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I actually thought thie film was pretty well done


Sure it's mostly fictional and it's not really a "biopic" in the traditional sense but I think it was a nuanced portrayal of a person's experience and how they deal with their biracial identity in an ever changing political climate and a coming of age story. It got heavy handed at points but it had so many moments that rung true.

Like how he was so paranoid that his liberal girlfriend's parents were racist.

Or even how oblivious the girlfriend was with issues about race, or his discomfort with being the only black person in the room.

And how the guy in class asked "why is everything about slavery" and then after has to speak up about him when he is harassed by a security guard but he still doesn't get it

Or when he is paranoid about what other black people think about his relationship with his girlfriend.



It had a lot of good moments in my opinion. I know half the people here hate it because it's about Obama. But ignoring right/left politics i think it was an interesting coming in age story which involved race. It could have been about any biracial person confused with their identity.

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I agree; I found it very poignant, seeing how he was facing biracial prejudice on several levels. I dated a black guy for over two years and didn't realize the looks and reactions from family members were THAT common for him; but that what he told me while we were watching it together.

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Yeah it was pretty solid.

Half the people here don't hate it, half the people here have only seen the trailer and decided they hate it off of that. And I agree, it's a movie about struggling to find your identity, a very universal message that alot of people can relate to and not only biracial people.

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some people only saw the description and they decided they hate it off that lol.

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Yeah people are idiots.

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Do you have the same username on disquss? I saw you post on a news article the other day

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Seth Rogue One?

No I just came up with that here for IMDB, thought I was the only one who would think of such a thing lol

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It got heavy handed at points but it had so many moments that rung true.


Lol, I agree with most of your points, but if you want to see "heavy handed", check out anything by Cecile B. Demille (though his 1956 "Ten Commandments comes immediately to mind).

One of the things I took away from this movie was his difficulty in finding a sense of belonging in either the white or black community, so perhaps this forced him to try and become the bridge, instead.

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Yeah, it was a very effectively written movie. I feel like it could have done more to be particularly specific to the man himself as opposed to basically using his name/image to sell the movie.

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I agree with everything you have said. Plus, it was a good period piece with great music sprinkled throughout.

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