A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest
RACE riots in United States history. The story is centered around the Algiers
Motel incident, which occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, during
the racially charged 12th Street Riot. It involves the death of three black men
and the brutal beatings of nine other people: seven black men and two white
women. (Courtesy of Internet Movie Database)
Moments before watching DETROIT I really had no idea of what
to expect as I had only seen the trailer once. My gut had me thinking one
thing, but I was hoping for something more. Upon my viewing I found myself
watching a film that I probably could have missed and been the better off. I
say that because I found no real redeeming factor to this film and story. It
was like this film was made to highlight the injustice of that event and that
era to get people riled up today. I also feel being that this was based on a
true story certain lines of dialogue were used to reflect my assumption making
this a type of propaganda. So for DETROIT I give it a 2.5 of 5 stars.
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