Raisin in the Sun Ch 28 Speech

[@howardboyd6326]

when the tears of pride starting flowing down Mama's face mine started too. what a powerful scene

[@cjpreach]

"This is my sister. And she is going to be a doctor. And we are very proud." First time I heard this line I cried. Okay, I still do. The friction between brother and sister were NOT about any problem with her, it was about his angst over unfulfilled desires for success. He needed to say he was proud of her, and she needed to hear it. So beautifully written and performed.

[@wilmawilliams4091]

Mr. Sidney Poitier THE GREATEST ACTOR TO EVER GRACE A SCREEN..

[@treseancann1261]

As of 1/7/22, RIP

[@rg8071]

He's up there!

[@brandonallen3289]

The man who plays Virgil Tibbs telling the man who does the voice of Piglet how it's going to go down. This movie simply doesn't get enough recognition.

[@Rob774]

RIP TO A TRUE LEGEND!!!

[@ziggy33399]

The delivery of those words spoken by Sidney Poitier gave substantial weight enough that everyone (when I originally saw the movie) was crying. Back in those days, people cried in movie theaters 🎭 unsure if men still do that anymore. (So confused since moving to Florida…from the west coast. Emotionally very different area for me). I miss Mr Poitier as well. His voice, he “way” of speaking and yes, he happened to be easy on the eyes as well. Hope he’s enjoying wherever he is…dancing with Betty White in a joyful place.

[@melaniemills4505]

...my father, he earned it brick by brick...that has to be one the the greatest lines in cinema history...that sent chills down my spine! 😎👏

[@tom11zz884]

Brick by Brick and then some......

[@ccth22]

Plain and proud people...chills✊🏾

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Me too

[@Dmagetbrain]

Watch this scene and tell me Poitier performance is not Oscar worthy. This is why we loved Sidney. Hollywood may never see another like him. RIP. You gave us years of enjoyment and did it with style and class.

[@amiep3095]

I LOVE this movie and play. Best part.

[@whispererkrueger8514]

I hate U

[@whispererkrueger8514]

Ewww so childish

[@amiep3095]

@@whispererkrueger8514 Why do you hate me? Lol

[@laketownriots]

What an Amazing performance. This is a great movie

[@msyellarose]

True class and talent , RIP sir…

[@julianmarsh1378]

Teaching overseas, I had the opportunity to do a unit of American Lit on The Harlem Renaissance...at the end, I explained its legacy, which included inspiring a writer to script, A Raisin in the Sun. We took the time to read it aloud in class and the students--many of them Muslims and none of them Americans, enjoyed it tremendously. A great play.

[@TheSweeteagle]

"We don't want your money!" I always loved this part of the play.

[@rg8071]

Yeah, it could have been said in any way, but the way Sidney Poitier delivers it puts a certain kind of finality in it.

[@howardboyd6326]

yes it rang out when he said it.

[@ghanasoul]

IMO THIS is the film I wanna remember him by. Imo, this was his best role.

[@gerryvanderzeypen1214]

WHAT ACTING>>>>>> he is magnificent, MR POITIER......

[@reginamcday1955]

Powerful scene!!!

[@claudinewilliamson1150]

Ooh the best actor love him

[@NoirFan84]

Claudia McNeil as Lean Younger, probably the greatest matriarch in movie history.

[@howardboyd6326]

I absolutely loved her in this role. Strong powerful performance

[@Twentythousandlps]

Lena is not lean, but she is quite a matriarch. The actress was actually around 43 btw.

[@jonathanaugustin647]

Wish this started just 10 seconds earlier.

[@evangelistterrymorris668]

One of the great movies of all time. Sidney one of the top 5 of all time.

[@narviawilliams2340]

🌹YESSS👏👏SIDNEY POTIER HE SURE NOUGH WAS A GREAT ACTOR🌹

[@mosesmosestv]

Was? He's still going strong at almost 92!

[@whispererkrueger8514]

Ewww you're hooribul

[@edwardcochran5060]

IS A GREAT HUMAN BEING, AND ACTOR....

[@treseancann1261]

As of 1/7/22, RIP

[@kennethcosta1660]

I love this scene,he told that man

[@garyaugustus1009]

"WILLLAAAY...!!!"

[@DerrickRhame]

Powerful 💪

[@voiskumbeaver3285]

I love John Fiedler in "The Odd Couple" "If you need me I'll be at the Miramar Hotel, Miami Florida" "You'll be the first one I call"

[@voiskumbeaver3285]

@Cheryldee Huddleston It's great to see people like that in real life. My one Poitier-connected encounter was spotting Anthony James who played the diner owner in In The Heat Of The Night. It was in a diner in Cambridge Massachusets and I approached and told him how much I enjoyed his work. He was a very nice chap unlike most of the characters he plays!

[@Saba6611]

Better read "Color, Communism, and Common Sense" by Manning Johnson.

[@monkpool]

That lady is one tough cookie

[@coreybates9367]

Man Piglet got cut short from every direction

[@GetMeThere1]

This movie initially fooled me -- it made me think, "yeah, he can sell that house and get back the money he lost." But of course that's not true. He could get back the $3500 his mother gave as down payment, and perhaps a bit more (that the white folks offered -- minus transaction costs, which could be considerable if his mortgage didn't have an early payoff clause). So...selling the house was really NO solution, nor was deciding not to move, as Lena stupidly seemed to plan to do. What was she going to do, NOT move into the house she bought, but then...make the payments anyhow? Since she surely did not plan to sell it, that ridiculous idea could be the only thing she was thinking of (other than just abandoning the home to the bank). After all, she had PLANNED to live in the house WITHOUT the remaining $6500, because she gave it away to her son, etc. It's a great movie and, sure, the key of the movie is when she gave her son the money, in order to make a man out of him (which he promptly failed at, LOL -- especially by STEALING his sister's $3000). All the movie after that doesn't really make financial sense -- he's still out that $6500 he was conned out of, and he would be no matter what they did with the house.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

That's good financial logic, but drama is about human logic. I get the feeling that you think George Bailey was a fool for not taking Mr. Potter's job offer, and that Scrooge is right in being aggrieved for giving Cratchit Christmas Day off.😏 [The point of all three films is that love and dignity are more important than money.]

[@Twentythousandlps]

They never specified the offer. The mother gave him $6500 in cash and specified that $3000 of it was to be put in the bank for her daughter, so by taking all of the $6500 Walter actually stole what was not his. He was not only foolish but criminal. I don't know if people register that. It was his mother's fault for trusting him, which was foolish. All the speechifying at the end obscures this reality.

[@Jackie-l3z]

Wow!

[@perrywashington5627]

I respectfully decline!!!!!!!!

[@cindydo8781]

Best one. 😎

[@devoradamaris]

🕊🌎🕊🕊🫂

[@hb120877]

That was a good movie

[@judewilliams-em8vk]

HE WAS GON TELL THEM GIVE ME THAT MONEY THE HOUSE IS YOURS NOW HE HAVE CHANGE OF MIND THEY MOVING TOO THEY THEY HOUSE

[@Clan635]

Class Act

[@j2323j]

2pac

[@Morpholigical]

j2323j TRUW

[@leightonjulye]

sidney poitier raision in the sun

[@Morpholigical]

Leighton Julye true

[@whispererkrueger8514]

Muntae

[@goldensuki]

Walter in real life is married to a white women “ironic “

[@leojbramble]

also named Sidney, an immigrant, and not a chauffeur; clearly you have no clue what either acting or irony are