American Son (2019)

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American Son was released on November 1, 2019 (Netflix). Directed by Kenny Leon this movie is based on Christopher Demos-Brown's Broadway play of the same name. An estranged couple reunited at the Florida Police Department to help find their missing teenage son. It starring

Plot

Kendra Ellis-Connor's 18-year-old son Jamal is missing. In the evening, he went out and has not yet returned. Kendra asked the authorities for help, hoping they could help find him. When rookie official Paul Larkin interviewed Kendra about Jamal’s questions, his questions, including whether he had a street name, whether he had a priori identity, or was a golden teeth, seemed More helpful than racism. Larkin notified Kendra that the "incident" had occurred, but refused to disclose any further details before the lieutenant arrived. The tension is that when Kendra's estranged husband, Jamal's father Scott Connor, arrived at the station, they tried to put together what happened to Jamal.

Controversy

Scott and Kendra

It shows that the white police officer will not reveal anything to the mother, who is extremely worried about the accident between his son (the young black) and another white police officer. It depicts despite her and her husband's best efforts to properly place their biracial son in a world that is unkind to them. In the end, her black son will always be an exception.[1]

It also shows when the police officer would ask his mother "Does he have any distinctive...golden teeth?" to cover up his casual racism of stereotypes. Although told her son what happened. This shows how racists disrespect or treat others just because he is black, and how blacks cannot avoid racism.[2]

This movie is one of the many movies that discusses ethnic issues in the country. In the movie crowd that involves race, this movie is easy to lose because it will not advance by leaps and bounds due to new or common things. The public has not yet heard. In the debate about race, the audience should not expect revolutionary revelation. In fact, this is based on the Broadway drama of the same name by Christopher Demos-Brown, so audiences can look forward to the movie.[3] - Chinyere Ibeh on Depauliaonline.com

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