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VHS Movie Reviews of Rosewood
Movie Review: VERY EXPLOSIVE AND SAD
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS MOVIE WILL MAKE YOU MAD, MAKE YOU CRY, AND MAKE YOU LAUGH A LITTLE. IT WAS A VERY GOOD MOVIE BUT TO BE A PERSON OF COLOR IT WAS NOT FUNNY AT ALL IT HURT HOW AGAIN A WHITE LIE CAN DESTROY A WHOLE TOWN OF COLORED PEOPLE AND CATCH THE END ONLY A FEW CHILDREN WERE SAVED THAT MADE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER. MR. MAN SAVED THE DAY HE WAS THE HERO HIM AND THE WHITE MAN THAT GOT THE TRAIN.Movie Review: Great movie; underrated
Summary: 5 Stars
ROSEWOOD: gone in two weeks at the theatre; what happened? Poor marketing and maybe everyone thought this was a black story. Based on a true story of a small town in Florida in the 1920s where a white woman falsely accused a black man of raping her (it was really a white lover who beat her) and it resulted in a lynch mob on all the black people. Excellent if not disturbing.Movie Review: A Very Powerful Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Rosewood shows what happens when hatred runs unchecked, and how one lie, combined with hate, envy, and racial enmity, led to the destruction of an African American township in Florida. As powerful as the movie is, the true story of Rosewood was probably even worse, given that the level torture, mutilation, and brutality inflicted on the Black residents of the town could never be properly put on-screen and released by a Hollywood studio. The ratings system wouldn't allow it, and movie theaters don't want their patrons to get sick and leave the theater.If there was any "silver lining" in this movie version of a horrid episode in American history, it is that Rosewood did an admirable job of reflecting what true mature manhood is all about. True manhood in the movie is shown when men (Don Cheadle & Ving Rimes) provide for, serve, and protect their families and communities from outside forces of evil that seek to destroy them. Don Cheadle's character was willing to give his life so his wife and family could escape from the lynch mob, and Mr. Mann was willing to sacrifice himself to get women, children, and elders to safety. True manhood is exhibited when Mr. Mann takes a frightened young boy, gives him responsibility, and turns him into a leader. True manhood also involves chosing to do the right thing despite your own personal prejudices and societal/peer pressure, as reflected by Jon Voight's character, and even in the brief scene of a lawman and his posse who turn back the lynch mob at the county line. False manhood is reflected by the ringleader of the lynch mob, who tried to teach his son that manhood was composed learning how to torture, shoot, and kill other humans beings like animals, as well as drinking and acting like a fool. Ultimately, his son rejected that version of manhood. Manhood may not be a popular topic in our politically correct times, but it was good to see a movie showing men exhibiting mature manhood by standing up to tyranny and evil and doing the right thing for their families and communities.
Rosewood is a powerful movie that angers and saddens you when you realize the events depicted on screen actually occured (and were far worse), but also encourages you when you see how a people can survive in the midst of murderous chaos when men stand up and be men.
To see the actual results of racially-inspired lynchings, torture, and murder, take a look at the lynching photography book "Without Sanctuary", or read "Rituals of Blood" by Orlando Patterson. The scenes in "Rosewood" will pale by comparison.
Movie Review: Powerful Filmmaking, Sadly Overlooked
Summary: 5 Stars
This tale of a Florida Black town and racism and hatred gone unchecked is one of the most powerful, emotional films I have ever seen. You won't hear about this tragic event in public school, that's for certain. A certifiable massacre, brought about by a WHITE woman's infidelities, this movie still resounds in my head after only one viewing. Ving Rhames as the heroic "Mr. Man" helps save some of Rosewood's citizens from slaughter, but he can't prevent the horror the white mob brings to the town. A haunting example of ignorance unchecked, it's hard to decide whether this is a drama or a horror film. Jon Voight's portrayal of the reluctant shopkeeper is stellar, and the entire cast is wonderful. John Singleton makes great movies that sadly get overlooked. This movie should be known everywhere for it's unflinching depiction of a terrible stain on America's history. A film that would be dangerous to forget.Movie Review: Must-See,no matter how painful or shameful it makes you feel
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fantastic movie of which I knew nothing until a clerk in my rental accidently gave it to me, instead of a movie I wanted to rent. I noticed her mistake when I got home, but after watching this film I was only glad that she made that mistake and pulled this movie from a drawer, where it was stuck. It was not put on the shelves, I must say.... One of the reviewers already gave brief synopsis, so I'll just add that I cried throughout most of the film. I felt angry, sad and heavy with grief, but I forced myself to watch it, no matter how much pain or shame I felt. I am neither white american nor black, but the pain and the shame I felt are universal emoitons.... two emotions all people should feel, after watching this film...in this case these emotions are about humongous injustice that passed unnoticed for so long... Apart from a lesson to be learnt, this film also works well on all cinematic levels: story is told well, actors are good, etc. Very powerful!