The Worst Film Ever

That was an excellent one.

Such a frustrating disappointment

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

John Singleton puts out some depressing movies.I saw Rosewood in '97 and I was barely able to handle it. I just watched it again here in '18 and I'm no better able to handle it.These types of movies show the worst side of human beings--and in this case it was white southerners. The south has a sordid past indeed and even though it pains me to watch movies regarding the sins of the south I think they are important. The truth of the matter is; I'd never heard of the events of Rosewood until I watched this movie. No one likes to relive such travesties, not the victims or the perpetrators, but it's a story that should be told... that needs to be told. We can't bury our heads in the sand and pretend these things never happened because they actually helped shap the society we live in today. The very least we can do is learn from it, progress from it, and prevent it from ever happening again.Rosewood is a trying movie to watch. I ask myself why am I watching it again? Because I feel it's that important to know. Those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it. It's these historical events that have left legacies amongst people and if we can be honest about it then we can move forward. The perpetrators of the Rosewood massacre were hateful and ignorant on a massive scale but that hate and ignorance doesn't have to be perpetuated. It can stop, it can be ended. So, whereas I find movies like this hard to watch I can still appreciate them.

i just watched this movie for the first time and had to watch it a second time. i found it very moving and upsetting. i researched this story online and was amazed how accurate this story was. i am a white 43y male and to tell you the truth after watching the movie and reading about it i find myself ashamed to be a white man. i cant believe how stupid the white race is. thinking back to how we treated the African Americans, not to mention how we did our best to get rid of the native Indian's that once proudly roamed these lands. i never could figure where a race thinks they are better our have that right to live more than another race just because there skin is a different color. i would refer this movie to everyone

There were two themes in this film. The first was the suppression of African-Americans by the Ku Klux Klan and by English-Americans. the second was that the sheer glory of the Medal of Honor shone through.The setting was like a tinderbox with Americans mainly from England had hatred for those from Africa. The racist violence and widespread burning if the African part of the town is triggered by the rape and beating of a white woman by an African, who she describes in the most vile racist terms. Most of the English population goes on the rampage, murdering, burning and raping the Africans and their property. One of the Africans, Mann, had made a lot of money, and has earned the world's highest bravery award, the Medal of Honor while fighting for his country in WW1.The main heroes in the story are two Train Conductors, both English, who save many Africans from certain death, plus Mann himself. Our hero, Mann, re-wins the Medal of Honor several times over by cutting himself down from a hanging, rescuing the villagers, taking on the entire English population who were bent on wiping out all Africans. At the end another reluctant helper, the General Store owner played by Jon Voight salutes Mann, but the viewers know that he is really saluting the Medal of Honor.The film is an indictment of the brutal President of the United States, Warren G Harding, who encouraged these activities. Fortunately we do not have these sort of leaders any more.

This is one of John Singletons' best. I am glad he had the courage to bring it to the big screen, however, a lot was left out, as a friend of mine is a relative Sylvester Carrier. She paints a much more gruesome picture than we see on the screen,which I am sure his editors left on the cutting room floor. The movie was painful to watch with my friend, as she relived old memories told to her as a child, but still entertaining. The actors he chose, fit their parts perfectly, especially the ones that lived in Sumner.They almost made you forget they were just actors, because of such convincing performances.Vingh Rhames was incredible as I believe this was his debut and Michael Rooker is one of my favorites since "Tombstone".If you ever need a lesson on what "lies" and "jealousy" can destroy, this is the movie.