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A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Storyline
After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago's Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
User Reviews
It's a story about what can happen when females unite and use their power to change the world (using a male point of view concept) as a group of women from Chicago start a revolution by denying their gangbanging boyfriends sex unless they stop the war on the street that earned their neighborhood the nickname Chi-Raq.
Spike goes over everything from Black lives matter, to gun control, to the War in Iraq, to feminism, to the confederate flag, etc... It was a well done blend of social commentary just putting a stamp on everything important since 2012.
It's an old school style Spike Lee Joint somewhere in-between School Daze and Do the Right Thing as Spike takes the story out of Brooklyn and into a different hood. It was beautifully shot, great cinematography that I have not seen in Spike's joint in a minute.
The movie's dialog was intriguing, an elegant cross between Shakespeare and hip hop.
This movie proves that Spike still has what it takes to tell a very powerful story. He uses great visuals, sexuality and humor to get an important message across.
This Joint felt like watching Spike's ultimate fantasy for America and it was a great experience.
| Release Date | : | Dec 04, 2015 |
| Runtime | : | |
| Genres | : | Music, Comedy, Drama |
| Production Company | : | 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Amazon Studios |
| Production Countries | : | United States of America |
| Casts | : | Nick Cannon, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson,Teyonah Parris, Anya Engel-Adams, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Michelle Mitchenor, Ebony Joy, Felicia Pearson |
| Plot Keywords | : | chicago |
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