I like Spike Lee movies. He films them on location in NYC, as oppossed to some directors, (Kubrick), who think the audience will believe a London set to be the west village. The 25th Hour is essentially about a convicted man's final day of freedom before he begins a seven year incarceration for selling drugs. The underlying theme of the film comes from the depression and anxiety many Americans and New Yorkers in particular were feeling about September Eleventh. The first few minutes of the film contain footage of the rubble and of the two large spotlights that were put in place of the fallen towers. The movie reunites the doomed man, Monty with two of his childhood friends for a final night on the town. During the course of the day Monty learns who he can trust and ultimately who betrayed him to begin with. He also learns to make peace with his life as well as the world. In the end as he is heading up to prison Monty looks out the window and sees the stereotype he hates until a bus pulls up and a small child smiles and waves at him and with that the hatred is released. Truly a beautiful film. I can't believe that Spike Lee is yet to win an Oscar. The rasicm in Hollywood is almost unbelievable. I'm tired of seeing Denzel and Morgan play homicide detectives. Watch this movie.
Review of 25th Hour
