Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

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Cailei P Sweetback himself is not a traditional “hero.” He is quiet, brooding, and far from perfect, but his escape from the police becomes an act of rebellion that resonated deeply with Black audiences of the time. The film’s final message, “A Baadasssss Song,” insists that Sweetback “got away,” turning his survival into a symbol of empowerment. Although it is a bit confusing for some viewers and will make you ask yourself "What the hell am I watching?" I do think it is worth a watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review Angela C For its time and historical reasons I think the movie is good, however I was not a big fan, mostly due to the constant sex acts. I was immediately disturbed by the child sex scene. I think there could have been other ways to portray that he was working at a brothel at such a young age. I also think the sex acts in between the movie where he gains something from them was weird and unnecessary. But I thought the police chase plus the music choice made it seem like a cartoon chase, in a good way. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/10/25 Full Review George G I would like to describe this film as weird, bizarre and somewhat interesting, it is still watchable and I can see why many would enjoy this type of film. Basically it's about a main character's lifestyle affecting the way he solves his situations and now trying to run away from a problem he can’t solve from their usual tactic, but even though he can’t solve the main obstacle, he can solve smaller ones to county running. This may be cryptic but it's the only way to avoid spoilers. Although the film has weird edits throughout the story, it serves a purpose in explaining the character and the story. There is also music that plays throughout the film that helps express the situations where characters find themselves often in the movie. Although the film was good, compared to other movies I've seen, I'm not really interested in watching this again unless I either feel bored or just watch it on a whim. I would still recommend it to other people because who knows, maybe they'll enjoy this type of genre. 3.5 is good enough for me. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/10/25 Full Review cinthya o I didn’t enjoy watching this film. As for the historical background and relevance to the black community, I believe it shows some very real instances where black Americans are dehumanized and prone to violence (still relevant today unfortunately) but the film itself in my opinion, was not good. The repetitive soundtrack was a bit annoying because it was often louder than the voices and this made it hard to understand and follow. Everything was mostly dark and not very pleasing to keep watching. There were a lot of moments of silence or just music and this made me want to speed it up to make things go at a faster pace. Instead of suspense, I felt anxious. There were a lot of random sexual scenes and I just failed to understand their meaning. The opening scene of the little boy and woman was unsettling and weird. Overall, I don’t think this film was particularly good. Some of the content was important and could be connected to reality, but that focus was taken away by a lot of strange scenes. Maybe I’m not part of the specific intended audience, but I would not recommend it. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/09/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, mesmo com as cenas de nudez, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/06/25 Full Review Audience Member This film is just plain bad. I’m sorry to say it because this film is incredibly important to cinematic history, but there’s no way around it. It’s really unfortunate that this films message still has just as much relevance as it did 53 years ago. It doesn’t save it from being a bad movie though, for starters the opening scene is quite shocking. 11 year old Mario Van Peebles rubs up on a naked adult lady (for a good amount of time too). The film also includes a lot of visual effects that look like a little kid just learned about windows moviemaker. Worst of all the movie just feels kinda unfocused at times, in favor of showing lots of intercourse scenes. Maybe I’m just not the target demographic, but I don’t like this movie. .5/5 stars. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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