Movie review: DA 5 BLOODS
Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today, oh oh oh -Marvin Gaye, WHAT'S GOING ON, 1971 Spike Lee wants to educate us. And we need to be educated. And by ''we'', I speak as a privileged white man. After his stunning return to form with the superb BLACKKKLANSMAN in 2018, DA 5 BLOODS confirms more than ever that Lee still has a lot to say, especially about racial tensions and of course, the undeniable fact that Black Lives Matter, but also about the immorality of war, and the deep wounds left by the Vietnam War. The plot by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo (who are remembered by comic book fans for the 1990 FLASH TV series and THE ROCKETEER ) was originally written for Oliver Stone in 2013 as THE LAST TOUR , but was rewritten by Spike Lee and Kevin Willmot (Lee's BLACKKKLANSMAN