My Review- Till
My Rating 9/10 Currently in selected Cinemas
Why was this fine movie ignored at last awards season I suspect for the same reason than in 2019 Just Mercy the story of a Civil Rights Defence Attorney Bryan Stevenson which starred Michael B Jordan in a 10/10 performance was also not nominated.
Danielle Deadwyler gives such an impressive performance in Till cast in the difficult role of a grieving mother Mamie Till - Mobley and I'm pleased to see the BAFTAS recognised her brilliance.
Till is a profoundly emotionally disturbing movie based on the true story of Mamie Till Mobley , an Afro American mother trying to pursue justice for the cruel and brutal murder of her 14 year old son Emmett Till.
Set in 1955 Emmett who enjoys a safe and comfortable lifestyle with his mother in Chicago until he is sent off to visit his cousins in Mississippi much to his protective mother's protests.
His Grandmother Alma played beautify by Whoopee Goldberg is keen for Emmett to meet his cousins so he sets off for a weeks family reunion.
In stark contrast to the liberal more tolerant Chicago the town of Money in Mississippi still has the red neck Southern bigotry and white supremacy left over from the black slave era .
This bigotry and racism make life so dangerous for its black population who are seen as second class citizens.
Before leaving home young Emmett reassures his mother Mamie that he will stay under the radar and be invisible .
However he is a bright spirited lad who makes a fatal mistake that angers the white male and female residents of Money causing his mothers greatest fears to come true, In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.
Till is a carefully researched film with a healthy estimated budget of USD 33,000,000 the Producers used 27 years of research by the man who was responsible for reopening of Emmett Till's case in 2004 by the United States Department of Justice.
At its core is the brilliant performance of its beautiful star Danielle Deadwyler who is on screen most of the time .
I mentioned Whoopi Goldberg who is impressive as Emmett's Grandmother Alma but all the players in this fine movie impressed me including Kevin Carroll who plays Rayfield Mooty, a member of the Civil Rights organisation the NAAC and Frankie Faison as John Carthan, Mamie's father and Emmett's grandfather who accompanies his daughter to the trial to try where she attempts to battle the Mississippi criminal justice system where truth is a disposable commodity.
The Screen play Writers Chinonye Chukwu, Keith Beauchamp and Michael Reilly have written a wonderful story that deserves to be seen on screen.
I wasn't surprised and I was pleased to see that a woman of colour Chinonye Chukwu also Directed this movie as it needed to be told from the woman's perspective to achieve the right sensitivity.
This is a perfect companion movie to Just Mercy 2019 and exposes many injustices in the American Justice System.
Why was this fine movie ignored at last awards season I suspect for the same reason than in 2019 Just Mercy the story of a Civil Rights Defence Attorney Bryan Stevenson which starred Michael B Jordan in a 10/10 performance was also not nominated.
Danielle Deadwyler gives such an impressive performance in Till cast in the difficult role of a grieving mother Mamie Till - Mobley and I'm pleased to see the BAFTAS recognised her brilliance.
Till is a profoundly emotionally disturbing movie based on the true story of Mamie Till Mobley , an Afro American mother trying to pursue justice for the cruel and brutal murder of her 14 year old son Emmett Till.
Set in 1955 Emmett who enjoys a safe and comfortable lifestyle with his mother in Chicago until he is sent off to visit his cousins in Mississippi much to his protective mother's protests.
His Grandmother Alma played beautify by Whoopee Goldberg is keen for Emmett to meet his cousins so he sets off for a weeks family reunion.
In stark contrast to the liberal more tolerant Chicago the town of Money in Mississippi still has the red neck Southern bigotry and white supremacy left over from the black slave era .
This bigotry and racism make life so dangerous for its black population who are seen as second class citizens.
Before leaving home young Emmett reassures his mother Mamie that he will stay under the radar and be invisible .
However he is a bright spirited lad who makes a fatal mistake that angers the white male and female residents of Money causing his mothers greatest fears to come true, In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.
Till is a carefully researched film with a healthy estimated budget of USD 33,000,000 the Producers used 27 years of research by the man who was responsible for reopening of Emmett Till's case in 2004 by the United States Department of Justice.
At its core is the brilliant performance of its beautiful star Danielle Deadwyler who is on screen most of the time .
I mentioned Whoopi Goldberg who is impressive as Emmett's Grandmother Alma but all the players in this fine movie impressed me including Kevin Carroll who plays Rayfield Mooty, a member of the Civil Rights organisation the NAAC and Frankie Faison as John Carthan, Mamie's father and Emmett's grandfather who accompanies his daughter to the trial to try where she attempts to battle the Mississippi criminal justice system where truth is a disposable commodity.
The Screen play Writers Chinonye Chukwu, Keith Beauchamp and Michael Reilly have written a wonderful story that deserves to be seen on screen.
I wasn't surprised and I was pleased to see that a woman of colour Chinonye Chukwu also Directed this movie as it needed to be told from the woman's perspective to achieve the right sensitivity.
This is a perfect companion movie to Just Mercy 2019 and exposes many injustices in the American Justice System.