In 2017, a thriller reflecting on racial discrimination, "Escape from Death" was like a thunder on the ground. It not only exploded the sharp-edged black director Jordan Peel, but also brought two new actors to the show- Daniel Kalu. Ya and Lekas Steinfeld , the two played old classmates in the play that they had not seen for many years, but inadvertently revealed a terrifying conspiracy. Daniel Kalua was also nominated for the Oscar actor that year. Three years later, the two reunited, and once again co-produced a black-themed masterpiece "Judas and the Black Messiah" , and Kalua won this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actor with her superb acting skills. The two no longer play good brothers on the same front this time. Kalua plays the leader of the Black Panther Party, a black civil rights movement organization in the 1960s, and Kellers plays a traitor in this organization.
Unlike "Escape from Death", this "Judah and the Black Messiah" is a biographical theme , which truly restores the cruel history of the Black Panther Party and the FBI in the late 1960s, and clearly shows the audience the Black Panther Party. The process of being disintegrated. As you can see from the title, this is not a personal biography of the leader of the Black Panther Party, but a dark history told by the eyes of a traitor. Comparing the relationship between the two to Judas and Jesus is also in line with the conventions of Hollywood biographical themes. The core characters are often portrayed from the perspective of the bystander , making them more three-dimensional and complex, while the technique of portraying the core characters from the perspective of a negative or antagonist is similar to the previous "Assassin of the Sharpshooter".
It is a pity that the role of "Judas" in the film has a weak sense of existence. The reason why he became a traitor is vague (purely advocating white power or out of economic embarrassment?), and he did not elaborate on his and organizational thoughts. Disagreements, even his inner struggles after becoming a traitor, have deliberately disappeared. In contrast, Hampton, the leader of the Black Panther Party played by Kalua, is obviously out of the limelight. The two passionate speeches before and after are enough to make this character have a strong appeal, plus a special line of love has been arranged for him. It makes this character appear complicated and humane.
The struggle between organization leaders, traitors, and the FBI became the focus of this political thriller . Whites do not need to do it themselves but use blacks to subvert black organizations. They are despicable and shameless, and another black theme of the award season "The Queen of Blues" "There is a surprising coincidence. The latter is a white music producer who played black queens and talented musicians between the palms of their hands, letting them fight each other and finally profited. The two fierce gun battles before and after have clearly presented the violent nature of the revolution and the fate of individuals involved in the revolutionary wave. The Panther leader who has been advocating a violent revolution was finally killed by the white police by secret and vile violence. Very ironic. This turbulent history of the black civil rights movement in the United States of the last century is once again on the big screen, which coincides with the current BLM movement in the United States. It makes people reflect on the roots of ethnic and black violence in the United States. This is the film's greatest value.
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