Gina Stevenson
28th September 2007, 08:01 PM (20:01)
Saw these young kids in a boat, and tho't, "Oh, well, another kids being kids sort of movie." However, once I saw James Earl Jones, I stayed tuned for a couple of more minutes, since I figured there'd be more substance than just adolescent boy talk [from that boatload first seen].
Sure enough, it ended up being a lesson in race relations. This man whose father had been lynched when he was young decided he wanted to go back and live where he grew up, tho' due to things occurring in former years had pretty much cleared the county out of anyone but white folks.
So, Dr. Blakely bought out the house where he used to live and things were rather smooth at first. He met a neighborhood boy, Jamie. They fished together, and became great friends. However, the boy -- young enough to not be so bigoted as some of the older ones -- had an older brother with some friends who did not agree with the younger brother.
Various things occur that tempt the Dr. to give up on remaining in his old homestead. He found out the instigators, but never pressed charges, as "hate has to stop somewhere." As for the end? Have to watch it to find out. ;)
[btw, the next movie---this is ION television (used to be PAX)---is called, "The Sweetest Gift." Appears, from previews, to be similar ... maybe related to/scheduled after that Jena, LA incident of last week?]
[EDIT: the previews I'd seen were a bit more chaotic than what I've seen so far in the movie---about 1.5 hrs into it---& this 2nd one seems to be more about mutually learning respect. In the beginning the black folks are calling the poor white people "white trash," and the white mom was at first telling her kids to not spend so much time with the black kids. In the end .............. well, it's not here yet. ;)
Sure enough, it ended up being a lesson in race relations. This man whose father had been lynched when he was young decided he wanted to go back and live where he grew up, tho' due to things occurring in former years had pretty much cleared the county out of anyone but white folks.
So, Dr. Blakely bought out the house where he used to live and things were rather smooth at first. He met a neighborhood boy, Jamie. They fished together, and became great friends. However, the boy -- young enough to not be so bigoted as some of the older ones -- had an older brother with some friends who did not agree with the younger brother.
Various things occur that tempt the Dr. to give up on remaining in his old homestead. He found out the instigators, but never pressed charges, as "hate has to stop somewhere." As for the end? Have to watch it to find out. ;)
[btw, the next movie---this is ION television (used to be PAX)---is called, "The Sweetest Gift." Appears, from previews, to be similar ... maybe related to/scheduled after that Jena, LA incident of last week?]
[EDIT: the previews I'd seen were a bit more chaotic than what I've seen so far in the movie---about 1.5 hrs into it---& this 2nd one seems to be more about mutually learning respect. In the beginning the black folks are calling the poor white people "white trash," and the white mom was at first telling her kids to not spend so much time with the black kids. In the end .............. well, it's not here yet. ;)