DOPE. Cornell Cinema. 11/20/15

I hadn’t even heard of the movie but it was well worth my Friday night. If you have not seen it, I highly recommend it and because I hope you do, I won’t tell you about it or spoil it.

But all humor and plot aside…..

After the movie, I asked my friend, Jeremiah Grant, what he thought about the movie because he saw it for one of his Africana Film classes. He said that although the movie does a great job portraying the conflict in identity for students like Malcolm, it makes college the all mighty solution and perfect end when in fact, the struggles of minority students continue beyond college. The “troubles” don’t go away with the acceptance letter as we have seen through the recent events on college campuses. Jeremiah sure makes you think. (: I look forward to reading his work in relation to this topic on the Cornell Daily Sun.