Higher Learning - The Rebels

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Movie
German title Higher Learning - The Rebels
Original title Higher learning
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1995
length 126 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director John Singleton
script John Singleton
production Paul Hall ,
John Singleton
music Stanley Clarke
camera Peter Lyons Collister
cut Bruce Cannon
occupation

Higher Learning - Die Rebellen (Original title: Higher Learning ) is an American drama from 1995 . Directed by John Singleton , who also wrote the script and co-produced the film.

action

The African American Malik Williams studies with Kristen Connor and Remy at the fictional Columbus University in California . Williams expects preferred treatment from the African-American professor Maurice Phipps, but he does not want to grant it. He befriends another African American student, Fudge. Williams begins a relationship with Deja who helps him formulate the essays.

Kristen Connor meets Billy. She is raped while on a date and turns to the feminists active on campus . Connor meets the lesbian Taryn, who works in the group, with whom she befriends. She finds Taryn attractive and wants to kiss her after an event. Taryn stops her and says that Connor should only do it when she is sure and ready for it. The women sleep together some time later.

The from Idaho native Remy feels lost. Scott Moss recruits him for a group of skinheads . After a fight between the African Americans and the skinheads, Connor organizes a concert that aims to reconcile the ethnic groups. Remy shoots participants from a precision rifle and kills two people, including Deja. Williams identifies the perpetrator, but he is arrested by the campus police, which consists of white officers. Remy is initially released by mistake, later he is cornered and shoots himself.

Williams and Connor meet some time later at the place where Deja died. Connor says that she was guilty of what happened as the organizer of the concert. Williams comforts her, telling her not to blame herself. The film ends with the call to think about it!

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film showed the political, sexual, and racist undertones of university life. He's trying to fit in too much in two hours. The villains are depicted one-dimensional, which prevents the audience from feeling. The three main actors would not demonstrate "abundance" of talent, but they are appropriate to their roles.

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of January 11, 1995 that the film was interesting for various reasons, including because it showed life on campus impartially. He does not offer easy answers. The "subtle" portrayal of Laurence Fishburne is particularly effective.

The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was a "committed, attentive inventory of the conflicts in US society, exemplified on the campus of a university". The episodes would combine "to form an irritating ambiguous game", "in which campus slapstick mixes with terrifying particles of reality", "which creates tension and thoughtfulness at the same time".

Awards

Laurence Fishburne won the Image Award in 1996 ; Ice Cube was nominated for the same award.

backgrounds

  • The film was shot in Los Angeles . It grossed approximately $ 38.3 million in US cinemas .
  • The film features the songs Year of tha Boomerang and Tire Me from Rage Against the Machine .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed February 21, 2008
  2. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed February 21, 2008
  3. ^ Higher Learning - The Rebels in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed on February 21, 2008
  4. ↑ Filming Locations for Higher Learning, accessed February 21, 2008
  5. ^ Box office results for Higher Learning, accessed on February 21, 2008