I'm from San Francisco, from the Fillmore. I don't have the heart to watch the movie right now. There are a lot of heartbroken black native San franciscans.
@@SenseiAishitemasu I'm sure it's good. I don't doubt that Danny Glover would have signed on if it wasn't quality. He actually was the keynote speaker at my high school graduation. It's painful for us. I'm 3 & 4 generations deep on both sides of my family. Spike Lee's Sucker Free City did not represent us well.
I'm a native as well. Born and raised in Fillmore. Waller st and Fillmore to be exact. My older sister lived in Hayes Valley projects. I went to John Muir Elementary. I agree, its still a lot of pain from the massive change, among those who remain.
The trailer looked deep. San Francisco is my old stomping grounds as I grew up in Sacramento and now I live in SoCal and the black folks here don't understand the vibe of NorCal - Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkley, Alameda from back in the day BEFORE gentrification.
Crazy , it sounds like my personal story. Gentrification displaced me last year in Detroit. Finally felt like I found community and sustenance and boom. All the neighbors slowly started to leave to find affordable rent and jobs because jobs were white washed too. Modern day colonization. Identity is strongly attached to community and feeling connected. I'm in the suburbs and its isolated, ou get weird looks from times, and its not much activity. Felt lost for a minute and didn't know the source. Your review has me thinking that displacement may be the cause .
I’m late. Just watched this. I loved it. This is what happens when you let black Americans tell and act in our own stories... you can really tell the difference.
Great review! I see you have a few followers from "the city" on here. I'm a native as well and wanted to set the record straight. There are actually 5 Black men left in San Francisco. Jk.🙂 I've yet to see the film, but plan to at some point. I saw the gentrification coming before many in my neighborhood (Fillmore) did. I even spoke at city council meetings on the issue. Nothing prepares you for a rapid change like this, and you never truly recover.
I appreciate y’all comments on this so much. I’ll be in the Bay Area this summer if you ever wanted to get together. I’ll be doing some filming for The Black Americans.
Thank you for the review. I saw it last night. Seeing this film showing the black coastal/NoCal experience. One message I took away was the elders stating how SF was supposed to be a place of sanctuary. Yet, it’s become another place we can not lay down roots.
I saw this movie the other day, if I had to summit up I would say it was like for two hours I was living in a beautiful dream. Movies that can give me that feeling are quite rare. And when I leave the theater having that feeling, that’s when I know I’ve seen a work of art. I hope it takes the Oscars by storm.
I got here 20 years ago as a white tech bro from Canada. I'm priced out of SF too and live in the south bay and live small. I watch about 100 movies a year in the theatre and previous to this my favorite was Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing". I think this is a better movie. It tells a story from a viewpoint that I will never experience outside the theatre and it's worth a watch for that reason alone. The music is great, the cinematography is great, the lighting is great and the acting is phenomenal. The dolly, truck and skateboard shots are maybe the most poetic things I've ever seen on screen. I even think the white characters in the movie are fantastic: The the HazMat guys, the Segway tech bros, the beer bus ("SV") tech bros, the charming backstabbing realtor, the banker, the rich "liberal" house owner and her whinging husband, the women on the bus and the 2 elderly (man in the hat and lady in the home) are gentle but who have clearly lost it. They are all "well meaning" and oblivious to the fact that they *are* in fact the problem (or at best cogs in the machinery of the problem). I especially love that Jimmie and Mont don't feel the need to tell any of them "what their deal is", except when Segway tech bro tries to tell the story himself. One part I can relate to is busting my ass for 20 years to try to buy and reclaim what my grandfathers built with their own 2 hands. Like I tell my dad, once it's 110 years and 4-5 generations...it's different. Another part is watching your city change and cultural identity dissolve as everyone (including me) leaves. In my case they rename the streets, close the schools and all the old establishments wither and die, it just took 40 years...much slower than SF. It's like being "erased". This is probably the best movie I've ever seen and I'm still processing it. In interviews they said they tried to tell a very heavy story with a gentle script. Well I'm glad because 2 days later I still feel like I just got slapped hard with a giant frozen fish. I think Mont lives in Hunter's Point and the SRO is in the Tenderloin, but I could be wrong. Even Jimmie's real name is perfect: Jimmie Fails IV. It's as poetic as it gets. This has American Classical Masterpiece written all over it. Sensei's is the best review on youtube. But hey...that's just like my opinion, man.
i'm glad u said that about Jimmy wearing different clothes around his father cuz i didn't notice that myself. Great hearing u talk about the depth of it. i especially recognise in myself what u said u see as jimmy's theme around finding home and that being in his sense of identity. (u said it better, lol... since i resonate with it, i cannot see it as clearly as u seem to.?) 🌹💜 .....i agree--- i loved the cinematography too. So beautiful and with the special soundtrack. So unique.
