This might sound kind of “preachy” and yes, it kind of is but I don’t see that as a problem at all. However, on the way home, Khalil is stopped by a lone police officer (ostensibly for a minor motor offence) and – not taking the risks seriously – is shot when the officer thinks he has a gun.įor Starr, the event is both traumatic and pivotal and the film follows her journey of developing identity, confidence and political awareness, via a range of friends (well-meaning to various degrees) and conflicting perspectives. She has also lost touch with her oldest friend Khalil, so when he arrives at a party she’s not mingling very well at, they catch up with huge smiles he drives her home when the party starts to turn rough. She does not show her true or complete self to either and seems to have lost sight of what it would mean if she did. It is about Starr, who lives – uncomfortably – in two worlds: Garden Heights, the largely black and underprivileged district where she lives with her family and Williamson, the upmarket school she attends (outside of that district) with a largely white student base. The Hate U Give is based on the popular novel from 2017 by Angie Thomas, which in turn was partly inspired by the words of hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur.
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