Jungle Fever

I watched this on cable, when I was a little older. Well, it has comedy to the point that it could make you sad. It's not afraid to go there. That makes you second guess, and take another look at the movie. It's a great movie, and I loved to watch it, over and over again, besides the length. Also, it's Strong Sexual Content warning is good in letting you know that's it's not for kids.

Excellent movie! People should be able to be in a relationship with who they want to be with regardless of color.

This is a phenomenal coming of age story of interracial relationships in the 1980s and 90s. These characters are perplexed and multi dimensional. A cultural classic and must needed film of its time. Spike Lee is a genius.

My problem with the film lies in the affair and characters not with the actors or dialog. I just couldn't feel for these people.

A typical Spike Lee subject matter

A provocative movie for it's time (1991), laying bare the racial and ethnic dilemmas that human nature faces, not just in NYC - but everywhere in the world. The conversations were sometimes overdone, but richly revealing nonetheless.

You got it bad when you have a case of 'jungle fever' This is another one of those early films taking a jab at interracial relationships Spike Lee directs and co-stars starring Wesley Snipes, Annabelle Sciorra, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Brad Dourif, Tim Robbins Flipper works at a firm, has a wife, and a daughter A new recruit named Angela, an Italian White woman is brought in which at first displeases him since he's the only black hire on staff She proves capable though; at home she cooks and takes her of her brothers and father since the mother is dead As time goes on both Flipper and Angela start a forbidden affair which of course stirs up talk and generates hostility because of their skin color It's one thing if hes married but both of them are constrained by a society that doesn't approve of integration Flipper is used to the racial slurs growing up his whole life, Angela has never experienced this kind of treatment and she's swimming in dangerous waters Lots of talk and debate about what's considered right, acceptable when it comes to mixed relationships Are there any good men or women? How many are trusting? How many stay out of committing crimes, being imprisoned, or actually landing successful careers? Who stays with their partner based on skin color? Is character more important than the physical exterior? A lot of people are getting with the times while others have backwards thinking still Perhaps color has everyone on edge cause they cant relate to each other Flipper and Angela are knee deep in social pressure but are determined to combat it Maybe this love conquers everything can't always suceeed The movie has lots of seething realities about this subject addressing sociopolitical themes It changes things for better or worse Spike Lee directs with timely subject matter even if it's ambitious to a fault It's long but makes us think daring us to be interested

Samuel L Jackson shines in portrait of interracial relationship in one of the most racist cities in America in the early 90's.

Was not engaged by the plot nor the premise, but 2019 is a much different time then 1991. I was two years old in 1991.

Victimhood everywhere showcases one side but not the other.