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==Plot==
 
==Plot==
 
[[File:Downlo.jpg|thumb|left|Jah and Delanda]]
 
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Jahkor Abraham Lincoln, a.k.a. Jah, is a calm, observant young man who has never had a chance. Raised first by his physically violent, emotionally distant father, J.D., and then by a series of makeshift father figures, Jah discovers early on that the only way to survive in East Oakland is to internalize J.D.'s lessons on toxic masculinity. Under the influence of his similarly troubled childhood friend, TQ, Jah progressed from tiny stickups to an informal bodyguard role with local drug kingpin Big Stunna. What Jah really likes to do is make music, and he's going to lay down a track or two in his spare time. .But once his girlfriend, Shantaye, gets pregnant, his already narrow choices shrink even more, leading to the desperate, ill-considered double murder.
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Jahkor Abraham Lincoln, also known as Jah, is a calm and observant young man who has never had a chance. Jah was first brought up by his physically violent and emotionally distant father J.D., and then a series of temporary fathers. He had long discovered that the only way to survive in East Oakland was to internalize J.D.'s curriculum on toxic masculinity. Under the influence of TQ, a friend who also troubled his childhood, Jah changed from a small plight to an informal bodyguard role with the local drug magnate Big Stunna. What Jah really likes to do is to make music, and he will play a song or two in his spare time. However, once his girlfriend Shantaye became pregnant, his narrow choice was further narrowed, leading to a desperate, well-thought-out double murder.
  
Jahkor offered to kill Stunna's opponent, Malcolm ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1637956/?ref_=tt_cl_t15 ''Stephen Barrington'']), and did so by executing Malcolm and his girlfriend Cece ([https://www.filmifeed.com/celebrity/cydnee-berry/ ''Cydnee Barry'']) in front of their daughter Miesha (Bianca Richelle) in their house. After his arrest, Jahkor discovered that TQ and a former friend, T-Rex, were working for Malcolm. Stunna and his girlfriend kill T-Rex when Jahkor kills TQ when he ends up in jail. Jahkor meets his son when Shantaye carries him along with her and also tells him that his son will not end up like him or JD. Jahkor and JD are both working on their relationship behind bars.
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Jahkor offered to kill Malcolm (''[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1637956/?ref_=tt_cl_t15 Stephen Barrington]''), Stunna's opponent, and executed Malcolm and his girlfriend Cece (''[https://www.filmifeed.com/celebrity/cydnee-berry/ Cydnee Barry]'') at home in front of their daughter Miesha (Bianca Richelle). After being arrested, Jacole discovered that TQ and his former friend T-Rex were working for Malcolm. When Jahkor killed TQ while in prison, Stunna and his girlfriend killed T-Rex. When Shantaye took his son to live with his son, Jahkor met his son and told him that his son would not graduate like him or JD. Both Jahkor and JD are working hard to establish prisons.
  
 
==Pros==
 
==Pros==
[[File:Adaan-unit-02346r-50-1588862583.jpg|thumb|Jah and his father "JD"]]
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[[File:Adaan-unit-02346r-50-1588862583.jpg|thumb|Jah and his father "JD"]]This film shows that despite the various traumas and racial discrimination faced by black people in the community, he can still improve his life in the last moments of the film, even if he is full of conspiracy, double crossing and murder.<ref>https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a32403287/all-day-and-a-night-ending-explained/</ref>
<code>'''"Slavery taught black people how to survive, but not how to live. And that’s what we pass on to each other. My father taught me how to take my  fucked-up life out on everyone else.”'''</code>  
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It also depicts that even though it is obvious that Jahkor  himself has difficulty figuring out how to live in a black community, he is still willing to try to get a sales job, even if he is subjected to daily insults and suspicions.<ref>https://www.thewrap.com/all-day-and-a-night-film-review-ashton-sanders-and-jeffrey-wright-sing-the-inner-city-blues/</ref>
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==Controversy==
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<code>'''"Slavery taught black people how to survive, but not how to live. And that’s what we pass on to each other. My father taught me how to take my  fucked-up life out on everyone else.”'''</code>
  
 
-The narrator, Jahkor Lincoln says it on the film
 
-The narrator, Jahkor Lincoln says it on the film
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It is so painful knowing that black people have to experience all of traume and racism it in the film and still happen in the real life.
 
It is so painful knowing that black people have to experience all of traume and racism it in the film and still happen in the real life.
  
They succeed, despite the peculiar melodramatic lurch or the over-emphatic line of dialogue. The beats of this story are quick enough to know, which is not to suggest they're formulaic. Sanders' softly mesmerizing performance refuses to let anyone cast Jahkor as either a victim or a villain, instead of locating a tricky middle ground. "All Day and Night" lingers and often meanders in the gray zone, where the story can accumulate texture and feeling and emerge as more than the sum of its plot mechanics.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-05-01/all-day-and-a-night-review-ashton-sanders</ref>
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Despite the special plot or over-emphasized dialogue, they succeeded. The beats of this story are known quickly enough, but that does not mean they are formulaic. Sanders’ fascinating performance refuses to allow anyone to treat Jahkor as a victim or villain, rather than finding a tricky middle ground. "All-weather" wanders in the gray zone and often meanders, in this zone, the story can accumulate texture and feeling, not just the sum of plot mechanisms.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-05-01/all-day-and-a-night-review-ashton-sanders</ref>
 
