The movie Fruitvale Station is a strong movie that emphasizes the struggle of the poor-minority community, shows the prejudice that the police in our everyday society have, and walks through the life of Oscar Grant III, 24 hours before his murder. The ethnophaulism that is used is both derogatory and uncalled for; As well, the prejudice that someone encounters on a daily basis is unbelievably sad. The struggles of minority people in the United States often disregarded, and the outcome of hate crimes and prejudice is becoming an enormous problem. The movie Fruitvale Station covers a 24-hour, minute by minute_ fictional_ play by play of Oscar Grant III life. Oscar was a 22-year-old African American who had a young daughter that he loved very
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While riding on a subway train Oscar ran into a girl who he had aided earlier that day. As she started thanking him for everything that he had done for her, the man who was in prison with Grant had seen him talking and decided to start fighting with Grant. The fight escalated and the police officers arrived at the next train station stop. The four African American men that were involved in the fight were taken off the train and slammed up against the walls. The police officers started using ethnophaulism language (racial slurs) while the men were being detained. As the officers stood there, they started to beat the men for any kind of movement or disorderly conducted. As the men were being, beaten Oscar Grant took a stand and was beat down by two officers, they sat on his back with their knees on him and his face was on the hard cement. One officer “ Mehserle” went to flip Oscar over and instead stood up and shot him in the back. While Oscar laid on the concrete, my heart sunk in disbelief. How could anyone do this? He has a family; he is just a man trying to survive. As I question myself, I realized that situations like this one are taking place all over the world.
I like the movie for that it showed the everyday life of people in the minority group, thus giving people a better understanding. I feel that if the movie was shown in the life of the police officer,
While riding on a subway train Oscar ran into a girl who he had aided earlier that day. As she started thanking him for everything that he had done for her, the man who was in prison with Grant had seen him talking and decided to start fighting with Grant. The fight escalated and the police officers arrived at the next train station stop. The four African American men that were involved in the fight were taken off the train and slammed up against the walls. The police officers started using ethnophaulism language (racial slurs) while the men were being detained. As the officers stood there, they started to beat the men for any kind of movement or disorderly conducted. As the men were being, beaten Oscar Grant took a stand and was beat down by two officers, they sat on his back with their knees on him and his face was on the hard cement. One officer “ Mehserle” went to flip Oscar over and instead stood up and shot him in the back. While Oscar laid on the concrete, my heart sunk in disbelief. How could anyone do this? He has a family; he is just a man trying to survive. As I question myself, I realized that situations like this one are taking place all over the world.
I like the movie for that it showed the everyday life of people in the minority group, thus giving people a better understanding. I feel that if the movie was shown in the life of the police officer,