Analysis Of The Movie ' Fruitvale Station '

Fruitvale Station depicts the real-life case of Oscar Grant III, a young unarmed black man shot in the back by a white police officer on January 1, 2009 in Oakland. The movie begins with cell phone footage of Oscar Grant’s death recorded by bystanders. Grant’s life was tragically cut short due to a white man’s racism and stereotypical perception of a young black man. The BART police officer Johannes Mehserle abused his authority and shot Grant for no other reason but hatred and racism. At the time of the shooting, Grant was unarmed and pinned on the ground in handcuffs. The movie then walks you through the last twenty-four hours of Grant’s life. As you watch the movie and research the aftermath of Grant’s death you a forced to ask yourself a few questions; why does the media have the right to take away Oscar Grant’s humanity? Where do we draw the line between racism and holding others responsible and will the public’s perception of black men and women ever change? Lastly, we must focus on how this case and others impacts African American society and culture. We also must focus on the necessary changes African Americans must make in order to survive in a world that does not value black lives.

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In the true story Fruitvale Station, Oscar Grant was racially discriminated after getting into a fight with an ex-inmate at a train station. After the fight, officers hand cuffed him and his friends and threw them on the ground. While Grant’s friends were let off, Grant was innocently shot and killed by one of the officers. In no, shape, form or fashion was the situation correct or supposed to happen the way it did. Oscar Grant did not deserve to be killed the

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In society, social problems are often brought to the public’s attention through popular culture and media. The compelling film, Fruitvale Station, directed by Ryan Coogler is a nod to many social problems found in the United States of America today. The film portrays social problems like poverty among minorities, racial profiling and especially police brutality through the last 24 hours of Oscar Julius Grant III’s life. The star-studded film not only pays homage to Grant but also to the ideas of poverty and police brutality. The film all but shouts at the audience that the minorities, especially African Americans, suffer from many economic and social disadvantages that needs attention. At the 2013 Sundance Movie Festival by means of great

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Fruitvale Station (2013) was a realistic film dealing with the issues of race, family, and personal development. Oscar was an inspiring character who may have started on a negative and disruptive path, but truly tried to clean up and fix his mistakes. The film presented a rational view of the shocking event which took place in the Oakland station in 2009, shedding more light on the personal issues and past experiences of the benign Oscar Grant. Director Ryan Coogler was able to answer looming questions people may be wondering about the case—what really occurred and why did it have to result in a death. This 2009 extreme incident became a controversial and typecasting topic surrounding Oakland and all over California.

Whether it was not being able to keep a stable job to support his family, or dealing drugs just to make a quick buck. At the end of the film, Oscar has reached his desination from his predestined path that was waiting him from the start of the film. His destiny has been fullfilled and now he has changed the many lives of others influenced by the tragic events leading to his death. He made a difference the same way how African American citizens are treated in public and around police officers. Protests gathered in the Bay Area after Oscar Grants death for the officers involved in the shooting to be fired. The officer who fired the lethal shot at Oscar was sentenced and has sereved 11-months on jail. Everyone who fought in support of Oscar and his family made his own life worth it in the

Fruitvale Station is a powerful eye-opening movie and that is evident to anyone who has viewed it. There is one instant in the movie that strongly demonstrates two key issues in today’s society. The scene is at the climax of the movie, when Oscar and friends get into trouble at BART station. I believe the scene shows the underlying issue of race. The scene demonstrates an interaction many black americans fear. Another aspect

The film Fruitvale Station begins with real footage of the shooting of Oscar Grant III and looks as if it will be a documentary but as soon as the shooting occurs the film switches to a family melodrama. Throughout the film Oscar is shown to be flawed but overall a good person. Oscar cheated on his girlfriend and has drugs in his room but he is also a loving father and son. We are shown Oscar’s gang tattoos but they are not emphasized or over exaggerated to us. In classic Hollywood films black families are usually shown to be broken or dysfunctional but Fruitvale Station does not do this. Oscar’s family is a close, tight-knit group that is loving, supportive, and just like every other family. Oscar’s gang involvement and surrounding neighborhood

Fruitvale Station provides insights into the modern homeland security policy because towards the resolution of the film there is racial profiling. Also, in regards to the homeland security policy, race-based criminal profiling had become a denounced law enforcement practice (Newman). “In 1999, a Gallup poll revealed that more than 80% of Americans disapproved of the practice of racial profiling by law enforcement authorities on any level” (Newman). In Fruitvale Station there is a detachment between the community and the law enforcement because the community is aware of the racial profiling that the law enforcement uses in order to obtain suspects. As a result, Oscar Grant and his associates were not cooperative with the law enforcement on New Year’s Day in 2009 because of this detachment the community has with the law enforcement.

This movie is about Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old from Hayward, California, and his encounters on the most recent day of his life, before he was lethally shot by BART Police in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009. The motion picture starts with the real film of Oscar Grant and his companions being confined by the BART Police at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on January 1, 2009 at 2:15am just before the murdering. The film demonstrates scenes of him and his sweetheart contending about Grant's current disloyalty. It later shows Grant unsuccessfully endeavoring to recover his employment at the market. He quickly considers offering some pot yet at last chooses to dump the reserve. Concede later goes to a birthday party for his

The film Fruitvale Station is a true story about a young man named Oscar Grant III. Oscar lived in Hayward California with his long term girlfriend and his young daughter. The film was directed by Ryan Coogler and was first put in the movie theaters in late July of 2013. The star of the film is Micheal B Jordan who also plays in Chronicle, one of my favorite movies. Micheal is a young aspiring actor who has just recently become very popular.

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