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Analysis Of Fruitvale Station
My thoughts about the film, Fruitvale Station, are plenty. The film was more critical of Oscar, and I understand some of the criticisms that are leveled on the one side portrayal of Oscar. This movie is much more one-sided than I had expected it to be. We are introduced to the story of the footage where police are seen shooting the handcuffed Oscar. The movie made it so hard for me to sympathize with the officers who are supposed to protect the people and maintain the law. Even if the character Oscar was worse than he was portrayed in this film, one can hardly argue that he deserved his fate. This movie depicts how officers can take the law into their hands. The killing of Oscar was wrong and tragedy, hence, it was not a fair depiction.

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