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January 19, 2024

At the Movies: ‘Origin' is a powerful, artful, interpretation of ‘Caste'

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

Words like “important” and “vital” are thrown around possibly a little too much in film criticism. It's not that we don't mean it — it's just that sometimes we (ok, I) can get a bit excited. And when watching and reviewing good films in real time, it's impossible to know what is yet to come. Will there be something else that makes that superlative seem silly in retrospect? Often times, yes.

Instead of rehashing the facts of the book, DuVernay has turned “Caste” into an investigative, fictionalized drama in which we follow the character Isabel Wilkerson as she puts the pieces together while her life crumbles.


 
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