" DA 5 BLOODS" (A SPIKE LEE JOINT)
Spike Lee has released another impactful film ( A SPIKE LEE JOINT) following up his Oscar-nominated BlacKKKlansma. The acclaimed director tells a story of Vietnam vets, PTSD, buried treasure, and black history in the Netflix original. The film follows four African American Vets, Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.), who return to Vietnam. The search for remains of a fallen Blood/ Squad leader ( Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes joined by Paul's concerned son (Johnathan Majors). The cast also includes Melanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Paakkonen, Johnny Tri Nguyen, Van Veronica Ngo, and Jean Reno.
From the very opening moments of Spike Lee's epic new Vietnam film, Da 5 Bloods, it's clear where the film's heart lies. The movie, streaming on Netflix, opens with Lee's showcasing an overdose of history and many potent structural ironies, injustices, and discontents. Perhaps inevitably, it all starts with Muhammad Ali, an outspoken voice, African American professional athlete during the Vietnam era. Before even a credit sequence, the film open cold with Ali, excerpted from a 1978 interview. "My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor, hungry people in the mud, for big powerful America." Ali, laying it all bare, continues: "And shoot them for what? They never called me nigger. They never lynched me. They didn't put no dogs on me. They didn't rob me of my nationality."
Muhammad Ali-
REVOLUTION IN OUR LIFETIME VISUAL FT. SPIKE LEE.
Lee speaks to creating graphics while embracing history through artwork that ignited the concepts, premises, and structure for mastering Da 5 Blood marketing plan.
Lee writes Da 5 Bloods with Kevin Willmott, from a script by Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo and Matthew Billingsly. The film produced by Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin, Jon Kilik, and Lee. Producing the film are Lloyd Levin (Hell boy) Beatriz Levin, Jon Kilik (The Hunger Game Franchise), and Spike Lee. Da 5 Bloods runs two hours and thirty-four minutes, but not a second too long. On the contrary, it feels compressed, extreme, and thrilling with intellectual and dramatic energy. Lee dramatizes the historiography showcased throughout the film. Lee's career-long artistry reaches new heights, thanks to an extraordinary cast of actors who blend well while allowing Lee to lead/ direct with inspiration. If you don't believe me watch for yourself, streaming now on Netflix.
MOTIVATIONAL SCENE 2.
This scene show cased the importance of collaboration and team work. In life we need other people to hold us accountable, ensuring that you’re standing when it matters the most.
MOOD BOARD CONCEPTS FT. SPIKE LEE
Lee talks about Mood board concept and putting the concepts together to share the ideas
Spike Lee embracing history is power. Lee provides cinematic mythology acknowledging African American soldiers while creating a place for the Bloods within modern culture and redefines African American heroism.
