I was asked to write about the Oscar-winning film In the Heat of the Night, to say if I thought that it and some of its more dramatic scenes were still relevant today. I wondered at what my answer might be. I mean, how could a run-of-the-mill crime story written half a century ago still address the ills of such a vibrant culture, so aware of our conscious and unconscious racist, sexist, homophobic and ageist flaws? How could a movie that predates cellphones have deep insight into the economic divide that crushes the majority of workers in today's world?
I hadn't...
I hadn't...
- 3/1/2018
- by Walter Mosley
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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