Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Spike Lee's BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018)


A wilder story rarely has been told, 
And let alone so perfectly. Code Switch:
The Motion Picture, this, all hail, behold!
Flip Learns his Solidarity. A rich
Array of titles comes to mind! Spike Lee
Is never subtle (subtlety don't work).
This movie really had to come to be.
A work of pedagogy that should hurt
And did, but some pain comes from slapping thighs
And splitting sides. Laugh now, but soon you'll cringe
At what's put on display. Don't shield your eyes.
The tone, just like the code, is on a hinge.
High five with Ron and co., but soon you'll weep. 
Good art so often tends and cuts this deep. 

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