Judas and the Black Messiah, Explained - Self-Preservation Won't Save You

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Judas and the Black Messiah, starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield, uses a spin on the biblical story of Judas to challenge and reclaim the mainstream historical narrative of the Black Panther Party. The film shows Chairman Fred Hampton as a Jesus-like healer bringing a radically loving, unifying message to the people in the 1960s. Meanwhile, his Judas-like betrayer Bill O’Neal is portrayed as a tool of the FBI, the greater White establishment, and capitalism itself. The story encourages us to rethink all that we’ve been taught about the villains and victims of history, as well as about the present systems we accept and live under. Most of all, it warns us to avoid a mindset of self-preservation and apathy: because seeing yourself as not part of the fight for change amounts to helping keep things the way they are.
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[@demh7823]

Racists: "Why can't Black Americans pull themselves up by the bootstraps and build up their own communities"? Fred Hampton was doing just that. Until December 4, 1969.

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

Also, racist: "Why can't you people people be more like Martin Luther King Jr! Buuut.... you all killed him 😐

[@katherinemorelle7115]

@@greatgownsbeautifulgowns and after they killed him, they whitewashed the shit outta him. Made him into an easy to consume reformist. But he was always much more radical than that. Like Fred Hampton, Martin Luther King Jr was a socialist who wanted to bring together the working class of all races. They killed him to prevent him from doing exactly that. Hampton actually started to bring people together, and then they killed him too. They were dangerous, not because they were terrorists, but because they were right. And then they had to be destroyed- their lives by assassinations, and their reputations by either whitewashing, or completely ignoring them.

[@sandrallewellyn2632]

@Akshay 14 It's a little more layered than just "obey[ing] the law and stop embracing a culture of victimhood." Frankly, we need to step away from this notion that lawful = moral or good(there are MANY historical and contemporary examples to demonstrate this as fallacy). While someone else could(and WILL) read your comment as "victim-blamey" or even "racist," believe me when I say I am not coming from that perspective when I say this: law and order and victimhood are NOT the core issues here. Even in instances where people did those things, it did not serve as sufficient protection against the impact of institutional or socialized racism. I don't know if you are black(and even still..), but telling black people not to live in victim consciousness under white supremacy/anti-blackness while touting how much "better" things are comes off as dismissive and belittling of the very REAL ways in which systemic white supremacy/anti-blackness oppression is not only pervasively active in culture and institutions but is also perpetuated overtly and covertly by everyone in society - albeit to varying degrees. I don't believe for a second that this was your intention. I agree that identifying with victim consciousness by EVERYONE is preventing us from moving beyond this collectively and that progress has been made and we NEED to acknowledge that in order to fully embody/recognize "equality" as True. This doesn't have to come though at the expense of denying that for some people, living lives and experiences we can only imagine, it IS tiring, it IS too much... Both of these things can be true at the same time. As a queer-ish black woman(and once self-proclaimed SJW lol), while I acknowledge systemic oppression and it's impacts, I no longer claim being oppressed because I don't need someone outside of myself to validate Truth, MY truth, reality, humanity or inherent power. I also do not own or identify with that label: "oppressed." What I often bristle at with the discourse coming from the left on these matters is how these things are talked about as being absolute and permanent - which feels incredibly disempowering, reinforces the dominant narrative/power structure and makes any attempt at changing things feel in vain... The world, both now and historically, is far too complex and it let's people off the hook from examining the ways in which they are embodied/complicit in oppression(racial or otherwise) period. For me, this is how I recognize things for what they are without participating in their perpetuation as much as possible. After all, what you resist persists! Even if it's with the "right" intentions... No one outside of me, even under the threat of duress or with the written law behind them, can tell me and MAKE me believe(without my participation) that I am more or less than what I am: a fully sovereign human being. Accepting this has really opened my eyes and made me more compassionate and response-able for myself and my impact.

[@sandrallewellyn2632]

@Akshay 14 Also, sorry for the novel! 😅

[@mikeaskme3530]

@DEm H78 i did not realize he was murdered 8 days before i was born, wow.

[@92alpha13]

Chairman Hampton scared the establishment when he reached across the isle to other poor and disenfranchised people who were not black. His genuine nature and charisma galvanized a movement....at 21. That’s power beyond measure.

