![]() A landscape shaped by torture, theft, and enslavement, after being acquired through murder. Shades of blackness colors this sequel unlike the first.īetween The World And Me is a long love letter woven by profound knowledge and intense emotions that Coates wrote to his adolescent son about the story of race on the American landscape. I immediately sat up straight in the cinema. In the opening scene of Equalizer 2, Denzel is reading from Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book, Between The World And Me. His quiet storm (rage) is directed against those who have harmed the “innocents.” He is a retired special forces agent turned avenger, who no longer follows orders to kill, but lets his heart decide. Needless to say, I fell in love with Denzel’s black body! Although I sometimes groan watching some of the parts he has played over the years (like Training Day and Safe House, which makes me ask the question, “Why Denzel?”) I still go to see every film he is in! Although The Equalizer and Equalizer 2 are very violent thrillers, Denzel Washington (as Robert McCall) plays the part of a sacred warrior. ![]() ![]() What was happening in South Africa, at the time, meant the world to me, and I had to go see the film. ![]() I remember going to the Empire cinema in Leicester Square, London, to watch the film on my own. I have been a fan of Denzel since he played Steve Biko in Cry Freedom. I had to go see Equalizer 2 with Denzel Washington. ![]()
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