Kenny Leon's A Raisin In The Sun

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“ A Raisin in the Sun” directed by Kenny Leon is a emotional roller coaster filled with twists and turns. It really makes you feel like you were part of the Younger household back in the 1950s. It also show cases how poorly black people were treated and makes you really feel their pain. But most important this film isn’t just pain and sadness, it’s also a happy movie based on true events. Take the part where Walter first sees the $10,000 check Mama just received. Then when he tells Mama what he wants to buy a liquor store. You can literally feel Walters Desperation. Then when Walter rejects Ruth when she wants to tell him she’s pregnant the sadness of her literally makes your breathe stop for a moment. The last moment when Walter walks

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