[@W4TSKY]

They stormed into his house and shot him while he was asleep. Didn’t even have the guts to look into his eyes. A 21 year old! Talk about scaring the establishment...

[@theredqveen]

why have i never heard of him?? it's such a powerful story

[@alexandrospatsikos512]

@@theredqveen I hope one day, you do answer this question in a sincere way! (I am not being cynical here btw)

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Or he was betrayed by infiltrators in a rigged game he couldnt possibly win. The only victory is for people to establish their own culture, and economic power centers to empower, not emasculate their male leadership. Talking about you Lesbian Lives Matter and Marxists Lives Matter.

[@alexandrospatsikos512]

@@SuperOmnicronsj44 I'm truly not following what you mean about Lesbians and Marxists. Are you implying something? I don't get it at all

[@Crick1952]

So glad more people are finally learning about Fred Hampton. He could have taken us so far, that's why he was assassinated.

[@lkeke35]

Its interesting how every single one of the Black (and other races of men) during that period, in the years just after the Civil Rights Act, the very men who were trying so hard to create progress for Black people, were ALL assassinated.

[@Echani3007]

@@lkeke35 It's also interesting that those of the assassinated were revolutionaries, be it Malcom X or Fred Hampton. They knew very well of the reform vs revolution question, which Rosa Luxembourg answered decades ago before them, she too was assassinated, be it in her case the Nazi's.

[@katherinemorelle7115]

@@Echani3007 it was the German Social Democrats who set her up and killed her. Not the Nazis. People who weren’t thought of as enemies, but as allies, at least in most areas. This is one of the reasons why leftists don’t trust liberals- not even liberals who are to the left of the establishment. They’ve betrayed leftists time and time again. The German SocDems ended up falling to the Nazis, just like everyone else who wasn’t a leftist. The leftists got murdered or put in camps. The liberals just went along.

[@jackpotdadon]

@@katherinemorelle7115 yep and the centrists at the time was on the Nazi side until they got killed have you read the book called antifa by Mark bray good book

[@Crick1952]

@@Echani3007 To be fair, Malcom X was probably killed due to internal drama with Farrah Khan and the Muslim Brotherhood. Evidently he was about to leave and start a splinter organization. Fred Hampton was clearly an FBI assassination, no question.

[@emndiaye9019]

I knew the story of Fred Hampton beforehand, and I still had a huge knot in my throat at the close of this movie. Fantastic film, fantastic performances

[@sculptureofsound2]

girl SAME

[@Prop]

Ma'am.... I clutched my chest throughout the entire movie. Knowing exactly how it ended anyway.

[@nekrataali]

I knew how Fred's life ended and the movie was still shocking. One of the best films of the past year.

[@aasthabisht3431]

When in the movie he said "they're gonna replace capitalism with black capitalism" I screamed Kamala Harris lmaoo

[@waterglas21]

Black Capitalism= Kanye West

[@lulyfernandess1]

I thought about obama’s drones. I’m still being bombed but at least these drones are woke! 😍🙏

[@way2kool89]

@@lulyfernandess1 what makes Obama’s drones woke?

[@whyphy2213]

I thought about Kamala Harris, Obama, the squad and other politicians from the left to right

[@lulyfernandess1]

@@way2kool89 that was a joke 🤔 having a black or white person as a president makes very little difference if they share the same imperialistic tactis

[@BryantS61]

In 1969: I was a child who went to the Black Panther breakfast every morning before I went to school.

[@arianalarios6801]

I love this idea about the dangers of apathy. So often you hear people say, "well I'm not racist so that's not my problem." But really, it SHOULD be your problem as a human being. If you're not fighting against the system, you are the system.

[@kaitlnwhite6809]

THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING ABOUT THIS MOVIE! I’ve been scouring the internet to look for more analyses on this movie.

[@fakenameu_u1859]

Me too. Its such a good movie and no one's talking about it

[@RaphaelFrancois]

"They" are still attempting to hide the truth!

[@MyKrabi]

Where is it streaming?

[@fakenameu_u1859]

@@MyKrabi hbo max, i think

[@AliMarie022]

Same!!!

[@TwinAquarius484]

It was the CIA controlling O'Neal. Also while looking at the actors, remember that William was 17 and Hampton was 21 at the time.

