The gang ends their Spike Lee Spotlight with the Netflix Original Film, Da 5 Bloods.

Episode 96:  Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Directed by: Spike Lee
Written by: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee
Score by: Terence Blanchard
Budget: $35-45 million
Grossed: Netflix Streams 

Cast:

• Delroy Lindo as Paul 
• Jonathan Majors as David
• Clarke Peters as Otis
• Norm Lewis as Eddie
• Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Melvin
• Chadwick Boseman as "Stormin'" Norman Earl Holloway
• Johnny Trí Nguyễn as Vinh
• Mélanie Thierry as Hedy Bouvier
• Paul Walter Hauser as Simon
• Jasper Pääkkönen as Seppo Havelin
• Jean Reno as Desroche
• Veronica Ngo as Hanoi Hannah
• Lê Y Lan as Tiên
• Nguyễn Ngọc Lâm as Quân
• Sandy Hương Phạm as Michon

Talking Points: 

1. Overall thoughts on Da 5 Bloods?
2. History with Vietnam movies, how does Da 5 Bloods compare to these films? 
3. How do the style and structure of the film impact the effectiveness of the character story?
4. What are the overall themes of Da 5 Bloods?
5. Final thoughts. 

Plugs: 

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Next EP: 

• Tree of Life

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