Passing | Film Review
I saw this film on Netflix's schedule and added it to my list, mainly because it stars Tessa Thompson, who I'm a huge fan of. But I never really thought about the premise of the film, or how profound it could be. In the 1920s, a black woman's (Tessa Thompson) life is changed when she reconnects with a childhood friend (Ruth Negga) who is passing as white. I liked this film so much more than I thought I would. I often find that films like this with a profound message can sometimes miss the mark, but I liked the direction this took. I went into this expecting it to be black and white, and I like that it was. Having said that, one thing that it did was obscure the skin colours of the two main actresses. And while this may be the point, it didn't really work for me because neither of these women look like they can reasonably pass as white. If the film were in colour, this would probably easier to understand. This is a really interesting story with really complex, thr