Difference between revisions of "Seven Seconds"
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| − | Everyday modern American racism is perfectly illustrated in Seven Seconds. It shows how cowardly some of the people who are supposed to serve and protect every citizen can be. One thing that this show doesn't do is provide any solution for how Americans can fix the underlying issues that lead to these unjust legal proceedings. <ref> Reliford, Alexis. [https://www.bustle.com/p/seven-seconds-accurately-portrays-race-relations-in-america-but-thats-no-longer-good-enough-8295609 | + | Everyday modern American racism is perfectly illustrated in Seven Seconds. It shows how cowardly some of the people who are supposed to serve and protect every citizen can be. One thing that this show doesn't do is provide any solution for how Americans can fix the underlying issues that lead to these unjust legal proceedings. <ref>Reliford, Alexis. [https://www.bustle.com/p/seven-seconds-accurately-portrays-race-relations-in-america-but-thats-no-longer-good-enough-8295609 This Netflix Drama Is A Devastatingly Accurate Depiction Of Race, But That's No Longer Enough]. Bustle. 24 Feb 2018. Retrieved January 13 2021.</ref> |
| − | This Netflix Drama Is A Devastatingly Accurate Depiction Of Race, But That's No Longer Enough]. Bustle. 24 Feb 2018. Retrieved January 13 2021.</ref> | ||
The fact that the family is not being taken seriously by the police, they are mostly left in questions than getting answers and how they are having hard times due to their skin color. The problem of racism, and the failure of the justice system to protect Black lives in the United States, goes beyond instances of police brutality and cop acquittals. Numerous studies have established that racism is embedded within our system, and its roots run deep. Through the Black Lives Matter movement, and our current tumultuous political climate, a magnifying glass has been placed over the issue of race relations and African American oppression in America. <ref>Robinson, Chauncey K.. [https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/seven-seconds-netflix-series-explores-how-the-system-fails-black-americans “Seven Seconds”: Netflix series explores how the system fails Black Americans]. Peoples World. 21 March 2018. Retrieved January 13 2021.</ref> | The fact that the family is not being taken seriously by the police, they are mostly left in questions than getting answers and how they are having hard times due to their skin color. The problem of racism, and the failure of the justice system to protect Black lives in the United States, goes beyond instances of police brutality and cop acquittals. Numerous studies have established that racism is embedded within our system, and its roots run deep. Through the Black Lives Matter movement, and our current tumultuous political climate, a magnifying glass has been placed over the issue of race relations and African American oppression in America. <ref>Robinson, Chauncey K.. [https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/seven-seconds-netflix-series-explores-how-the-system-fails-black-americans “Seven Seconds”: Netflix series explores how the system fails Black Americans]. Peoples World. 21 March 2018. Retrieved January 13 2021.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:51, 16 January 2021
Seven Seconds is an American crime drama streaming television series, based on the Russian film The Major written and directed by Yuri Bykov, that premiered on February 23, 2018, on Netflix. [1] Seven Seconds takes on these themes: the tragedy of Black death and the aftermath of turmoil in the struggle for some semblance of justice. It is a timely drama that explores various angles and roles to paint a picture of the tangled web of a system that often fails Black Americans.
Plot
When a black teenager named Brenton Butler is accidentally hit by a car driven by an off-duty white police officer named Pete Jablonski (Beau Knapp) and left to die, a New Jersey city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover-up, and a highly publicized trial. Jablonski, wracked with guilt, wants to report what happened, but his fellow police officers convince him that the public would not take kindly to a white cop killing a black kid, even if it was an accident. Meanwhile, KJ Harper (Clare-Hope Ashitey), a black assistant prosecutor with a drinking problem, is assigned to the case. She works closely with Brenton’s mother Latrice (Regina King), who discovers there may be more to her son than she and her husband (Russell Hornsby) were aware of. [2]
Controversy
Everyday modern American racism is perfectly illustrated in Seven Seconds. It shows how cowardly some of the people who are supposed to serve and protect every citizen can be. One thing that this show doesn't do is provide any solution for how Americans can fix the underlying issues that lead to these unjust legal proceedings. [3]
The fact that the family is not being taken seriously by the police, they are mostly left in questions than getting answers and how they are having hard times due to their skin color. The problem of racism, and the failure of the justice system to protect Black lives in the United States, goes beyond instances of police brutality and cop acquittals. Numerous studies have established that racism is embedded within our system, and its roots run deep. Through the Black Lives Matter movement, and our current tumultuous political climate, a magnifying glass has been placed over the issue of race relations and African American oppression in America. [4]
References
- ↑ Seven Seconds. Retrieved January 13 2021.
- ↑ showtimes Retrieved January 13 2021
- ↑ Reliford, Alexis. This Netflix Drama Is A Devastatingly Accurate Depiction Of Race, But That's No Longer Enough. Bustle. 24 Feb 2018. Retrieved January 13 2021.
- ↑ Robinson, Chauncey K.. “Seven Seconds”: Netflix series explores how the system fails Black Americans. Peoples World. 21 March 2018. Retrieved January 13 2021.
