Fruitvale Station follows the true
story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who
wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not
sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions:
being a better son to his mother (Octavia Spencer), whose birthday falls on New
Year’s Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz), who
he hasn’t been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to
Tatiana (Ariana Neal), their beautiful four year-old daughter. Crossing paths
with friends, family, and strangers, Oscar starts out well, but as the day goes
on, he realizes that change is not going to come easily. His resolve takes a
tragic turn, however, when BART officers shoot him in cold blood at the
Fruitvale subway stop on New Year’s Day. Oscar’s life and tragic death would
shake the Bay Area – and the entire nation – to its very
core.
This was a movie both
incredibly simple and incredibly powerful at the same time. You basically
follow him through his last day alive knowing he is going to be unjustly killed
at the end. It's no different from anyone else's normal day at one time or
another. It's just a matter of being the wrong guy in the wrong place with the
wrong people. It really shows how much ignorance and racism/stereotypes there
are in the world still.
I would definitely recommend
people check this out. It's very eye opening.