[@jackpotdadon]

I didn't know William was 17

[@kaitlnwhite6809]

They were just kids forced to grow up in a world too soon and it’s honestly heartbreaking when you look at it.

[@theunitedcommonwealth715]

17 and 21.....your point ?.

[@WhiteWolf496]

@@theunitedcommonwealth715 the actors don't look 21 and 17 but they do a magnificent job nonetheless. Its just putting it into perspective that they're not that old.

[@DDarkestKnight]

Actually Bill was under the FBI's thumb when he was 17, and he was a year younger than Hampton. Still really young for what they happened to them

[@realSimoneCherie]

Daniel Kaluuya met the ghost of Fred Hampton... there’s just no other way this performance happened. It was better than Huey Newton’s portrayal in 1995’s Panther and I don’t say that lightly.

[@dreamyanon5151]

I did hear that Daniel Kaluuya went all out in preparing for this by observing the way Fred talked and even taking singing lessons.

[@TheZiBuKs]

the whole “you can’t cheat your way to equality” quote is both so great and ironic because no one would even have to fight for equality, if white supremacists hadn’t cheated their way to the top 🥲

[@fynntasticmovienight]

ikr, its always with the victim blaming. THey hurt others and then laugh at them for "taking it". THEY DONT HAVE THE CHANCE NOT TO TAKE IT :/

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 Great line... great performance by Plemmons. A truly masterful film... my pick for best movie of the last few years.

[@lavallebarlow2324]

Tell me about it

[@skuggikuwa8989]

I love how white women skipped the line of oppression and placed themselves in the front when it was white women along side white men doing such vile shit. I personally distrust woke white women preaching for equality. You were hand in hand with white men but now they are the enemy and you were a victim of them? Like you didnt benefit or contribute from the society you helped your men shape? Yeah okay.

[@j.d.t.5761]

Also, isn't he helping Bill cheat his way?

[@W4TSKY]

Any time a white conservative complains about “cancel culture,” show them this film.

[@turtleboy1188]

They would agree with it, cancel culture was real even back then

[@thenachoandthecheeze]

@@turtleboy1188 Theres a big difference between the internet being mean to a millionaire and a young poor leader being murdered in his sleep

[@hessaescarlate]

Incredible movie and message. Too sad that the leaders back then were almost exterminated, and still so many of us struggle to even have enough money to survive while being constantly oppressed. Thanks The Take for this great content.

[@alexsmith2910]

The Take is a blessing.

[@gaillewis5472]

In the 80s, people admired the wealthy. Today, we understand the social cost of the plutocracy and are disgusted.

[@user-jk8ur7sj3t]

Some of us

[@milanfrancis4385]

While I agree with the larger point, I would not classify MLK as an "incrementalist", not in the slightest; he is often portrayed as a more conservative type of reformer in comparison to the BPP but I think this is also part of the whitewashing of this history. MLK was very radical, socialistic even, and in reality was much closer to the BPP and their ideals than the average curriculum would have you think. Having said that, I really enjoyed the video

[@tonywords6713]

He was straight up socialist at the end and that's why they killed him. He's been white washed like all other historical events

[@whitebeads1]

Best memoir re: Black Panthers is Elaine Brown's A Taste of Power. After Huey Newton fled to Cuba, he left Brown in charge. She stood in front of a meeting of male Panthers who were pissed she'd taken power. She said "I got all the money and all the guns. What are you gonna do?" She led the Panthers for three years. But her overall trajectory and membership were harmed by infighting and misogynistic violence. There was male disrespect and violence towards women within the ranks in the Panthers. We need THAT story told too. Intersectionality is, after all, intersectional. Race/class/GENDER. The FBI/CIA did target leftist groups. But it's too easy to lionize male "messiahs" and locate the enemy as "the sellouts" and "the gov't." Being a member of political groups is WAY more complex than that. On both right and left, women are often targeted by male oppression and violence. We need to be real about that, too.

[@UnopinionatedBystander2393]

YES!

[@Lahiwe]

I had the privilege of meeting Elaine Brown at an unforgettable summit put together by Black organizers in Houston. She spoke very plainly about the sexism in the organization. Similarly, our local Democratic Socialists of America chapter is predominantly white, and I’ve experienced racism from some of its white members IRL. We have to always be willing to examine and critique any organization and or/person with power, or we’ll overlook its faults in favor of the ideology. I think the Black Panther Party did incredible things, and my knowledge of their shortcomings only inspires me to try to create an even better platform.

