Flash Movie Review: Freetown
Only a friend has the right to tell another friend they are being dumb. If someone else tries to do it they will be met with a strong reaction. This is part of what it means to be friends. I will come to the defense of any friend who is being attacked. In one of my college science classes I became friends with my lab partner and we would hang out with other students in the class. After a couple of get togethers socially I noticed one of the students tended to act differently towards my lab partner compared to the other people. It started out in subtle ways with things like answering my partner’s questions with short answers and making little eye contact with them. At some point my friend and I talked about it, wondering if anyone else in the group had noticed it. You may recall I believe there are no accidents; so, when an opportunity came up where I bumped into this other student at the campus library, I brought up my observations to them. It turned out they did not like my lab partner because he was of a similar heritage as a robber who had shot his uncle dead a couple of years ago back home. I asked him if he realized my friend had nothing to do with his tragic loss, while inside my head the word “prejudice” was flashing. Instead of looking up information for our class assignment the two of us sat in a small alcove of the library and discussed the situation. I understood where he was coming from, but I was determined to show and explain the limitations he was laying down for his life, besides having a frank talk about the dangers of being prejudiced based on the looks of a person. THEIR country being torn apart by civil unrest, several Liberian missionaries must trek across and out of the country in order to protect one of their members. Based on true events this dramatic thriller had a story line I could relate to: protecting a friend. I only wished a friend would have protected me from this amateurish film. With a cast of newcomers and a script that lacked any excitement or emotional depth, I was painfully bored throughout this movie. I cannot say with certainty but I believe this is another of these faith based films that the movie studio feels all they need is religion to sell it. This is not the case; people want to see something good that is done well. For a time frame filled with such horror and violence being done against its people, this picture was a flatliner. Please excuse me now, I have to go warn my friends about this film.
1 1/2 stars
Posted on April 16, 2015, in Drama and tagged 1 1/2 stars, action, drama, liberian, missionaries, monrovia, sierra leone, thriller, true events. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
Well you’ve done a good job of warning me at least! I consider us friends, Joltz. 😉
Terrific insights as per usual.
Hi Tom, I as well consider you a friend and fellow movie lover. Thank you for the kind words.
I consider myself warned. Thanks!
Incidentally I had a teacher at High School who was constantly mean to me in a very petty way. When my parents confronted her about the injustice I was experiencing in her class, she admitted she didn’t take to me because I looked a lot like her cousin who she hated. I don’t understand prejudice at all.
Very well said. Thank you.)
Thank you so much. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by to leave your comments.
You have got to be kidding; it is just unbelievable. Thank you for sharing this history with us; it just proves the point I addressed.
I agree with what was said by Laura and consider prejudice a really very interesting topic, because it goes across societies! Thank you for having warned me of this film, however.
Exactly correct, prejudices do not discriminate from one society to another, let alone from one country to another. Thanks again for the comments.