Stenberg delivers one of the worst performances of her career. This film, however, delivers its message poorly. It’s a very important topic that needs to be discussed in light of the current political and social climate. The message and overall theme of “The Hate U Give” is one that I sympathize with. The film serves as a piece of commentary, critiquing police brutality against African-Americans as well as the black-on-black violence too often seen in poverty-stricken communities across the United States. It’s an acronym that stands for “The Hate U Give Little Infants F**ks Everyone,” (THUG LIFE). “The Hate U Give” is named after Tupac Shakur’s famous line and rap collective of the same name. However, when Carter witnesses her childhood friend, Khalil Harris (Algee Smith), gunned down by a police officer during a routine traffic stop, the emotional burden of her friend’s death inspires her to stand up for what is right. Carter struggles to come to terms with her racial and social identity within these two contrasting environments. “The Hate U Give,” directed by George Tillman Jr., follows Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg), a high school girl who lives in a poor, mostly black neighborhood but attends a private school in an affluent, predominately white neighborhood.
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