Film Review: "See You Yesterday"

Review Written By: Rekkai Steed

If you are going to make a #movie, then it is a good idea to #mentor and #study with the greats. So a #Morehouse man who has an internship with #Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and A Mule Productions may be in the right ballpark, correct? I think so and Stefon Bristol’s first feature length film on #Netflix, “See You Yesterday” is a brilliant piece of #cinema.

I was interested in science in #school only because it seemed interesting, however I was terrible in the class. In this film, I revelled in the sight of a group of African-American geniuses in the areas of science, #physics, #quantum physics and #engineering and they were mere high school kids. It is definitely an area that is underserved and rarely, if ever, seen on film. To break the

mold of the prototypical #stereotypes that perpetuate most "urban" films, this movie was a pleasant surprise. And that really warmed my #heart. But that is one thing this film has plenty of. Heart.

Two teenagers spend their every waking moment readying for a #science competition and their project is a backpack that defies the laws of nature and would allow them to time-travel. Forget the #Nobel Prize, this is world changing #technology. The kind that brings with it serious #ramifications and the thought process of just because we could, doesn’t mean that we should. However, when a loved one in killed senselessly, the pair fly into action with their incomplete project to take the time travel backpack from #theoretical to actual in order to right a wrong and change someone’s #destiny.

This film deals with not only time travel, but issues very relevant to the modern times we are living in. Dealing with #death, especially from states and departments that have a history of

over-policing, the thought that you have to be a #genius to get access to a higher education as well as #familial obligations and #teenage dramatics. Today is definitely the age of the “Shero” and this film is no different with a very #nuanced performance from Eden Duncan-Smith as CJ, who vacillates between teen-angst and sophisticated #technobabble all while portraying the #vulnerability that the role calls for while dealing with social #injustice and feelings of #helplessness and being #powerless despite the #power available at your fingertips to create a new fate.

This is a good movie that should be seen. It is #compelling and thought provoking and deals with many #societal issues without being preachy, contrived or derivative. A must see.

4 out of 5 crosses.

Vision Chronicles “Cross” Meter:

5 Crosses - “And Heaven and Angels sing….” This was truly anointed!

4 Crosses - “TGBTG” This endeavor was “sho’nuff” blessed!

3 Crosses - That was decent. Good-ish. The saints are pleased.

2 Crosses - Pray for Me. What made me watch that?

1 Crosses - I can’t get that time back. Pray for them.

0 Crosses - The Devil is a Liar.

Review Written By: Rekkai Steed