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Please do the redeemed racist trope. Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Rod Steiger In the Heat of the Night etc. Maybe include other forms of bigotry as well

[@kaitlnwhite6809]

Michael Scott and Eastwood’s character in Gran Torino also count for this trope too. It’s weird to see the lovable bigot remain lovable and quirky in pop culture.

[@waterglas21]

@@kaitlnwhite6809 I think you havent understand Gran Torino

[@toomuchinformation]

Yeah, that's a good one.

[@JS-ny2jc]

Edward Norton in American History X. There was very little evidence that his character was redeemed at all? It seemed that he was just mad at the white supremacist gang he used to be a part of because he thought they were frauds. Oh and he made a black friend in prison. I would love for someone to do a breakdown of the redeemed racist trope in that movie.

[@toomuchinformation]

@@JS-ny2jc I'd imagine any "redemption" is not even skin deep.

[@madokaminagawa4811]

everyone should watch this movie

[@kaitlnwhite6809]

Please do a trope analysis on the lovable bigot, Michael Scott, the cast of the Big Bang Theory, and many others fit this tropes’ treatment. I feel like it’d be important to examine in order to prevent the mistreatment of marginalized groups within our own lives.

[@kaitlnwhite6809]

He, Angela, and Andy DEFINITELY count in the trope.

[@alim.9801]

Fred Hampton was a beautiful powerful and amazing person. I'm not shocked but I'm pissed as hell we NEVER learned about him in school. Really glad this movie came out and also this video.

[@shyguy1630]

A lot of us a fighting for our small piece a lot of us lack the time to support movements and real change. A lot of us just trying to keep our insurance or our home. While being underpaid most likely. KZbin and Tiktok are filled with videos for side hustle or how to become a millionaire. It’s like just trading one treadmill for a nicer and hoping you won’t have to run as hard.

[@katherinemorelle7115]

Which is the entire point of bringing together communities and providing for them. The Black Panthers were smart, and they were right. If you provide necessities to your community, the people in that community then have the time and ability to support movements. Plus, it’s just the right thing to do.

[@alexandrospatsikos512]

U.S. for decades has been laser focused on promoting individualism, nuclear families, suburban lifestyle. They know, that we are stronger together and they would do anything to break that. They fear mongering that is Socialism, is Communism, is Marxism. We should never give up on creating the rainbow coalition and always act with solidarity!

[@DrustZapat]

I've wondered if Black Lives Matter might take a page out of the Panthers book. It would be very risky, but a lot of kids could use the social programs the Panthers provided now.

[@UnopinionatedBystander2393]

One of the founders just bought a mansion with her wife. Fucking incredible!!! That's what they choose to do with all these poor people's money???

[@missauroraroseblairsays]

@@UnopinionatedBystander2393 that really pisses me off. But I know I’d probably do the same (I hate hate that I know I’d probably buy a house for my family.) because coming from nothing to having a little something is seductive.

[@TheWchurchill4pm]

BLM is all talk, and the talk is about the federal government solving the black community’s crises. Hampton actually DID things, he BUILT services to help black communities. I truly believe he’d be a conservative if he lived today. By “conservative,” I mean a person who favors active local participation by ordinary citizens in addressing social problems.

[@fighterck6241]

@@TheWchurchill4pm if he were alive today he'd still be a socialist. Conservatives are slowly bleeding communities ability to serve themselves to placate the interests of billionaires and soon to be trillionaires. This is the game capitalists play to disarm radical ideas. They coopt them and whitewash them to the point that they lose all meaning and in the end only serve the capitalist status quo. Fred Hampton would despise the liberal and conservative ideologies .

[@turtleboy1188]

@@TheWchurchill4pm based Fred Hampton, the woke would cancel him

[@selalewis9189]

This was really, really good. You all put your foot in this analysis.

[@robchuk4136]

Of the 8 Best Picture nominees, I liked this one best. It was interesting the trickle-down effect manipulation was doing from the top of the FBI, to Agent Mitchell (great point about using "concern for one's family" as a way to channel that protectiveness that gets us to do certain things), all the way down to Bill. And the thing with Bill is... He is us. We are closer to being like him than we are to being like Fred. So many people are apathetic these days, because standing up is harder. And not for nothing, but hope of a better financial situation is relatable to us all; Not by choice, but necessity, now that Capitalism is so connected to the basic ability to survive- at least for many people.

