Michael Obermuller

I watched this film as an independent minded middle class American with no political ties... there is a right way to do this type of film and spread your message and a completely wrong way... Spike Lee is a great example of a tremendous filmmaker who has been bold and powerful in his work concerning civil rights and black pride, I just finished watching Blackkklansman which I loved. Peele should watch some of his work and take notes. When you make every single white character in the film an overt racist who wants to go back to a time of slavery, and every black character a victim of white supremacy I think it's very insulting to the progress our nation has made. One might argue that Peele's fictional world where the character's skin color defines their choices and no person seems to think for themselves is in fact just a racist as the world his message seems to target. I don't think civil rights leaders would have been happy with this message, one that seemed aimed at division in a time where the media already uses race as a divider. I think they would be appalled. America is strongest when the people are united no matter what color skin or cultural background, yet this film seemed to forget that, or perhaps Peele has been dining with too many of our country's elites and he doesn't believe it himself. I love film and it really makes me sad that this film was awarded despite being socially irresponsible, blatantly political, and altogether an average and predictable plotline if we're overlooking all that. BUT I do think that says a lot about modern day Hollywood and the direction it has been headed for awhile now. Does any of this surprise me? No. And I hope most Americans see through the facade. side note... acting performances and cinematography were solid, just hard to focus on those things when someone is shoving their political agenda down your throat