My dad's family lost their store and home in Nob Hill (that they had since they came to America in the 1960s) because of rising prices so now they all live in the central valley. Tragically this is a very common experience.
i just got home from seeing this movie alone at the movie theater tonite. i loved it so much, made me cry, and i wish i could talk with somebody about the ending... i'm not sure if i am correct in what i think happened...! (i want to ask and be more specific but i also wouldn't want to add a "spoiler" for someone who hasn't seen it and might come accross this comment!)
Enjoyed listening to your analysis. There are so many layers to this film and it really speaks to the make up of the Academy that this film got no nominations for any Oscars.
I relocated from the southeast two years ago to marry my love who is a Bay area native - who grew up in San Francisco/Oakland & Vallejo and the heart break in his voice of how much the Bay has changed is palpable. His cousin still lives in the Fillmore district and talked how the Fillmore was the SF version of Harlem even he says how cool it was. I wish I could have known it back then.
It reminds me of the style of the film Paterson a bit; more of an introspective display of humanity. I love movies like this because it's just beautiful seeing real portrayals of humans.
Great movie. But the movie should have included some explanation as to how his family came to live in this house and how they "lost" the house later. This reviewer assumes that they had been evicted from the house, but actually the movie does not specify it.
They got dragged on Twitter for that pic. Hennessy and hot sauce are from black American culture and only one of the cast is BA so that made me think the writing room is actually white.
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I'm from San Francisco, from the Fillmore. I don't have the heart to watch the movie right now. There are a lot of heartbroken black native San franciscans.
I honestly think it's probably a really good movie for you to watch.
@@SenseiAishitemasu I'm sure it's good. I don't doubt that Danny Glover would have signed on if it wasn't quality. He actually was the keynote speaker at my high school graduation.
It's painful for us. I'm 3 & 4 generations deep on both sides of my family.
Spike Lee's Sucker Free City did not represent us well.
The lead actor is a third generation Black San Franciscan and the movie is based on his real life. Danny Glover is actually barely in it.
@@SenseiAishitemasu wow. Ok. Now I'm really interested. I'll definitely check it out. And pay money to see it, not the FireStick.
I'm a native as well. Born and raised in Fillmore. Waller st and Fillmore to be exact. My older sister lived in Hayes Valley projects. I went to John Muir Elementary. I agree, its still a lot of pain from the massive change, among those who remain.
The trailer looked deep. San Francisco is my old stomping grounds as I grew up in Sacramento and now I live in SoCal and the black folks here don't understand the vibe of NorCal - Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkley, Alameda from back in the day BEFORE gentrification.
Crazy , it sounds like my personal story. Gentrification displaced me last year in Detroit. Finally felt like I found community and sustenance and boom. All the neighbors slowly started to leave to find affordable rent and jobs because jobs were white washed too. Modern day colonization. Identity is strongly attached to community and feeling connected. I'm in the suburbs and its isolated, ou get weird looks from times, and its not much activity. Felt lost for a minute and didn't know the source. Your review has me thinking that displacement may be the cause .
Wow, I’ll be in Detroit this summer doing some filming for The Black Americans.
Sensei Aishitemasu that’s awesome ! We still here tho and holding this city and doing the work .youre going to love the spirit
K Ra I heard the same thing happened there too
I’m late. Just watched this. I loved it. This is what happens when you let black Americans tell and act in our own stories... you can really tell the difference.
Being from the Bay I’m hyped for the review, keep up the good content!
510 Berkeley 😎
I saw your comment on the community page! Would love to have you on The Black Americans, please email me at sensei(dot)aishitemasu(at)gmail(dot)com.
I’m one of the
misplaced Black people from S.F. This movie was painful extremely painful for me to watch! Great review, young lady. Thank U. 🖤
Great review! I see you have a few followers from "the city" on here. I'm a native as well and wanted to set the record straight. There are actually 5 Black men left in San Francisco. Jk.🙂
I've yet to see the film, but plan to at some point. I saw the gentrification coming before many in my neighborhood (Fillmore) did. I even spoke at city council meetings on the issue. Nothing prepares you for a rapid change like this, and you never truly recover.
I appreciate y’all comments on this so much. I’ll be in the Bay Area this summer if you ever wanted to get together. I’ll be doing some filming for The Black Americans.
Happy Pre-Juneteenth, this sounds like a def watch, um!
Thank you for the review. I saw it last night. Seeing this film showing the black coastal/NoCal experience. One message I took away was the elders stating how SF was supposed to be a place of sanctuary. Yet, it’s become another place we can not lay down roots.
I saw this movie the other day, if I had to summit up I would say it was like for two hours I was living in a beautiful dream. Movies that can give me that feeling are quite rare. And when I leave the theater having that feeling, that’s when I know I’ve seen a work of art. I hope it takes the Oscars by storm.
