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Judas and the Black Messiah
2021 · Film · 125 min
Directed by Shaka King
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
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"Judas and the Black Messiah" was a wonderful, uncompromising view into the radical black politics of the 1960s. As I was watching it I couldn't help but compare it to the weak-sauce Sorkin film "The Trial of the Chicago 7" which Sorkin ends by having the government prosecution stand up and clap for the defendants (lol); compare this to the brutal assassination of Fred Hampton by the FBI and CPD. Also compelling was Martin Sheen's heel-turn as a particularly slimy J. Edgar Hoover, given how America knows him as Sorkin's inspirational speech-giving president from the West Wing.
Recently watched `Judas and The Black Messiah` which is a movie on the assasination of Fred Hampton.
Highly recommend people check it out. Great performances about pivotal members of civil rights history. As an immigrant to America, I never hear people mention Fred along with MLK/MX even though he and the Black Panthers were such big features. I think this is largely due to the public imagery around the Panthers.
Also not to keep things in media about important people, but I recommend people listen to any Rage Against The Machine tracks to highlight pieces of American history that may be glossed over and exposed in a really raw and accessible way.
From Wake Up...
>What was the price on his head!? I think I heard a shot
> [He] may be a brave contender for this position, But should he abandon his supposed 'obedience', To the 'White liberal doctrine' of non-violence And embrace Black Nationalism" Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible To pinpoint potential troublemakers and neutralize them
There's also a very well reviewed film about Hampton out just recently called Judas and the Black Messiah.
They postponed it again to make room for the two Oscar hopefuls, Judas and the Black Messiah and Minari. Minari was last years Sundance best film and a too small release, and Judas has a good premiere right now in the current Sundance Festival.
Originally it was planned for the new year (Jan 1) if I remember correctly.
>>The studio's 2021 slate includes projects such as The Suicide Squad, The Matrix 4, Dune, Godzilla vs. Kong and Space Jam: A New Legacy. Other films include Little Things, Judas and the Black Messiah, Tom & Jerry, Mortal Kombat, Those Who Wish Me Dead, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, In The Heights, Reminiscence, Malignant, The Many Saints of Newark, King Richard and Cry Macho.
well this is an impressive line up! i usually take a pass of $20 or go on Tuesdays for movies that are worth $6-$7 , but with $15 for new movies and HBO shows this is a no brainer (YMMV)
But i do miss the big screen experience , may be cheap home theater ideas will rise up and grant a % of that experience