsessed - she does treat him good when they are hidden from the cooler dudes. His anger is rising and to cope with his feelings he writes down some sort of revenge plan. Guns and killing are included. The police get's hands on it and there it is: Sean has planned a school shootout and he is in big trouble.

Cliches are treated well here, and it feels like something fresh. The characters are not the most believable, but that's about the only solid flaw here. "We Need to Talk About Kevin" comes to mind as a similar film. Many other "young troubled boy against the world" movies too. Lovely written and with a great pacing it got me hooked from the beginning. It's shot in a way that makes me feel being part of the story - it's quite intense stuff at times. It's out of your comfort zone - in a good way, I'm sure it will stick with me for a long time. The young actors do their jobs superbly, and so does the debut director. 

when an entire community stacks against this one kid because he chooses to express himself on paper, they all turn on him. he's the victim, not the suspect. just because someone is different doesn't make them a threat. his lawyer & initially his father told him to plead guilty when he wasn't. all the while the perpetrators are still out there doing it to others. how is it a fair trial when they are all part of that community? should be done where there are no biases. good story of the strength it takes for him to stand up for his rights and not be bullied into admitting something he wasn't doing in the first place

Blackbird was a powerful and moving film that explored real dangers faced by teenagers today in the schoolyard and online. Often online world that kids inhabit are poorly understood by the adults in their lives, and things can easily be misconstrued, as is the case with Sean, the lead character in the film. There are wonderful and understated performances in the film and the story keeps you guessing right to the end. A great film to see!