Chi-Raq (2015)
7/10
Spike Lee Brilliantly touches on all the hot button topics facing America today.
4 December 2015
It's a story about what can happen when females unite and use their power to change the world (using a male point of view concept) as a group of women from Chicago start a revolution by denying their gangbanging boyfriends sex unless they stop the war on the street that earned their neighborhood the nickname Chi-Raq.

Spike goes over everything from Black lives matter, to gun control, to the War in Iraq, to feminism, to the confederate flag, etc... It was a well done blend of social commentary just putting a stamp on everything important since 2012.

It's an old school style Spike Lee Joint somewhere in-between School Daze and Do the Right Thing as Spike takes the story out of Brooklyn and into a different hood. It was beautifully shot, great cinematography that I have not seen in Spike's joint in a minute.

The movie's dialog was intriguing, an elegant cross between Shakespeare and hip hop.

This movie proves that Spike still has what it takes to tell a very powerful story. He uses great visuals, sexuality and humor to get an important message across.

This Joint felt like watching Spike's ultimate fantasy for America and it was a great experience.
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