School Daze, 1988, Comedy (satire)
Plot: This film is about a faux Historically Black College/ University (HBCU) called Mission College during its homecoming weekend as the tension between classmates.
I could have gone without the musical interludes (except for that one guy during the Ms. Gamma Pageant program, he was gettin’ it). Spike Lee shows his creativity again with the “in your face” style of directing.
Another thing of note was the fake fraternity Gamma Phi Gamma which depicted the pledging process before hazing was openly confronted and they changed the name to “membership intake”. It is interesting what people do when in power and what others are willing to do to be accepted into an exclusive organization.
The need for HBCU’s was also put into question and raised legitimate concerns. Spike Lee is a great writer and I enjoy his films.
3.2/5
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