[@WhiteWolf496]

So far I've only seen this and Nomadland, guess I have some catching up to do. I prefered this by quite a bit, but I'm not going to say Nomadland wouldn't deserve the win.

[@tonywords6713]

Interesting point

[@sapphic.flower]

I was totally ignorant to black activists and movements like Black Panther and was raised in an environment that glamorizes capitalism. Because of it, I was blissfully close minded and never understood the extent of black peoples pain. Now, it baffles me how schools purposely excludes the nuances of black history. Most of us had to learn this stuff later in life. We still don’t know everything, there are people who still aren’t educated and are stuck in their ways. The education system only wanted to brag about the white evolution of North America and only briefly and strategically talk about peaceful black activists in order to condition us that BLM protests that escalate are “radical”.

[@theCosmicQueen]

hey i finally met a 'useful idiot" as Stalin called them, while murdering millions of the Russian people.

[@sapphic.flower]

@@theCosmicQueen ??

[@nekrataali]

It's because America indoctrinates its people to support the capitalist status quo through education and propaganda. You start talking about the genocide of Native Americans, Black support for Marxism, American imperialism in South America, or the terrorizing of Asian-American communities by the KKK, you'll have people who don't buy into bullshit peddled by the 1%.

[@julieroccia6344]

This movie needs to be seen by everyone. Important history lesson with fantastic performances.

[@danieltaylor299]

the movie sucks as much as this video

[@westpointsoulja]

It's crazy how little I learned about black history in school. I knew nothing about the black Panthers. Glad movies like this are coming out. Thank you for discussing this!

[@mmps18]

I hadn't seen this film and now I'm excited to! Your analysis was very moving.

[@alexandrospatsikos512]

By far the best movie in this year's Oscar nominated films, but I'm pretty sure U.S.A. is still not ready to give the best picture to a film like that. Nominating it though is a first good step. I will be very happily surprised if they do. But Nomadland unfortunately is dominating this year

[@katherinemorelle7115]

Oscars mean very little. They’re dominated by the old white men of the industry. Establishment types. And they don’t go for radical change. I agree, this movie stands very little chance. It’s not an easy story of racism past like Green Book (which was a bloody travesty).

[@alexandrospatsikos512]

@@katherinemorelle7115 yeap.. the typical "white savior" trope. I have to admit though, "parasite" was pretty anticapitalist and also a pleasant surprise!

[@nekrataali]

I'm surprised this movie even got made, let alone got nominations. Wouldn't surprise me, though, if it got the same treatment as Spike Lee and Denzel Washington got for Malcolm X. Denzel deserved Best Actor, but instead it went to Al Pacino because Pacino didn't get an award for The Godfather.

[@MyKrabi]

OMG. THIS THIS AND THIS. Thank you to the badass Black women who are creating this content. Dhonobad from India and Canada.

[@Reva-mz8yl]

YES YES YES!! Loving these! Please do Minari next!

[@nigelasipa4150]

This analysis actually enhanced my experience of the film by explaining the dichotomy of socialism and capitalism. Actually made me feel like I can make a difference as a person, especially for my community. Great film, great take

[@Slycoper737]

That's the key! 🔑 Go around and talk to people about how we are all losing and need to work together!

[@shyguy1630]

A big part of our government hates socialism and a lot of its programs like unemployment, unions, and universal healthcare. This movie was based in the 60s and we have the exact problems now if not worse.

[@toecutterjones]

People either have empathy or they don't. I know most believe it can be learned, but if someone has made it to adulthood without the ability to empathize teaching them is going to take a lot of time and effort. Then remember this is a global problem affecting billions of people...

[@dsaybra]

it’s also worth noting that these men were so much younger than they appear in the film. bill was only 18 when he was first approached, there was a level of manipulation beyond just the monetary aspect. there’s no excuse for what he did, but capitalism thrives off of telling everyone that they can be the exception and not giving people many choices. chairman hampton was only 21 at the time of his death, imagine what could have been. but if they couldn’t convince bill, they would’ve found someone else because capitalism breeds individualist, selfish mindsets.

