My next movie review is called Fruitvale Station. It's a dramatization directed by Ryan Coogler and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man who was killed by a police officer at a local train station.
When I first watched this movie, my initial feelings about it was that it tends to exaggerate things in order to build tension. That annoyed me somewhat because what happened to Oscar Grant really happened and I don't like that movie add certain things that may or may not have happened in his life. Now, I'm not saying that the movie wasn't entertaining, but I think it would've been better if it was a documentary. If it was like that, then we could get a look at both sides of the argument. I don't like the fact that people consider one side completely right and another side to be completely wrong. In every situation, there's always a middle ground and that should be explored too.
However, as I continued to watch the movie, I began to like the aspect of it. You start to become sympathetic to both Oscar and the people that are around him while you wait for what eventually going to happen. By getting into the mind of these characters, you start to feel for them which, in the end, is what a movie is supposed to do. So, in that particular effect, the movie did its job well. It's just that, when it comes to something like Oscar Grant's death, I wished the producers could've done something different. If you like the movie the way it is, more power to you. I just think that if the movie was a documentary about the situation, it would've liked it a bit more.
In conclusion, I think that this movie is pretty good and should be watched if you want basic information about the situation involving Oscar Grant. However, if you want a more in depth look about it, I recommend that you either read a news article or watch something on the news about it.
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