 
==Controversy==
 
  
====== Despite the crueltiness and violence, there is also joy and happiness that have to show in this movie. ======
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There is also a scene in the athletic-shoe store where Jahkor lands a job and when a white woman who enters the store doesn’t believe he works there just because he is black. It shows that some people still thinking bad things about black people.<ref>https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/all-day-and-a-night-review-ashton-sanders-1234593865/</ref>
"I grew up in the type of environment JD and Jah inhabit, and though there was hard times, violence and death, there was also joy, pleasure and even happiness. Unlike far too many movies of this ilk, we weren’t too afraid to show it."<ref>https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-day-and-a-night-movie-review-2020</ref> -Odie Henderson on [https://www.rogerebert.com/ Rogerebert.com] (2 stars out of 5)
 
  
====== New Netflix crime drama All Day and a Night has ambition but lacks cohesion. ======
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======Despite the crueltiness and violence, there is also joy and happiness that have to show in this movie.======
"The result is a stylishly shot and scored movie that strains to be important and dramatic but ends up dull, disjointed and occasionally confusing"<ref>https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/all-day-and-a-night-review-netflix/</ref> -[https://www.denofgeek.com/author/don-kaye/ ''Don Kaye''] on [https://www.denofgeek.com/ ''Denofgeek.com''] (2.5 stars out of 5)
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''"I grew up in the type of environment JD and Jah inhabit, and though there was hard times, violence and death, there was also joy, pleasure and even happiness. Unlike far too many movies of this ilk, we weren’t too afraid to show it''."<ref>https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-day-and-a-night-movie-review-2020</ref> -Odie Henderson on [https://www.rogerebert.com/ Rogerebert.com] (2 stars out of 5).
  
 
==Reference==
 
==Reference==
 
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[[Category:Black/Anti-Black Racism in Drama Movies]]
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[[Category:Black-Targeted Racism in Drama Movies]]

Latest revision as of 06:33, 15 March 2021

All Day and a Night Movie Poster

All Day and a Night is a Netflix American Drama movie who released on May 1, 2020 (United States), directed and written by Joe Robert Cole The film itself tells of Lincoln's who played by Ashton Sanders struggle not to pursue the fate of his father, James Daniel Lincoln a.k.a JD who played by Jeffrey Wright, who is serving life in jail, exploring the traumatic chorus, showing the cycle of black men's trauma in America. It also starring

Plot

Jah and Delanda

Jahkor Abraham Lincoln, also known as Jah, is a calm and observant young man who has never had a chance. Jah was first brought up by his physically violent and emotionally distant father J.D., and then a series of temporary fathers. He had long discovered that the only way to survive in East Oakland was to internalize J.D.'s curriculum on toxic masculinity. Under the influence of TQ, a friend who also troubled his childhood, Jah changed from a small plight to an informal bodyguard role with the local drug magnate Big Stunna. What Jah really likes to do is to make music, and he will play a song or two in his spare time. However, once his girlfriend Shantaye became pregnant, his narrow choice was further narrowed, leading to a desperate, well-thought-out double murder.

Jahkor offered to kill Malcolm (Stephen Barrington), Stunna's opponent, and executed Malcolm and his girlfriend Cece (Cydnee Barry) at home in front of their daughter Miesha (Bianca Richelle). After being arrested, Jacole discovered that TQ and his former friend T-Rex were working for Malcolm. When Jahkor killed TQ while in prison, Stunna and his girlfriend killed T-Rex. When Shantaye took his son to live with his son, Jahkor met his son and told him that his son would not graduate like him or JD. Both Jahkor and JD are working hard to establish prisons.

Pros

Jah and his father "JD"

This film shows that despite the various traumas and racial discrimination faced by black people in the community, he can still improve his life in the last moments of the film, even if he is full of conspiracy, double crossing and murder.[1]

It also depicts that even though it is obvious that Jahkor himself has difficulty figuring out how to live in a black community, he is still willing to try to get a sales job, even if he is subjected to daily insults and suspicions.[2]

Controversy

"Slavery taught black people how to survive, but not how to live. And that’s what we pass on to each other. My father taught me how to take my fucked-up life out on everyone else.”

-The narrator, Jahkor Lincoln says it on the film

It is so painful knowing that black people have to experience all of traume and racism it in the film and still happen in the real life.

Despite the special plot or over-emphasized dialogue, they succeeded. The beats of this story are known quickly enough, but that does not mean they are formulaic. Sanders’ fascinating performance refuses to allow anyone to treat Jahkor as a victim or villain, rather than finding a tricky middle ground. "All-weather" wanders in the gray zone and often meanders, in this zone, the story can accumulate texture and feeling, not just the sum of plot mechanisms.[3]

There is also a scene in the athletic-shoe store where Jahkor lands a job and when a white woman who enters the store doesn’t believe he works there just because he is black. It shows that some people still thinking bad things about black people.[4]

Despite the crueltiness and violence, there is also joy and happiness that have to show in this movie.

"I grew up in the type of environment JD and Jah inhabit, and though there was hard times, violence and death, there was also joy, pleasure and even happiness. Unlike far too many movies of this ilk, we weren’t too afraid to show it."[5] -Odie Henderson on Rogerebert.com (2 stars out of 5).

Reference