Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
The story of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his fateful betrayal by FBI informant William O'Neal. (imdb)
Genres: Drama, History, Biography
Country: USA
Directed By: Shaka King
Written By: Shaka King, Kenneth Lucas, Keith Lucas, Will Berson
Starring: Martin Sheen, Jesse Plemons, Robert Longstreet, Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Ashton Sanders, Dominique Fishback, Lil Rel Howery, Algee Smith, Jermaine Fowler, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Dominique Thorne
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Judas and the Black Messiah belongs to 19 collections
1. Academy Award - Oscar - Best Picture and Nominees (public: moderated by smviper00 - 40 stars)
2. Left-wing politics (public: moderated by djross - 26 stars)
3. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 22 stars)
4. Based on true events (public: moderated by iconogassed - 12 stars)
5. Black Cinema (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 7 stars)
6. 1960s period film (public: moderated by djross - 7 stars)
7. Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (public: moderated by Bojangles - 4 stars)
8. American racial politics (public: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
9. African-American protagonist (public: moderated by Moribunny - 3 stars)
10. FBI (public: moderated by livelove - 2 stars)
11. Movies with Black leads (public: moderated by PerryStroika - 2 stars)
12. 2021 Academy Awards: Nominated Feature Films (public: moderated by joel-w-m - 2 stars)
13. Films available in HD (supplement) (public: moderated by Jorg - 1 star)
14. African American Cinema (public: moderated by PerryStroika)
15. 78th Golden Globe Awards: Nominated (2021) ☐ (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)
16. 2021 Films Seen (private: seals)
17. 2021 Oscar (private: Ozancan)
18. 93rd Academy Award Nominees for Best Picture (private: Yoshinaruto)
19. best movies with strong Marxist themes (private: burner010101)
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Takes its time to build but the finale is amazing. Great performances.
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It's a very good film, that does a fantastic job of telling us who Fred Hampton was and what a tragedy his death was. It would have been a great film if it gave us more insight into O'Neal's tragic situation.
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Tacky Hollywood tripe adorned by an interesting historical subject. Every minute of it screams "I'm a movie".
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Usually when you say “a movie is ## minutes too long” you can’t pick out the exact sections but in this case it is like EXACTLY the 15-20 minutes before they get onto the assassination bit. Aside from that, really good stuff - fantastic performances, great script, lively, powerful filmmaking.
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This incredible film manages to be a moving biopic about the life and death of an extraordinary man, a taut political thriller, and a provocation and a challenge to the inner Judas in all of us, that impenetrable core of inner selfishness that makes us sell out others for our own thirty pieces of silver.
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All of which are American dreams. All of which are American dreams. All of which are American dreams.
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Kaluuya is incredible, and the narrative is a graduate-level course in social movements.
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It's well told, concise, and clear, but also linear and missing some kind of spectacle, insight, or even tension. But the direction is ambitious, helped by some powerful performances (both actors of which are somehow both supporting).
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Somewhat by-the-numbers biopic but an interesting slant on an underrepresented historical figure, well directed by Shaka King. Stanfield and Kaluuya are both electric and cannot be turned away from.
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Wow, what a cast! Excellent film.
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Didn't BlacKkKlansman already do this? Felt like the same movie, in a way. The guy from Get Out is great in this. This film feels very topical for today's political climate. But it just felt too dragged out at times, especially two thirds of the way in. The cinematography bump this one up.
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Kaluuya and Stanfield are very impressive in this tense telling about Fred Hampton, and I'll certainly keep an eye on Shaka King's next feature.
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Some of the best acting of the year, and I was thoroughly surprised and entertained. I didn't have too many expectations for this movie, but It was nothing that I had imagined. It maybe had a but of a sour ending, but that's life and I find it refreshing when movies don't end how you want them to. Definitely give this a watch if you're a movie buff.
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Not as good as a political film as it is as story about myth. Mostly an actor's film than a fully accomplished biopic, but still engrossing in its own angry and conventional way -- it would've been great if this were more confrontational and had less FBI material (which are pretty bad) and more "inside job" about the Panthers Party.
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Leonardis | 95 87% |
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I was pretty surprised by how good this is. This particular story revolving around Hampton and O’Neal should honestly be essential viewing. Kaluuya is phenomenal and Stanfield is also really good. I thought some of the directing felt like Michael Mann and the beautiful cinematography helps back that thought up. I do think the last half hour drags a bit, but it’s otherwise a well paced, very investing drama with quite the punch. Very well done.
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| Apr 24 |  |
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In the way it captures the injustice, high stakes, and high-running emotions of the revolution it triumphs, and loudly-the music, the sounds, the turns all scream for your attention (see especially Hampton's welcome home speech). As a whole it feels a bit scattered though, with biopic-obligatory-feeling side plots (see Jake's revenge), teased but discarded character dynamics (see Roy's discomfort with Hoover), and a titular relationship that doesn't quite live up to its dramatic potential.
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Good stuff, and didn't gloss over the death cult, "we'll kill them all or die trying" violent philosophy. Powerful performance by Kaluuya, and keep in mind he's British innit!
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Glad to learn about this man. Fred Hampton is an insprational socialist killed by an operation by the U.S.A. I HATE AMERICA :(
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1841: i didn't know about this man. it was good to know about black panters and their leader
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Mediocre straight-to-Netflix product that only stands out thanks to a few good performances.
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It's hard to assess the political accuracy and the extent of stifling the revolutionary influence of the Panthers when you're already leftpilled (you sort of subconsciously fill in the gaps yourself), but I can't say I noticed any glaring missteps. Probably about as good as you could expect from something running the typical awards circuit.
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This movie has a great cast and tells a story I hadn't heard before and which deserves to be told, but after a number of similarly well-made recent (and probably long overdue) films reckoning with events of that era, it didn't stand out of the pack for me.
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The film lacks the exclamation marks that one has come to except from this genre/subject, but arguably that's also why this is a fresh take. Kaluuya is great, Stanfield is greater. We need a lot more movies about the 60s and COINTELPRO.
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What a powerful and special story. I don't know if I should admire Kaluuya or Stanfield more, they were both fantastic. Jesse Plemons, typical villain as always. It was very meaningful to see O'Neal's real-life interviews. We see painfully how police violence and racial discrimination, while that Fred's speech scene ( huge credit to Daniel Kaluuya ) is the top moment of the film. I don't like to compare, but I think it's better than The Trial of the Chicago 7, at least I liked it more.
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Darren | 80 73% |
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Like any of these movies you’re never going to get a fully realized portrait of who Chairman Hampton was but at least this one acknowledges the class first consciousness that he had. Agree with many that have said O’neal for being the lead is underwritten mainly because the second act flounders. Interested in more from Shaka King
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The incredulity of the events in the story would be laughable if they were not based on history which sort of takes away from the impact of the proceedings. I never heard what Hampton sounded like so it's hard to know if Kaluuya was overacting or not, but he put in a borderline powerhouse performance. Stanfield was lacking, only compared to the A+ work he usually delivers. Overall, a solid entry into the canon about an undercelebrated figure in American History. Jesse Plemons was also excellent
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