Green Book

This is a fantastic tail.

Wonderful heartwarming account of friendship between 2 unlikely men of vastly different backgrounds.

This is a poignant story relating the discrimination African Americans faced in the South before civil rights acts happened. A talented Black piano player goes on a concert tour of the South being totally accepted as a talented performer by the upper white class but not allowed partake of the same kind of daily life like eating at a whites only restaurant or staying in a whites only hotel, and sadly not even being able to use indoor white only restrooms. Along this journey he is accompanied by his driver who is lower class white from a poor neighborhood in NYC. Its a journey of life for these two and it makes for quite the story. Theres sadness and humor in their journey and lessons are learned by both men. Its thoroughly entertaining and extremely well acted. I believe this movie got many Oscars nominations including a nod for best picture. Its a great movie in my opinion.

What a great story!

This is another movie I watched and it became an instant classic. Awesome.

Neighborhood women got together and had a movie night with this gem!

This movie kept popping up on my Fire TV recommendations. Although Im a big fan of Viggo Mortensen, I felt it was a reverse Driving Miss Daisy. (Which is much better than what liberals would admit it is). This movie floored me. Funny, touching and accurate. I would recommend this to anyone.

The DVD played fine without any skips. However, there were two or three places in the DVD where there were light inconsistencies regarding reflections on the windshield and light shining around the characters heads which I do not remember when watching it when it aired on cable. Why was this a copy made in Mexico? I thought that the DVD was US made.

This movie gives you a point of view we all need to see and learn from. We all bleed red. We are all one

This movie is a gem that I believe is often overlooked. While covering the difficult subject matter, there are also light-hearted and altogether humorous moments to offer balance to the film. Mahershala Ali captivates and shines in this role as Dr. Don Shirley. Truly the real star of this film who offers a complex character full of humor, grace and style. Viggo Mortenson holds his own as Tony Lip, where he finds newfound comradery with Don Shirley, both coming from different backgrounds, culturally, educationally, and monetarily. Not to mention that this movie is during the time period where Martin Luther King Jr. and black men are fighting for equal rights throughout the country. Tony Lip in the beginning remained in ignorance or racial stereotypes only to be faced with it head-on in the deep South. Despite the many boundaries, a friendship of contrast was formed and they learned from one another and with that came appreciation. I read some reviews that were harsh accusing this film of being a White Savior Narrative. And while, Tony had to help bail Don Shirley out on a couple of occasions, he was hired to be a chauffeur and body guard, given that it is absolutely true that Nat King Cole was beaten by an all white audience in Birningham, AL in 1956. Don Shirley had to prepare accordingly. However, Don Shriley, also helped Tony Lip out in terms of writing letters to his wife, getting them both out of prison and being calm, while not resorting to violence when situations presented themselves. He also helped Tony from making some serious mistakes that could of led to some bad outcomes so they equally helped one another. On balance, they helped each other, which is what friends do. White Savior or Black Savior...they both stepped in that role. If you want to watch a movie that explores the attitudes of the 1960s South, Jim Crow Era but at the same time leaves you light-hearted and gives you a measure of hope, I suggest you try this one. For the time you watch it, you will think that anything is indeed possible.