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cinegeek.de
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Sozialer Realismus

cinegeek.de - wrote on 03/25/2016

Fruitvale Station wirft einen Blick auf die sich immer weiter aufspaltende amerikanische Gesellschaft. Unbestreitbar zeigt dieser Film ein Stück Realität und das hat die Wirkung einer Fabel, ja fast eines Lehrstücks. Oscar Grant (der phantastische Michael B. Jordan!) existierte tatsächlich: Ein 22 jähriger Mann, dessen Tod wir gleich am Anfang des Films erleben: Phone Footage an einem Bahnsteig der New Yorker U-Bahn. Polizisten schlagen auf Oscar und seine Freunde ein. Der Schuss eines Gewehrs tötet schliesslich Oscar. Der Rest des Films zeigt, was Oscar zuvor an diesem Tag machte, bevor er am Silvesterabend 2009 erschossen wurde. Wohlbemerkt, es handelt sich hier um einen Menschen mit Träumen und Gefühlen, der eine Tochter hatte und dessen Tod ein riesiges Vakuum hinterliess …

Chris Kavan
Chris Kavan
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A Day in the Life

Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/06/2014

For a first time director, Ryan Coogler has certainly made an impact. Fruitvale Station is an account of the final day in the life of Oscar Grant. As Oscar, Michael B. Jordan also asserts himself as an actor to be reckoned with. I had previously seen him in the sci-fi thriller, Chronicle, but this is far and away his breakout role.

Fruitvale Station is based on true events - after a New Years celebration, Grant and a group of his friends were taking the BART to their destination (Fruitvale Station - hence the title) when an incident aboard the train caused the police to intervene at the stop and, ultimately, Grant was shot in the back and died from his wound. But while that is the outcome - Fruitvale Station is an examination of Grant, and where he is at in his life.

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