[@inescastellano7960]

Please make a video about Peaky Blinders. There’s so much to analyze in that show.

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

The actress who played Aunt Polly passed away just last week 😢

[@mc2383]

The aspirational and reluctant mobsters. You can add The Godfather saga (Italians) and the Power books (African Americans & Latinos) series for comparison and contrast.

[@inescastellano7960]

@@greatgownsbeautifulgowns Yes, so sad.

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

If I caught this movie with the Bible Study scene from Mrs America, it'd be perfect for a history class. The scene of privileged, reactionary housewives and religious ladies clutching their pearls over "radical" Black activists and the white women who support them as they sit in judgment and with the fear of food passing their mouths and padding their bodies and their husband's ignoring them while there are people who need the system to change so all can survive. "Family Values" vs "Valuing all members of the Community" This is where I wanna scream at Bill a la Sirius Black: "I would have died than betray my friends!"

[@joselocalau123]

i cried so much during the last half of this movie... truly inspiring and heart breaking

[@tyroneashford1195]

The so called American dream; Has been nothing unto my people. But, an American nightmare! -MALCOLM X.

[@katherinetaylor3807]

I tried to tell my mom the real story of the Black Panthers a few years ago but she was still going on her "education" since she was 'alive at the time'(she was 6). She was still heavily convinced they were terrorists and all that noise. Its only really been in the last 2 years my mom has really 180'd on a lot of things. We celebrated the guilty verdict of George Floyd's killer on a call! We've had deep conversations about Fred Hampton. She called me after watching the Watchmen show asking if I knew about the Tulsa massacre because she never learned about it. Watching my mom change from a basic capitalist to a socialist has been amazing. I hope to see this movie seen. Thanks for talking about it!!

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

@11:34, "The Panthers and the Klan are one in the same" Yeeeah, because whenever you see those pictures of lynching victims, you see a bunch of Black Panthers standing around underneath them looking all proud and smiling and laughing like someone just told the world's funniest joke. or If you were to hear an account of an Indigenous American who was a victim of the residential school system, they will tell you how it was the Black Panthers who inflicted all types of ab*se and horrors on them. It's crazy how people still believe that THEY(the BPP) were/are "terro rists"

[@availanila]

I kid you not, 🥺 for the first time *I was here before a thousand views!* 🥳🥳

[@beautyandfashion1563]

this was an amazing analysis

[@ablackgoliath1827]

Thank you for this perspective and analysis.

[@lukesta12]

Thank you for doing this, ive always wanted this

[@erdood3235]

Just wanting to say that Jesus wasn't white

[@theCosmicQueen]

you'd be a liar. all Levantine Jews of that time were caucasian, some were even blonde and/ or blue eyed/ green eyed. Same as today. That was BEFORE they went to europe. Don't let the modern day uneducated idiots pretending he was black or an arab, dictate your beliefs. There have ALWAYS been blonde jews , and always will be. Most all jews were always a lighter color than arabs. Though the common majority had dark hair and eyes. But like all Mediterraneans, there have ALWAYS been the lighter ones. Yes they probably were easier to tan, but still quite caucasian.

[@erdood3235]

@@theCosmicQueen do you have sources?

[@aliliv9384]

@@theCosmicQueen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kendallrivera8995]

@@theCosmicQueen you’re either being facetious or you’re being dishonest, they were dark brown, in the caucasian region they were a range of complexions and tones from dark brown to tan and olive, the Greeks and Roman were around an “olive” tone with darker features. There were no blond hair blue eyed in the Levantine region. And btw caucasian/Caucasus is a region not a race

[@kendallrivera8995]

@@theCosmicQueen if you’re talking the later depictions of jesus which were a later fabrications then you are dead wrong

[@Caterfree10]

Uh, Martin Luther King Jr was a hell of a lot more radical than textbooks would have you believe. for example, even while disagreeing with riots, he said "A riot is the language of the unheard," something racists still don't want to understand today. And he also had very socialist views. The main difference was MLK Jr used nonviolent tactics, which are described in modern times as more passive than they actually were in a way to defang how revolutionary he was.

[@yumnaamjad2637]

Ur reviews r amazing

[@OGseoulite]

Rare this channel speaks on such movies, great video as usual✨

[@matheusarruda6462]

Very nice job on this film. My favorite of the Oscar candidates this year!

