The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give is a film about a teen girl grappling with racism, police brutality, and activism after seeing her black comrade killed by police. The film is set in Garden Heights, the southern part of the U.S. The film is a story about a black American family living and working under conditions, clear from the beginning, would be unthinkable for a white American family to face (Cort, 2018). The main character, Amanda Stenberg (Starr Carter), is a sixteen-year-old student and is the central consciousness of the movie. Her presence, conflicts, and voice dominate the movie from start to end. The film is directed by George Tillman Jr and is based on a book by Angie Thomas and screenplay by Wells Audrey. The film’s title reflects on the plot and several themes addressed throughout the film. The main event is Starr’s aftermath, being the only witness to Khalil’s murder, her childhood friend “The Hate U Give” Explores Issues of Racism and Social Justice.
After The major conflict arose when a police officer shot Khalil, Carter’s friend and Carter had to gain the confidence and courage to testify before a grand jury seeking justice for Khalil’s death (Cort, 2018). Starr Carter was sixteen-year-old by then. While driving home from a party she had attended with Khalil, and a police officer stopped them because they failed to signal a lane change. The police officer barked orders to roll down the window and immediately turn off the loud music (Thomas, 2017). Khalil disagreed with the police officer, who then instructed him to get out of the car. As he exited the car, the police officer retrieved his driver’s license and instructed him, keeping his hands-on air as the officer checked his ID. Khalil leaned down into the window of the car, checking up on Starr as he reached through the driver’s side picking up a hairbrush(Merce Girona, 2018). Unfortunately, the officer shot and killed Khalil. While Starr mourned over Khalil, the police officer realized that Khalil was clutching a hairbrush and not a gun as he thought “The Hate U Give” Explores Issues of Racism and Social Justice.
The rising action was when Starr reported the authorities on what happened after One-Fifteen shot Khalil. With Khalil’s murder becoming an international news event, Starr’s identification as the witness was firstly kept private from people off Starr’s family. However, during Khalil’s send-off, Ms. Ofrah revealed that the police never intended to prosecute the officer who killed Khalil-One-Fifteen. Starr decided that she could no longer mute and agreed in testifying before the grand jury (Cort, 2018)s. “The Hate U Give” Explores Issues of Racism and Social Justice King- the gang controlling her neighborhood- warned Starr about bringing him to the testimony, but Starr condemned him and One Fifteen on the television. Due to King’s threat, Starr’s family were forced to move in with her uncle Carlos, a police detective. He was Starr’s father figure during her father’s imprisonment. Maverick(Starr’s father) was in jail for three years for false crime accusation (Merce Girona, 2018). After his release, he committed himself leaving King’s gang and becoming a possessor of Garden Heights grocery store whereby Starr and Seven- her half-brother- worked. Maverick was permitted to leave the gang only because of his false admission to misconduct kept King from being jailed (Thomas, 2017). The King, who was dreaded in the neighborhood, then lived with Seven’s mom and Kenya, Seven’s stepsister, Starr’s friend.
The film’s climax was Starr’s testimonial before the grand jury, which finally brought to the light the entire truth of what occurred the night the officer killed Khalil. With the testimony, Starr had done all she could in seeking justice for Khalil (Gale, 2018). The falling action followed after the grand jury did not prosecute One-Fifteen. Garden Heights erupted into peaceful and riots protests. Starr spoke before the protest but got caught in the chaos as police threw tear gas. Her increasing identity with Garden Height’s people caused tension with her school mates, particularly with Chris, her boyfriend. Maya and Starr finally started standing up to Hailey’s racist remarks while Chris remained helpful to Starr (Merce Girona, 2018). She and her friends took refuge at the Carter family store, which is later burned down by King and his gang members. The neighbors stood up against King to the police leading to his arrest. Starr finally promised to keep her friend’s memory alive, and continued her advocacy against police brutality and violence “The Hate U Give” Explores Issues of Racism and Social Justice.
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