Back in the nineties, Spike Lee really began evolving as a storyteller, exploring well beyond his era of being known as "the black Woody Allen". He created something all his own in the 1990's, and carved out a fascinating little niche for himself in the cinematic landscape. He Got Game is sort of his answer to Martin Scorsese's gritty urban films. It comes down to a story of family, and is one of Lee's all time must download movies.
The story follows a young man named Jesus, yes, Jesus, not Hey-Zeus, but Jesus, as in Jesus Christ. As his father explains "What's wrong with Jesus? It's a Biblical name." "Yeah no &*$# dad!" Jesus is a basketball prodigy being pursued by, well, pretty much everyone. Every college wants him, and they stop at nothing to try and lure him to their respective schools.
The other lead is Jesus' father played by Denzel Washington. He's been in prison for years for accidentally killing the mother. Jesus has never forgiven him for this. Whether he ever finds his son's love again forms one of the film's main two plots alongside that of Jesus' being courted by the various athletic schools in the area.
The warden at the prison offers a deal: Let the father out for a little while to convince Jesus to join the warden's alma mater, and they'll see about reducing the sentence.
Of course, this isn't really the point for the father. A reduced sentence is a nice bonus, but he really wants to take the opportunity to find the son's forgiveness, to be close to him and to love him and be loved by him. The way these two plot threads tie together is really incredible, in that what school Jesus chooses has to be right for him.
Along the way, the father falls in love with a street prostitute while Jesus tries to figure out the right thing to do, trying to avoid the temptation, the goodies the various schools dangle in front of him. They offer him everything, money, sex, drugs, fat wads of cash as bribes, to try and get him to choose their schools over all the others. He enjoys these bonuses, but ultimate maintains his composure and tries to make the right decision for himself and for his little sister.
The ending of the film is surreal, moving, and fitting. It defies all logic and laws of physics in order to give us a conclusion that is, while not entirely logical, is at least one of the most emotionally satisfying endings put to film.
The film has some shocking moments, but more importantly, it has some moments of real truth and honesty, and some fearless performances by all of the primary cast members. Since 2000 or so, Spike Lee has turned his attention towards more marketable, polished films. These are all good movies, but with films like He Got Game, Lee really carved out a niche for himself and created some true classics of the American cinema.
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