The hate you give khalil
THE HATE YOU GIVE KHALIL MOVIE
This movie focuses heavily on gun violence and shows how some people have a constant fear against a race, resulted in a prejudice act of hate crime. This act played out as Starr watches helplessly. The film is Tillman’s indictment on white police officers for being so ready to pull the trigger against a black civilian. The catalyst for conflict within the film occurs during a traffic stop, Starr’s childhood best friend Khalil was shot when a police officer mistook a hairbrush for a gun. Gun violence is portrayed throughout the movie, with acts of cruel violence initiated by a gun.
This movie does what should have been done a long time again, hence the recognition this movie got, it incorporates a cast of diverse and speaks on issues that are current in our society, as mentioned above and following the further review, police brutality, racial profiling, and gun violence. People of color are very underrepresented in Hollywood and everyday life, as well. When that happens, students will get a kind of fictional confirmation of the narrative that they hear from the academic left, the media, and guilty white liberals about the racist country they inhabit.” (Riley) The film reaches many expenses of racism forms, and the main character Starr, hints some images of young black women. As New York Post film reviewer, Naomi Schaeffer Riley, is quick to point out though, this opinion is being given with minimal concern for statistical evidence, “in the coming years, (The Hate You Give) will inevitably become required reading in high schools and colleges across America. This is a pitch by Tillman to the black community to join movements such as Black Lives Matter to ensure their voices are heard. In the film, April Ofrah, an activist attorney, allows Starr the platform to speak up against injustice within her community. The main goal of this film is to improve the Just Us for Justice movement. “The Hate U Give,” clearly reveals the unbalance of police brutality. From police shootings to racists comments, to underrepresentation, people of color deserve more than what this society gives to them. This retribution, however, does not come. By allowing the viewer to get close to the character Kahlil, and then brutally slaying him, the viewer, along with Starr, seeks some form of retribution. Tillman wants to take the viewer onto the unbalanced scale of justice. Tillman ensures that the viewer sees a different type of America when watching his work. We continuously encounter racial discrimination daily. The society that we live in today has failed us. Starr tries to understand how the world can be so unjust as she protests throughout the movie. Persuading her to take action against the police, and invites her to a rally in honor of Khalil. April Ofrah an activist, approaches Starr at Khalil’s funeral. “The Hate U Give,” is about Starr Carter’s, journey through life as she tries to discover who she is after her best friend Khalil was shot and killed by a police officer in front of her eyes. uses different aspects of everyday life and incorporates this into the movie. In today’s society, people of color continue to fall victim to gun violence, racial profiling, and racism despite efforts to educate individuals on the issues. Carter’s ability to find her voice and take action are among many of the reasons this movie has made such an impact on its viewers. Tillman argues that racial discrimination is what divides America. This mirrors today’s society in the authenticism of the racial inequities that occur each day on city streets to suburban shopping malls. Quickly facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr has to find her voice and stand up for what she believes is right. Finding a balance between these two worlds was never easy, and the day she witnessed local law enforcement brutally kill her best childhood friend, Kahlil, the balance was forever lost. Based on the book, by best selling author, Angie Thomas, Tillman depicts the life of sixteen-year-old Starr Carter who finds herself continuously shifting between two worlds: a poor black neighborhood, Garden Heights, in which she lives and Williamson Prep, the rich white preparatory school she attends. hit the ground running the day his film: “The Hate U Give” made it on the big screen. Critically acclaimed film director, George Tillman Jr.