See You Yesterday - dir. Stefon Bristol

SPOILER WARNING!

Holy heckin damn! I enjoyed this but it had some really confusing vibes! It starts very exciting and fun and the way you usually see time travelly movies... And then it gets really dark. But I kinda like that, cuz it's being two things at once! It's Bristol's first feature film and I gotta say he kinda nailed it for a first time director, although he was working with the great Spike Lee as a producer so he definitely had some help from the best!

CJ was an absolute badass and I love her. The whole "we've solved stuff that Einstein worked his whole life on" trope made me cringe a little bit but putting that aside I loved that she was a smart powerful young woman.

The films discusses the theme of police brutality and racism, with a general idea that while there is no clear end in sight that's no reason to give up the fight, as CJ fearlessly charges back in time to try and solve it time and time again. As she loses Sebastian it's implied that there will always be victims of police brutality, but as she tries again for a final time at the end of the film and we're left wondering how it goes, it can be looked at in a hopeful light or a pessimistic light.

I also loved the unusual angles of the clocks and the spin with the record play shot.

Rating: 7/10

You should watch it! He's a young director and I'm so glad that he got the chance to make this, I really hope to see him making more movies!

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