Book Vs. Movie: The Hate U Give
The 2017 Book by Angie Thomas & the 2018 Film

The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas and adapted into a 2018 film directed by George Tillman Jr., presents a powerful narrative about race, identity, and activism. While the book and the movie follow the same core story—Starr Carter witnessing the police shooting of her childhood friend Khalil and navigating the aftermath—they differ in several ways. The Margos take a look at both in this episode. Which did we prefer—the book or the movie? 

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In this ep, the Margos discuss:

• Author Angie Thomas and the book’s unusual path to adaptation. 
• The true-life murders that inspired the story
• The cast includes Amandla Sternberg (Starr Carter), Regina Hall (Lisa Carter), Russell Hornsby (Maverick Carter), Algee Smith (Khalil Harris), Lamar Johnson (Seven Carter), Issa Rae (April), KJ Apa (Chris Bryant), Common (Carlos), Anthony Mackie (King), Sabrina Carpenter (Hailey Grant), and Drew Starkey as Brian McIntosh Jr.

Clips Featured:

• “Starr Codeswitching at School”
• The Hate U Give  trailer
• “Opening scene with instructions on how to act in case of police interference.”
• “THUG Opening scene”
• “Chris and Starr”
• “Sabrina (Hailey) gets wailed upon and deserves it’
• “Seven Point Scene”
• “Sekani gun scene.”
• Music by Dustin O’Halloran 
• The closing song by Arlissa, “We Won’t Move.” 

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