Passing Strange: The Movie Reviews

unexpected great

Fantastic...Artistic..Multi-Talented Actors and Musicians..What more can I say?? I absolutely will see it again and again!

"PASSING STRANGE" IS , WELL, STRANGE! IT'S OFF-BROADWAY IN TYPE--A musical, a satire, a comedy rock-rap-song of the "Jesus Christ... erstar" genre and just as socio-politically serious and important to the conjecture that will bend societies and worlds. "Passing" is to be expected and was expected by this viewer. I can feel the culture roaring for change and not just in the White House or on Wall Street. Some people think "the youth" are not getting it and not going to get it. There is an element lacking in modern contemporary culture. This storyline is unusual, like 'Jesus Christ Superstar'...it has a young black man spreading his wings in the Western World and asking the question who am I--IDENTITY-- and where do I fit in? The answer is kind of usual and passe' at the same time: the answer is: YOU'RE YOUNG...ENJOY YOURSELF, BUT DON'T FORGET TO CHECK IN WITH YOUR ROOTS BECAUSE THAT'S THE PLACE WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE ONE THING THAT REALLY MATTERS, "KEEPIN' IT REAL' AND THAT IS A FAMILY, PARTICULARLY A MOTHER, THAT LOVES YOU. Leaves one to ask the question: "We know Spike Lee has been growing up...has something happen to his mother or between them because this script reeks of maturity...where did Lee get that kind of maturity? So...there is a loud, showy but subtle message in this stage production on celluloid. Rather refreshing, maybe. But only to 55+ year old parents...(but the young may enjoy seeing themselves). Lee's movies are jewels mostly because he means to make jewels so very much but often he leaves his audiences behind. This film/movie by artistic moviemaker Spike Lee will be appreciated by a highly defined, highly discriminating tasteful audiences. The context requires an awareness of what's going on in the world. --Margaret Opine Full Review