I got here 20 years ago as a white tech bro from Canada. I'm priced out of SF too and live in the south bay and live small. I watch about 100 movies a year in the theatre and previous to this my favorite was Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing". I think this is a better movie. It tells a story from a viewpoint that I will never experience outside the theatre and it's worth a watch for that reason alone. The music is great, the cinematography is great, the lighting is great and the acting is phenomenal. The dolly, truck and skateboard shots are maybe the most poetic things I've ever seen on screen.
I even think the white characters in the movie are fantastic: The the HazMat guys, the Segway tech bros, the beer bus ("SV") tech bros, the charming backstabbing realtor, the banker, the rich "liberal" house owner and her whinging husband, the women on the bus and the 2 elderly (man in the hat and lady in the home) are gentle but who have clearly lost it. They are all "well meaning" and oblivious to the fact that they *are* in fact the problem (or at best cogs in the machinery of the problem).
I especially love that Jimmie and Mont don't feel the need to tell any of them "what their deal is", except when Segway tech bro tries to tell the story himself. One part I can relate to is busting my ass for 20 years to try to buy and reclaim what my grandfathers built with their own 2 hands. Like I tell my dad, once it's 110 years and 4-5 generations...it's different. Another part is watching your city change and cultural identity dissolve as everyone (including me) leaves. In my case they rename the streets, close the schools and all the old establishments wither and die, it just took 40 years...much slower than SF. It's like being "erased".
This is probably the best movie I've ever seen and I'm still processing it. In interviews they said they tried to tell a very heavy story with a gentle script. Well I'm glad because 2 days later I still feel like I just got slapped hard with a giant frozen fish. I think Mont lives in Hunter's Point and the SRO is in the Tenderloin, but I could be wrong. Even Jimmie's real name is perfect: Jimmie Fails IV. It's as poetic as it gets. This has American Classical Masterpiece written all over it. Sensei's is the best review on youtube. But hey...that's just like my opinion, man.
i'm glad u said that about Jimmy wearing different clothes around his father cuz i didn't notice that myself. Great hearing u talk about the depth of it.
i especially recognise in myself what u said u see as jimmy's theme around finding home and that being in his sense of identity. (u said it better, lol... since i resonate with it, i cannot see it as clearly as u seem to.?) 🌹💜
.....i agree--- i loved the cinematography too. So beautiful and with the special soundtrack. So unique.
My dad's family lost their store and home in Nob Hill (that they had since they came to America in the 1960s) because of rising prices so now they all live in the central valley. Tragically this is a very common experience.
i just got home from seeing this movie alone at the movie theater tonite. i loved it so much, made me cry, and i wish i could talk with somebody about the ending... i'm not sure if i am correct in what i think happened...! (i want to ask and be more specific but i also wouldn't want to add a "spoiler" for someone who hasn't seen it and might come accross this comment!)
Enjoyed listening to your analysis. There are so many layers to this film and it really speaks to the make up of the Academy that this film got no nominations for any Oscars.
I relocated from the southeast two years ago to marry my love who is a Bay area native - who grew up in San Francisco/Oakland & Vallejo and the heart break in his voice of how much the Bay has changed is palpable. His cousin still lives in the Fillmore district and talked how the Fillmore was the SF version of Harlem even he says how cool it was. I wish I could have known it back then.
It reminds me of the style of the film Paterson a bit; more of an introspective display of humanity. I love movies like this because it's just beautiful seeing real portrayals of humans.
Anazing movie and amazing review~!
I'm super late to this movie! I really enjoyed though and wish i watched it sooner. Thanks for breaking it down, Seren!
GREAT ANALYSIS
Danny been getting work! I’m definitely going to watch this
Powerful film. Thank you for the review.
40k amazing ! Movie sounds great. 😃
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Congrats on 40k subscribers!
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Thank you for seeing this and having commentary about it. I cannot wait to see what you thought. I have such mixed feelings about it!!!!!!
Great movie. But the movie should have included some explanation as to how his family came to live in this house and how they "lost" the house later. This reviewer assumes that they had been evicted from the house, but actually the movie does not specify it.
Love this review. Exceedingly well captured and articulated. Will be definitely seeing it now. 🙏👍
This movie was everything @
Hi Seren, excellent review! Thanks for share your opinion!
Are you going to review "When They See Us" ?
Definitely have to see it. It's playing in one theater in Minn, MN. Sounds like it's in the canon of Killer of Sheep and George Washington.
MN where
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Warning review has spoilers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They got dragged on Twitter for that pic. Hennessy and hot sauce are from black American culture and only one of the cast is BA so that made me think the writing room is actually white.