Film : “Higher Learning”

Columbia Pictures, 1994

This film is truly a masterpiece; one of very few unbiased films I’ve seen that really delve into the lives of Americans and the aspects of race, gender and sexuality that each of us must deal with and the choices each of us makes. A young black man struggles with his identity; where does his race play in to who he is? A girl suffers a rape, then questions her sexuality. A young white man, socially inept and thrust into unfamiliar territory, lets misdirected anger take control. A truly tragic, but realistic, look at the darker side of life, and the views of the people on the ‘other side of the glass’ from yourself.

I was really blown away by just how well this film breaks down the different feelings and reactions of people to the situations examined. Most of us will have faced at least one of the scenarios presented in the film, but how many of us got a clear look at the person on the side opposite us? I can't say much more - if you haven't seen this one you should.