This was the first film I saw in the theaters this year. I don't think it is something you need to see in theaters but it is defiantly a film I would recommend to see there.
Judas And The Black Messiah is about Bill O'Neal (LaKieth Stanfield) who commits a crime. While in jail he meets a FBI agent named Ray Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). He gives him an offer to spy on the Black Panthers and try to make sure they don't do anything crazy. He then meets Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and hears him give a speech and is persuaded that they aren't the worst people.
Judas And The Black Messiah is one the movies that is going to HBOMax and the theaters. I would say to watch it in the theaters just because of many of the speech scenes. They made me feel inspired in the cinemas. Not many movies do that. I watched those scenes outside of the theater and I didn't feel the same emotion I did there. If you are on the fence about where to watch it, go to the theaters. Anyway, the story I have a feeling will be one of the best we get this year. It looks like the year will be clouded by superhero films, action movies, and reboots so there won't e too much original stuff. It is al being shoved to January and February. It is sort of disappointing. The story was fantastic besides for this one out of place dream sequence. It just showed something we already knew and could have been cut out of the film. The story though, couldn't have been made any better.
It is almost impossible to say the acting isn't good with all this talent (unless the movie is Cats). Daniel Kaluuya won a Golden Globe for his work. It was totally deserved. LaKieth Stanfield is starting to become a well known name as well. Jesse Plemons had a big step up from his last film, The Irishman. He was just a side character in that movie, but in this film he had a way bigger part and he knocked it out of the park. Overall, the acting was amazing.
This film was packed to the brim with intense scenes. Physically and mentally. The scene all the way at the end even combined the two. This is another reason why I would go to the movies to see this film. There were a few shootouts that shoved you to the end of your seat. A few scenes in the film also just made the characters you like look cool. It wasn't done using violence but more of just walking around sort of like in Malcolm X.
The score was something that surprised me. If you saw the trailers, you would know that the film had the cool sounding beat but that wasn't used in the movie. Instead they went for a completely different approach with the score. The used more of a bass than electric. They also abused drums in many scenes of the film. The score was something that was sort of rejoicing to hear in some scenes but then forced your heart to pump in others.
Judas And The Black Messiah is defiantly worth your time because of the acting and story. I would defiantly try to see it in the theaters if you can but it isn't something that will be completely ruined on you TV at home.
Judas And The Black Messiah is about Bill O'Neal (LaKieth Stanfield) who commits a crime. While in jail he meets a FBI agent named Ray Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). He gives him an offer to spy on the Black Panthers and try to make sure they don't do anything crazy. He then meets Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and hears him give a speech and is persuaded that they aren't the worst people.
Judas And The Black Messiah is one the movies that is going to HBOMax and the theaters. I would say to watch it in the theaters just because of many of the speech scenes. They made me feel inspired in the cinemas. Not many movies do that. I watched those scenes outside of the theater and I didn't feel the same emotion I did there. If you are on the fence about where to watch it, go to the theaters. Anyway, the story I have a feeling will be one of the best we get this year. It looks like the year will be clouded by superhero films, action movies, and reboots so there won't e too much original stuff. It is al being shoved to January and February. It is sort of disappointing. The story was fantastic besides for this one out of place dream sequence. It just showed something we already knew and could have been cut out of the film. The story though, couldn't have been made any better.
It is almost impossible to say the acting isn't good with all this talent (unless the movie is Cats). Daniel Kaluuya won a Golden Globe for his work. It was totally deserved. LaKieth Stanfield is starting to become a well known name as well. Jesse Plemons had a big step up from his last film, The Irishman. He was just a side character in that movie, but in this film he had a way bigger part and he knocked it out of the park. Overall, the acting was amazing.
This film was packed to the brim with intense scenes. Physically and mentally. The scene all the way at the end even combined the two. This is another reason why I would go to the movies to see this film. There were a few shootouts that shoved you to the end of your seat. A few scenes in the film also just made the characters you like look cool. It wasn't done using violence but more of just walking around sort of like in Malcolm X.
The score was something that surprised me. If you saw the trailers, you would know that the film had the cool sounding beat but that wasn't used in the movie. Instead they went for a completely different approach with the score. The used more of a bass than electric. They also abused drums in many scenes of the film. The score was something that was sort of rejoicing to hear in some scenes but then forced your heart to pump in others.
Judas And The Black Messiah is defiantly worth your time because of the acting and story. I would defiantly try to see it in the theaters if you can but it isn't something that will be completely ruined on you TV at home.