For example, exactly a year before the movie was released, protests wracked the streets of Charlottesville. “BlacKkKlansman” also uses hard-hitting scenes to advance this message. It is in scenes like these that Lee points out the inconsistencies in racist ideology. In one instance, Duke details to Stallworth how he would know if a black man was speaking on the phone with him, and Stallworth and the rest of officers can barely contain their laughter while Duke makes a fool out of himself without even knowing it. This occurs especially often when Stallworth is on the phone with Duke. This commentary takes a main stage in “BlacKkKlansman,” with Lee throwing subtle and overt barbs against racists whenever he can.Ĭommentary takes a main stage in “BlacKkKlansman,” with Lee throwing subtle and overt barbs against racists. By utilizing a true story that is so bizarre it’s near impossible to believe, Lee mocks the fallacies of racism. Together, the two infiltrate the Klan as undercover agents, watching their every move and undermining their plans. In his place, Stallworth convinces his Jewish officemate Flip Zimmerman, played by Adam Driver, to impersonate him.
The local Klavern leaders invite Stallworth to join them, but as an African-American, Stallworth is not able to. To everyone’s surprise, Stallworth establishes a close relationship with David Duke, the Klan’s Grand Wizard over the phone. As the first black officer of his department, Stallworth, played by John David Washington, is an eager newbie who, despite the discriminatory and racist comments from his white co-workers, contacts his local Ku Klux Klan den in search of his own assignments. Set in 1970s Colorado Springs, the movie is based on the real-life story of Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer navigating a post-Civil Rights Movement era of politics, academia and business.
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