"I think it could also potentially be argued that Bobby Seale goaded the judge into silencing him in that violent way," Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who plays Seale in the film, told NPR's."And that was a powerful move by Bobby Seale by outsmarting the judge, by outsmarting his oppressor, and he did it by speaking out in court, by being disruptive, by demanding justice, by demanding the rights that are afforded to him through the Constitution.
Abdul-Mateen II told NPR's Michel Martin about the connection between the film and the current fight for racial justice, and the weight of portraying such an important figure in U.S. history.It began to take on more meaning for me once I went and I looked up interviews of Bobby Seale, I really learned or started to get an idea for the dignity that this man had and about how he was robbed of his dignity during that trial.
So, I tried to really arm myself with the idea that as a Black man, as a representative of myself, my people, my manhood, my dignity, that I would protect those things at all costs. And I wouldn't allow someone else to dehumanize me. They may inflict pain or harm upon my body, but they won't be able to take my humanity.
I think when it comes to allyship, it's very, very important to understand that if you want a role in the movement, then that's not going to always look the same. Just speaking of allyship and bringing it back to the film, Sacha [Baron-Cohen, who plays activist Abbie Hoffman] was one of my biggest allies on the movie. During the moments where I had to go into the back and reenact the bound and gag scene.
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we the unaffected are as outraged as he was and he met justice for the truth his power lived to prove
This was really good and he did a fantastic job! I was very young but I remember hearing my parents talk about what was going on, I learned the history in school but to watch it was very emotional for me. Thumbs Up 👍🏻
I movie about some domestic terrorists...we can just watch the riots, murders, and violence currently carried out by BLM.
He was really great in this. I almost didn't recognize him at first. This man has range!
A must-watch movie on Netflix.
Thought it should’ve been way more focused on him if we’re being honest. A little too white savior ish
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