The movie's theme is to alleviate peace from the gang warring men of the neighborhood , by getting the women to abstain from having sex with them. This concept actually comes from the Greek play Lysistrata if you are now just joining us in 2015. Kendro touched on me asking her , "What would it take to find absolute peace today as a world? As a nation? She recounted that it's going to take for people to actually sit down and find out what is going on in our communities and in our lives. To work towards concepts that help us to accommodate dealing with our issues prevalent at hand. She also acknowledged from her own way of note , about how far behind we are as a people in the sense that through social media , we have individuals that are writing one another off just because they have a difference of opinion with someone. There are some ways to go. And we must not deviate from the tasks , if we do want to be committed to them.
One of the interesting things about what this movie did bring to light , was finally seeing Drill music on the big screen. Observing Drill music from the Hollywood perspective. Putting something so gritty , so in tune with the urban diaspora , and something that I myself viewed more so as contemporary. I did pose the question to Kendro about , what did the gang affiliated people that you know think of Spike Lee's portrayal of Chicago gangsters in this film. We did touch on the fact that she did run into several musicians in the Drill music scene who shared some mixed reviews about the representations overall , throughout this viewings depiction.
I liked how me and Kendro had connected with knowing that what has happened in Chicago has been an issue for generations , this has been an issue for years. Though the term Chiraq may be completely modern , the violence , the plight , and all that has followed this unfortunate wave of events has been ongoing for decades throughout the city. One of the first housing projects ever , was started in Chicago by Government funding to " experiment " on people in certain conditions. These projects of course were for Black , Brown , poor , and oppressed classes of people to live in them. Just as soon as these tenements were built , they were destroyed to make ways for new waves of houses , businesses , and other city attractions as the city of Chicago had used these experimental housing projects to push out the further poor class of people into a displaced living predicament.
We opened up about the historical role that Fred Hampton played in the early philosophy , developments , advances and upbringing he had in curating the earliest gang culture of Chicago. To know where gangs have been , through many of the cities darkest , controversial , positive , and shades of other recorded times , you have to take into account what Fred Hampton brought to the Black Panther Party. You will see many instances played out in Chiraq that points to the different nuances , times , levels , and stages of gang life from an entertainment optical.
Something to take in about Chiraq the Movie is how it portrays actual characters who are really contributing figures in Chicago's organization to many inner city issues. One of them is a pastor who deals with many neighborhood motions on the West Side of Chicago. Kendro recalls how visible to the public he is in his services , outreach , and directive going on through a daily basis of events.
I nod Ms. Kendro on not being so reactionary about the films release. It reminded me about my own notations on looking to research , investigate , and examine all perspective angles when presenting my take on the production talked about around the nation. She encourages you to see the film , and judge it based on your own tastes in viewpoints. As a woman that has always made an assessment of partaking in the interactivity of experience in dealing with controversial issues , I value the time that I had in preparing to have her a part of my Chiraq the movie experience.
