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Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Half Nelson

Also Known As:
Unknown
Year:
2006
Country:
United States…
Predominant Genre:
Drama
Director:
Ryan Fleck…
Outstanding Performances:
Shareeka EPPS…
Ryan GOSLING…
Anthony MACKIE…
Premiss:
Inner-city junior high-school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Themes:
Alienation
Compassion
Destiny
Emotional repression
Friendship
Guilt
Loneliness
Personal change
Political Correctness
White culture
White supremacy
Similar (in Plot, Theme or Style) to:
Unknown
Review Format:
DVD

Good film about the superficiality of White culture and of how so many White liberals lurk in other cultures to find something worth living for. But, this never works because - although the need comes from within - the alleged solution does not.

This movie suffers from the same problem itself; while generally avoiding the usual cringe-making elements often found in films made by Whites - especially the White savior complex.


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