Sinners (Ryan Coogler)

[renaissance_man]

I'm surprised there isn't a thread for this.
Saw the film at the cinema today and enjoyed it, I would maybe have preferred it trimmed down to a 2 hour film but otherwise it was a solid genre film with a cool take on this well worn road in the horror franchise.

 

[AnubisGuard]

I really liked it. The music was beautiful, especially the Irish music.

My main concern going in -- knowing the premise -- was to please, please not make the vampirism a blunt metaphor for white-on-black racism. And, well, it does do that a little. But, unlike a lot of movies these days it does multiple things with the metaphor. It develops and changes the symbolism as the story progresses. You know, like a movie. It starts off being about how white people crave and want to steal vibrant black culture, but it also is about the promise of a post-racial culture, the temptation of selling out as an artist, and how selling out a little may be necessary to find an audience. (I can't help but think that that part is autobiographical since Coogler started indie and now makes huge blockbuster movies.)

Anyway, it's really good. Go see it.