Aliens are the new (old) boogeymen. When you need that go-to bad guy extraterrestrials serve as a handy stand-in for Black men and arabs. With that premise the producers of ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’ have made a thoroughly entertaining earthlings vs. aliens summer feature.
‘Attack The Block‘ has the right amount of gore, machismo and comedy to make it worth your time when it hits theatres at the end of the month. Vicious aliens come to Brixton neighborhood apartment complex and get more than they bargained for from a local band of juvenile delinquents.
The lead character is a 15yr old Black kid. This movie could not have been produced in America because of our relationship to young Black males. In Europe its a lot different. Well maybe not a lot different, but the neighborhood where the movie was set is mixed racially, just not economically.
The juvees are a motley crew of mixed race kids led by a Black dude. Watching a young Black male in a motion picture go from thug to hero and still maintain his thug style was worth my every viewing minute. Cool off for a few this summer and peep this hot flick.
