Movie of the Day – 25th Hour

My first Spike Lee film making it’s way to the Movie of the Day posting.  While he has a particularly prolific filmography and a string of captivating and socially conscious films to choose from, I decided on today’s post being the one where it had the honor of being the first movie to have been filmed after 9/11 in New York.  While that alone should the love that Spike has for the city he grew up in, it’s the backdrop for the film itself about building something out of the rubble of destruction.  25th Hour is one of the more compelling dramas, with a character who is on the verge of destruction but gets one last chance to make things right in life.  It’s something that we all do in one way or another, an opportunity to write the wrongs in our lives and ultimately reflect on our life in particular.

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