[@lazycat7471]

Thank you for covering this film and for not ignoring its critique of capitalism! (and for not being afraid of the "s" word)

[@LEEboneisDaMan]

"I am the people, I'm not the pig. You got to make a distinction. And the people are going to have to attack the pigs. The people are going to have to stand up against the pigs. That's what the Panthers is doing, that's what the Panthers are doing all over the world." -Fred Hampton

[@mushroomqueen8033]

Wow, this essay was amazing. So well written and researched.

[@djkb125]

Great break down. Even if you don’t get a chance to see this movie, this video break down still sheds the right light on this history and is a good supplement Quality content Also Daniel Kaluuya is a damn gem. I love all his work!!

[@mstee7674]

This review my goodness!!! This was so well done.

[@keithbos4506]

Some weirdo in the comments typing away like it's his job

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

I've seen him under a lot of The Take's videos. What's funny though is how his comments always look like ramblings and he can barely form legible sentences.😂

[@Visplight]

I mean, I guess at least he helps the algorithm?

[@soniasun1]

Thank you so much for making all the videos. Please also make videos on Anti-Asian [South, East etc] hatred/prejudice which has been exacerbated by associating Asians with terrorism and Coronavirus.

[@rexappleby4731]

Did I miss a media phenomenon? I know there's been a lot of bullshit about associating Asians with Coronavirus but I don't remember any media talking about them being terrorists. Are you talking about how China is justifying its genocide of the Uyghur people by claiming some of them are terrorists?

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

The hero we need ALWAYS.

[@stevetownley5480]

You need the real Jesus not SJW "Jesus" and Fred

[@hannamakela6989]

Wow, the analysis of "the family as an extension of selfishness" was especially poignant! That is also the main gist of the Godfather films which are often blamed (falsely, in my view) for glamorizing the Mafia family bonds. But the Mafia is us in that the family can be a crime.

[@michaelwelles4813]

Thank you for this!

[@bornjusticerule5764]

Tactfully explained. thanks for sharing.

[@LivSenghor]

Damn the Take really said "All Power to All the People" amen

[@jessicajimenez7835]

great video!!

[@johnbrighton7813]

Nice job narrating! Kudos to Kayah Franklin!

[@DChuck]

RIP Fred Hampton.

[@tonymoma7773]

Amazing video

[@plsarguewithme2665]

this speaks volumes, thank you

[@thelonelysinger5134]

the system here in the U.S. is keeping us just comfortable enough not to move too fast.

[@stphnmrrs3982]

Read Blood in My Eye by George Jackson and State and Revolution by Lenin and Assata: An Autobiography

[@rashidahwilliams768]

Yes! Two snaps for the narrator too!!!

[@topherbarbee7304]

Excellent job ladies!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@diegosantoyo5386]

Venezuelan in Venezuela here: I'm not an expert in politics but in resume the Chavez goverment (that is still after 24 years still in power) from the beginnig AFTER being elected talked about socialism and how his decision making was ruled by it's principles. If you look closely at how their actions really took place you can see that they excused themselves in socialist jargon to do whatever the hell they pleased. Really socialism? most probably not, socialism is in itself bad? i'm not really sure that i can answer that; but i will say that when that word is sopken it must be carefully used and carefully listened to, because it can easily be an excuse for someone in power to do as they please. Sorry for the bad grammar, great video

[@TheKeyser94]

From a Venezuelan you seems not be aware that your country has one of the larger oil reserves in the world. And guess who want that oil? The freaking U. S., and you seems totally ignorant of what been happening in the last thirty years, for example, the U. S, did an attempt of a coup by the second term of Chavez in offices, when that didn't work, they impose sanctions since the Obama era, and made a deal with Saudi Arabia to lower the oil prices that destroyed the economies of Venezuela and Brazil, and of course, let not forget the more attempt of coups since then. For a Venezuelan it would be really shameful for not knowing the history of your own country.

[@mariannelopez6738]

Yes socialism though well meaning is bad. God honoring country like Old Testament outlines where everyone who has enough (most do agriculture) gives to the poor is better. Charity should be breath of life. Owning your own water well qnd cattle and land is very Biblical. Also capitlis is e thoery of economics and not evil in and of itslef. You can fight corruptiom in gov and business without haveing to become an communist or socialist.

