One of the most interesting characters i've seen in a while i can't pick a part why but everything from his appearance to speaking and actions are so interesting

was a character that really didn't need to exist for the story to still go but adds a new level nonetheless

yeah this is the way to go. a lot of the convo last page and from people reacting to the first parts are useless cus they were watching it hoping to find something to complain about and the show never ended up static at all. comments missed the mark entirely when the story actually sets in

hope you enjoy tho the story really takes you around the country in an interesting way. Whitehead deserves the upmost respect too as the original creator of all of this

just finished this. putting all debate aside, I thought it was extremely well done and one of the best book adaptations I've seen. Barry Jenkins fleshed the characters out much better than Colson Whitehead did in the novel and the acting, cinematography, score, script, and set design were all amazing. I really liked how the story was structured too

I can understand why some people are avoiding watching this because at times it was very violent and difficult to watch, but I thought Jenkins handled the source material tactfully without cheaply pulling on emotional strings. out of all of the shocking visuals and powerful scenes I was moved most by the claire de'lune scene in episode 9 which was f\*\*\*ing amazing and might be one of the best musical cues i've seen in film

my only gripe is there were a few deviations from the book that I didn't like or find necessary, and this would have been better at 8 episodes, but it was a near perfect adaptation and proves that Jenkins is one of the most talented directors out rn

9/10

probably will be at the top of my list for 2021 tv shows

First episode man, damn. I almost tapped out several times. I don't think I got the stomach for s*** like this anymore. 2nd episode was much easier to watch but still difficult.

First episode was the hardest by a long shot but there’s nothing as bad after

saw a really in depth interview with Barry Jenkins and Colson Whitehead. it's got some spoilers but it's interesting to hear their reasoning to some of the choices made and how they respond to a lot of the criticism you see in this thread

Great show

But also damn near trauma inducing if yr black

Ep 9, 7 and the house burning ep especially

I finished this but it pissed me off to no end. That beautiful town went up in flames.

Also why did we have to waste so much time with the slave catcher I mean they gave him his own origin story and everything.

Oh wait there's one more episode

Jenkins recommended this earlier on Twitter. Great conversation with Tarell McCraney

S*** is crazy

Happy it's finally gotten some awards love somewhere

This show was done so dirty smh, from promo to release strategy to Emmy recognition. Even film twitter seemed non-chalant about it. Then they have the nerve to whine about Jenkins doing the Lion King prequel smh.

Y'all really should check it out tho. It isn't exactly flawless but Barry really put his foot into this one. A stunning piece of art all round

I recently got Amazon Prime and forgot this show even existed.

I'm sure this is a good show, but i probably won't watch tbh. Im just tired of the slave shows and movies

he really put his everything into this fr and it shows with every scene

perfectly valid

Starting this. On ep3.
Barry Jenkins man…

I had 0 clue this was out. Talk about it just disappeared from my timeline. I'mma try n watch this sometime this week

Yo this kid playing Homer is really good wtf. Like he barely has any speaking lines but his face and mannerisms are so spot on

Can't find a thread for Beale Street so posting this here. Quite lovely