films

The Hate U Give is a powerful film. I don’t think anyone can leave the theatre after seeing it without saying that. I’d known about the book that the movie is based off of since it came out in 2017. I’d known about the issues of police brutality with black youths since middle school. But the problem has been going on long before that. What I didn’t know is if the movie would do this topic justice. I didn’t even know if I could be the one to determine that, as a white girl. I’m not the one who can [...]

Your teenage years are the time when you discover the most about yourself, who your friends are, where you belong and most importantly who you decide to be. This is something that Summer, the protagonist of the film, is no exception to. In the beginning of the film she is very confident in who she is, she is friendly and outgoing and she knows that she wants to be a dancer. It seems like she has everything figured out, that is until her mom decides to convert and become a member of the Islamic religion. Her mother, Jade, encourages Summer [...]