Review of Higher Learning

i saw higher learning for the first time when i was 16 y/o. i have to admit that i was scared as hell to go to college after i saw this movie. growing up in Miami where i was never faced with any type of racial angst, i would have probably said this movie was inaccurate. it wasn't until i was harassed* in college multiple times in a racial manner. if any of you think this a black man venting his anger, you are just that much more ignorant. my point is that higher learning in itself could seem unrealistic because of all of these issues being propelled at us at once. sexuality, race, prejudice, intolerance, anger, and on and on and on; john singleton only flaw with this movie i would say is that yes, he does tend play of the sympathies of blacks more. i we could seen a lot more redemptive qualities in the Remy character. i saw that character not hating blacks at all. granted, he did pull a gun on one and shot another but look at his character from the get go. it is obvious that Remy is a lost character trying to find acceptance at whatever corner he could. he only found acceptance with those Nazi assholes. however speaking as a director, the movie was cinematic ally his best. pay close attention to his methods of transitions in this movie. such a huge step from poetic justice. the flow of the movie stayed at an constantly inconstant state. meaning there was nothing that seemed forced but the pacing was on cue. plus, you had no idea what the hell was gonna happen next. higher learning may not be the most accurate portrayal of college life simply because it shows us simultaneously* all of the negative attributes of college. yet the story does prove its point and does very well. to sum it up, I LIKE IT.