Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' Is A Platoon Picture, Heist Thriller And History Lesson

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Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’ is a loving throwback to the Hollywood war movies of yesteryear — but also a timely critique of the U.S.' long, shameful history of devaluing its black soldiers.

Miracle at St. AnnaAt 2 hours and 35 minutes,is an unwieldy sprawl: It's like a platoon picture, a heist thriller, a history lesson and a grumpy-old-men comedy rolled into one, spliced together with documentary footage and a Marvin Gaye-heavy soundtrack.

There are a lot of supporting characters, too, including a Vietnamese businesswoman whom Otis knew during the war and three humanitarian workers who specialize in clearing old land mines. One key subplot involves Paul's son, played by Jonathan Majors from last year's . He tags along for the trip, and his strained relationship with his dad adds a dose of melodrama to a picture that's already bursting at the seams.its excesses, and to simply go along with these characters on their wildly unpredictable and ultimately devastating journey. You could accuse Spike Lee of trying to do and say too much, and you wouldn't be the first one to do so: He can be a maddeningly undisciplined storyteller, but also a generous and thoughtful one.

 

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I wish the strange time line didn't keep pulling me out of the story. What year is this? How old are these guys? Why does a 75 year old man have a 25 year old son? Why does the Vietnamese daughter look 25? Didn't the Vietnam War end in 1994?

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Excellent Spike because if we don’t tell our story the colonizer darn sure won’t... they will tell his-story not our-story

TommyPistol If the guy repects cinema he wouldn't shame other directors cough Quentin Tarentino cough for showing the real world in his films. Cough Django Unchained Cough.

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