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4. Finally got to see this the other day.

Tue Feb 20, 2024, 08:40 PM

Feb 2024

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An absolute masterpiece. Not often is a movie this moving and this informative. Deeply affecting. The framework of Isabel Wilkerson’s thesis is so well explained, and Ava DuVernay's choice to make Wilkerson's journey of discovery (and her personal traumas) central to the movie make this a gripping watch.

When you realize that caste is the mechanism that enables supremacy and subjugation, not just race, a lot of pieces of the puzzle fall into place.

Wow, I’m shattered. In a good way.

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New Movie 'Origin'- Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Illuminates America's Racial Caste System: NPR [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2024 OP

Thanks - this goes straight to the top of my must-watch list. (nt) Pinback Jan 2024 #1

Same here, Duvernay's work is excellent, tg we have her. I also appalachiablue Jan 2024 #2

The Young Man Playing Trayvon Martin Deep State Witch Jan 2024 #3

Excellent, thanks and I'll remember Myles Frost. appalachiablue Feb 2024 #5

Finally got to see this the other day. Pinback Feb 2024 #4

Thanks for your comments. A powerful film on a complex subject I appalachiablue Feb 2024 #6