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Lee captures interracial trysts
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|>la( e amid ,i I mi kclri ip id drugs,
racism, and while corporate
America dial eats buth characters
alive.
The film for uses on the de
slruclioii id three laiuilles as
the\ deal will) the problems
the\ enc imnler I lippei s faun
l\ tails apart u hen Ins u lie
learns of his extra marital affair
with A ngie Angies lather
beats her up I lippei s parents
tlie (mod Reverend Doctor |()s
sie Dav is| and bis u ile. deal
with the horrors nl drug addn
tit>n and liiterrai ial adultery
Her ause Lee s /to llw Kit;!i!
Thing was i ritii i/ed for the ul>
seme ol drugs and the (lean
appearance ol the city streets
he attempts to expose the vio
lent e ol tile streets in lllllglr
/ ever w ith the problem ot i rat k
add ii I ion
(iator (Samuel I. )a< kson|
I tipper's older brother Is the
t rat k addic t w ho disrupts latni
1\ life as he tries to sing and
dance Ins wav into his mother's
heart so she w ill give him inmi
e\ against his lather's best
i\ ishes
I 'ntortimatelv t Iator i times
oil as more ol a puhlit service
message against i rat k use than
he tloes as a real crai k addic t
Ills articulate explanations as
to how lie will steal from inno
t enl people d Ins Ltmiiv mem
hers do not give him tile monel
seem too insightful coming
Irnm a strung amt junkie
As drug use destrovs the lam
II \ so too tloes the interne i.d
altair I lippei and his w de
Drew (Lunette McKeel split
up. their little girl Ming re
mainmg w ith tile mother
Because Angie is onlv a tem
porarv sec retarv it is also hint
etl that her relationship with
I Upper is also temporary Let
takes a pessimistic stance ill tie
[luting the relationship be
tween Angie and flipper as
doomed 111 one scene, they lie
on the floor kissing in an empty
apartment, indicative of the
emptiness ol the relationship It
is important to note that it is
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between I’.itilie ||ohn Iurfurro)
.mil .1 yuing him k woman who
troijuonts Ins i and \ slum is
more promising: lor il ls based
on tin- i li.ir.u Jits' sih< no fool
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lurturrn duos .in o\i ollonl
loii of bringing out thesensitive
All of these things
serve as a
warning and
reminder that
interracial
relations are still
dangerous while
people continue to
hang onto their
racist beliefs.
.itnl thoughtful demeanor of
I’linlio u hi iso lilieral views on
iiilorraii,il relationships ui.iko
him tho taigi’t of liosliliH !>\
(ho noighhoihood guvs who
hang out at tho store
l.oo is i oniphstelv pessimism
vv lion it i nines to deputing
white authontv tiguios In tho
white corporate America that
refuses to allow lilai i ■ upward
nuihilitv . I im Kobbins adds hu
mot as an inept partner at tho
firm whore flipper is employed
until ho resigns because of nil
lair treatment I he w Into i ops
(tutu Ik) I hr High! Thin# return
again as ignorant enfori ers ot
the lays
I ee's beginning i red it se
ijueiH e is also not it e.thie
Street signs bearing the names
ot actors actresses and him
clew also i arr \ messages of
separatism Annabella Si iorra's
sign is a t I ill ll ed t o a
Meiisonhiirst sign Lee's sign Is
alt ii lied In .1 Mali oliii \ Are
mu' sign
While l! appears that Lee is
merely (lisi iniragnig all mterra
i i a I relat lonsh i ps an e\ e n
stronger message arises I he
lilitl is lieilii nted to Yiisul Haw
kins the him k youth y\ ho w e.
killed hi llensonhurst hei arise
It was believed he was dating a
yylnte girl \s in /In thr A’lg/it
I h i n£ p i o pa ga ml a a ga i n
sprouts up mi 1 shirts and in
dialogue relereiu es to { entral
I’ark and \l Shaipton
All ot these things serve as ,|
Warning and reminder that in
terrai i a I relations are still dan
genius while people continue
to hang onto then lai ist beliefs
Lee s a! 11 si n si't s coupled
with t ruest Du kerson's stylish
i arnera work keep this tilin en
tertamiiig yy ithoul ohsi uring its
I>1)111 it s rhe pertormalu es In
Sciorra and Snipes also add
depth whit h enable us to sutler
yy ilh them
i his sin i essful h.ilani e ot
the intense suh|ei I matter and
realism ysith elements ol visu
alize style i re.ile .i film that
teai lies and entertains render
mg it suitable for a variety ot
y iewers
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