Dir. Ryan Coogler
Starring: Michael B. Jordan (Oscar Grant), Melonie Diaz (Sophina), Octavia Spencer (Wanda)
Prod: OG Project, Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions
Distributor: The Weinstein Company, 2009
Fruitvale Station, released on July 12, 2013, was based on a true story in [Bay Area] San Francisco, California. The film depicts the last twenty-four hours of the life of Oscar Grant III. In the film, we have a [now] familiar duo of Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan [although they were collaborating on Creed concurrently Fruitvale was completed and released first] teaming up to take on the challenge of shedding light on the tragedy of the death of Oscar Grant III.
The actors in the movie played their roles very well; Octavia Spencer (Wanda, Oscar's mother), a winner of over 10 [write out numbers to ten] acting awards, was a standout performance in this otherwise strong ensemble - her emotional tenor [range?] throughout the film was outstanding. The authenticity, from her voice tone, movements, and body language couldn't have been produced any better. Melonie Diaz (Sophina), known for her three nominations for this film as best supporting female, outstanding supporting actress, and outstanding female breakthrough performance. I felt this was well deserved, you could feel the reality in every word and action, the pain she expressed from the death of Oscar Grant to the anger she had towards him for his continuous lies - whether it be about losing his job for chronic tardiness or his extra-curricular dalliances with other women.
In the eighty-five minutes, you gain a lot of insight as to who Oscar Grant III is in the film. He is troubled by his past actions trying to turn a new leaf. Constantly battling his conscious [homophones: conscience] of what is truly the right thing to do throughout moments of the film. He is also a people's pleaser, he acts accordingly to every individual he encounters, giving assistance to Katie, a seemingly random white girl at the grocery store where Oscar used to work, who was confused trying to find the best fish to fry, sneaking an extra snack for his daughter Tatianna, and giving Marcus weed for free.
I view Ryan Coogler as an outstanding director especially for his age and amount of experience. In every film, he creates a connection with his cast said by Michael B. Jordan [Is this a quotation?]. But one scene I would like to analyze is the scene of the dog being run over. I felt this didn't happen in reality but was put in to make the movie more dramatic. This was well done by Ryan Coogler. It seemed to be foreshadowing. As the dog is run over Oscar tries to comfort it although it is helpless dying in his hands. When Oscar is shot he is also helpless as he is laying on his stomach handcuffed with no initial help in sight [FANTASTIC].
I would recommend this film to people like Dave East [who is Dave East?], people who are interested in the real world who like documentaries and storytelling.
The actors in the movie played their roles very well; Octavia Spencer (Wanda, Oscar's mother), a winner of over 10 [write out numbers to ten] acting awards, was a standout performance in this otherwise strong ensemble - her emotional tenor [range?] throughout the film was outstanding. The authenticity, from her voice tone, movements, and body language couldn't have been produced any better. Melonie Diaz (Sophina), known for her three nominations for this film as best supporting female, outstanding supporting actress, and outstanding female breakthrough performance. I felt this was well deserved, you could feel the reality in every word and action, the pain she expressed from the death of Oscar Grant to the anger she had towards him for his continuous lies - whether it be about losing his job for chronic tardiness or his extra-curricular dalliances with other women.
In the eighty-five minutes, you gain a lot of insight as to who Oscar Grant III is in the film. He is troubled by his past actions trying to turn a new leaf. Constantly battling his conscious [homophones: conscience] of what is truly the right thing to do throughout moments of the film. He is also a people's pleaser, he acts accordingly to every individual he encounters, giving assistance to Katie, a seemingly random white girl at the grocery store where Oscar used to work, who was confused trying to find the best fish to fry, sneaking an extra snack for his daughter Tatianna, and giving Marcus weed for free.
I view Ryan Coogler as an outstanding director especially for his age and amount of experience. In every film, he creates a connection with his cast said by Michael B. Jordan [Is this a quotation?]. But one scene I would like to analyze is the scene of the dog being run over. I felt this didn't happen in reality but was put in to make the movie more dramatic. This was well done by Ryan Coogler. It seemed to be foreshadowing. As the dog is run over Oscar tries to comfort it although it is helpless dying in his hands. When Oscar is shot he is also helpless as he is laying on his stomach handcuffed with no initial help in sight [FANTASTIC].
I would recommend this film to people like Dave East [who is Dave East?], people who are interested in the real world who like documentaries and storytelling.
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