This Sunday's Movie Review

I hate poetry.

As a teenager, I didn't like it as part of my literature and it got worse as I grew. I had the impression, I still do, that poets try as much as possible to confuse with their words. I mean, why give me a headache in a bid to understand what was supposed to be entertaining and pleasant?

I diverse. This movie is obviously about poetry and when my sister asked me to see it, I refused but she transferred it to my laptop anyway, and I thank her. Yes, you heard me, I thank her.

The movie might have started out a bit boring, after the first scene anyway, but I begun enjoying it when I realized what poetry should be and what Rap has become.

It pains me to agree with the movie that rap, which I love, has become redundant by only voicing violence, promiscuous sex, money as the epitome of good life while poetry is so much more.

The movie made me recall the only man that made me love poetry by teaching me rhymes. The movie inspired me to start writing again.

There was a lot of intense chemistry going on, especially between Azealia Banks and Lucien Laviscount. These two are practically unknowns to me but, wow, they were good together.

I love Jill Scott, though her part was mean, but she didn't disappoint. The director, RZA did make a point with that movie - Poetry is about deep emotions and correction of ills. Rap could be that too.

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