A Threesome.

Okay. I know I have only written once on the Blog (sorry Joe), but I never think of anything worthwhile to write about. Every time I talk about a movie while working in the West End I get a pat on the back and some awkward laughing. Figures. Anyways, I have good news! I have something interesting to blog about! Three docs that inter-twine... Crips and Bloods, Fierce Light and The Garden.

Crips and Bloods, looks as if it's a bunch of tattooed thugs using Kris Kadas lingo.. it's not. The whole basis is largely the African American community in L.A. starting from the 1930's dealing with racism and the fight against it, including a lot of footage from the Black Panthers and the 1992 L.A. riots. This is where the movie flips and shows a society that instead of fighting for their rights, turns on itself and technically reverses the whole process for progress. The community splits into two sides and thus the title 'Crips and Bloods' starts to play out.
After the 1992 riots. The government started a program that was to help the community put itself back together. Although billions of dollars were set aside for the program, nothing is acheived. This is where the second movie of choice comes in... there was one good thing to come about.

In 'Fierce Light' the movie starts with the 1992 riots. Fast paced it reveals the one positive push to come out of the riots, a community garden. Set up in a very large industrial area we see the impact it has on the community and the fight to keep it alive. The film gives a wider perspective of the different people affected by the 13 acres of land and their active participation. It also goes into this spiritual rant after that. It is interesting, but I wasn't as absorbed in the rest.

And...The Threesome... 'The Garden'. It's very obvious. It deals with the Garden as a full-length doc.

(Tom if you try and hide the word NobGoblin' in my blog one more time, you will never goble anything ......EVER again.....do I make myself clear?)

Carrying on. 'The Garden' mostly looks at the spanish community who have taken over the land and grow many different types of edible plants. It deals with the fight against the city to keep the land which has been sold back to the original owner of the property. The community slowly starts to turn on itself just as in 'Crips and Bloods' which I thought was very interesting. It ends with a severe struggle to keep the land and keep the community together.

All in all these three documentaries group together to bring forth many issues within one society. As every film has one point of view, watching all three in sequence gives a nice perspective for the viewer. I suggest you try a threesome...*AHEM* This threesome. (oh..ha.ha.)

Love,

Niki Diamonds

p.s... if you just want to watch one ..go for Crips and Bloods.. Stacy Peralta is so dreamy.