Origin
Directed by Ava DuVernayThe unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
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- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025An adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s best seller, “Caste” a sweeping exploration of caste systems, how they have shaped modern society and how they potentially connect. It’s a heady and heavy topic Duvernay attempts to make it as digestible as possible by depicting the author Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis) as she’s travelling the world researching for her novel and attempting to unpack these caste systems to draw conclusions and connections. While I’m not certain the narrative structure is quite as effective as a hard-hitting documentary potentially could have been, maybe the light touch is able to reach a wider audience. There’s some really fascinating and important revelations to discover, particularly if you’re not familiar with caste system.
- RyezooFebruary 4, 2025I went into this movie completely blind, and I was surprised by how heavy the subject matter was. As a story and what really happened it all is very interesting and honestly one of the strongest aspects of this movie is that it taught me things that I never knew about India and left me thinking for about it for hours after it happened. This is a movie that made me want to look up more on the subject matter than any has in a long time. My only fault with the movie is that it felt a little preachy and sometimes when the emotional weight the main character is dealing with didn’t hit as strong for me. I don’t know if this is a movie I can watch again, but I’m glad I watched it this night.