[@mariannelopez6738]

@@TheKeyser94 Chaves curses Israel. God says those who curse Israel are cursed. Also the official ambassadors coming from their country are open criminals. We had a fiasco with inter nation police about one in the carribean .

[@abbivs.theworld5843]

This film is amazing!!!!

[@saminouminou]

Current watching this and it's *GREAT*

[@moabimatenge6868]

JESUS! Although I follow this channel, I'm surprised that, no sooner had I typed the word "Messiah" on a youtube comment. Less than 20 minutes later, the youtube algorithm directs me to a "Messiah" video?

[@Ruby-dc3wp]

Please do MINARI next

[@mynameismaddymwah3178]

Me over here never having known anyone thought socialism was bad cos the first time I heard the term was when we were studying an inspector calls🤭

[@noellesmiley5601]

Really would have appreciated Susannah and Debra having a post video discussion about this, like some of their other recent videos. Good video still though

[@annieqin8885]

Finally someone talk about socialism and capitalism in this movie and the Black Panther Party.

[@pdzombie1906]

I was going to skip this movie wiith The Trial one from the Oscars beacause I was so fed up with politics for the last year, but now I think I'll watch it. Thanx, girls!!!

[@XanderShiller]

And the Oscar goes to... One of the white cops in the background!!! Imagine?

[@luvburden5743]

Crazy how your enemy is soooo close to you.

[@sw9276]

Always remember Chairman Mao’s words: A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火, 可以燎原

[@rexsauls8133]

As an advocate for individualism I will concede one point that the first part of this video makes. Individualism without a moral center can lead to destruction of society and the individual. However, to say that individualism is the problem because of what O’Neal did is the same thing as saying socialism doesn’t work because look at the USSR. The capitalism that has been pervasive in America is not one of true individualism, it is one of elitism. The too big to fail, in the pocket of the government, lobbyist run system is a problem. The fbi was essentially picking winners and losers for cultural and that system has nothing to do with capitalism whatsoever.

[@vinnymaria1056]

Ooh a Hamilton reference too❤️ This one is gooood

[@damianstarks3338]

Perfect analysis of this movie also like the comparisons to Judas and Jesus in this video.

[@danielledavis1524]

That was a good one

[@mundaneamazing]

I got an Amazon commercial during this..

[@Advent3546]

Has this channel ever tackled Blindspotting? It's a great movie that needs more attention that it gets.

[@aaronjanlistanco]

Lady Sings Blues trope - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom The United States Vs. Billie Holiday What Is Love Got To Do With It Dreamgirls Les Misérables Chicago A Star Is Born The Little Mermaid

[@unorthodoxblackgirl8112]

I remember when I was a kid I wanted to be a black panther. And the history of them was so twisted that people thought it was a bad idea.

[@mjolninja9358]

The Rat and the Black Messiah. This Judas archetype never ceases to astonish me, so many figures like these have been around history and they repeat the same deed all the time.

[@keyfiender799]

"the danger of apathy and self-preservation"

[@xavierrodriguez1370]

Venezuela's economic crisis isn't socialism's fault. It's more nuanced than that. Capitalism and neocolonialism made Venezuela economically dependent on the US and the current government's goal is to create a fully self reliant government and economy. The problem arises in the devaluing of the national currency and the US economic sanctions and blockade. Also, it's not a hell hole at all, we're not sad pathetic people who suffer helplessly, we work hard and fight so we can live well and feed our families.

[@prettynerdthing]

True socialism can never exist in a world where global capitalism reigns supreme.

[@nekrataali]

Not to mention Venezuela has a larger private sector than fucking Singapore. Venezuela is barely succdem and people talk about it like you guys resurrected Mao, Trotsky, and Engels using Juche Necromancy and had them do a Dragonball Fusion Dance.

[@victoriareis8829]

Perfection

[@cyberperson53]

Does anyone happen to know the name of the music track playing from about 1.55-6.01? I can't get it out of my mind, and it's just perfect for the theme of the video.

[@WhiteWolf496]

I loved this film although it made me super mad because of the whole "based on a true story" of it all.

[@love-fp4pn]

Why dont you do a take on foreign Oscar nomenees such as Quo Vadis Aida and the man who Sold His skin, those are also very powerful movies and btw i love this video ❤️

[@nataliesimon1590]

How come you guys stopped having subtitles?