Movie Review: Green Book

After finishing this movie ten minutes ago, I'm stuck with this one thought that really makes me question humanity. If we were to treat other white people the way we treat those of a different race, would we finally come to an understanding? It's no secret that our founding fathers were immigrants, and yet, they're dead now and only get recognition from textbooks or musicals; we don't seem to care beyond that. So whether if you're black, Hispanic, Jewish, Islamic, Japanese, Asian, etc... The color of our skin should not matter; labels should not matter. It's one thing to mark down your race on a sheet of paper for a doctor to review, but it's another to look at a person's ethnicity or skin color and act like they're not equal to those who are white. 

Focusing on the movie alone, I highly enjoyed the story, music and humor. The actors did a great job with their roles and the plot was easy to follow. The movie does a great job of highlighting the reactions of others as Don Shirley enters the room, ready to take his seat at the piano and play on it. I would give it a solid 10 out of 10. 

I feel like anybody of nearly any age can appreciate this movie and take it for exactly what it is. If you don't want your kids to watch a movie about racism simply because there's profanity, then at least consider having them watch the movie when they're old enough to understand the message. I personally believe that kids at the age of seven (at the least) should know what kind of reality we live in because that'll help them to navigate through this thing we call life. Our world is very diverse already, and while some diversity can be a good thing, it can also lead to conflict. 

So to put my review simply, I appreciate Green Book for what it is. I appreciate movies that remind us of how we should treat other people and to be better than we were when race first became an issue hundreds of years ago. I just wish it still wasn't an issue now.