I like this film only because it is an early effort by the master Spike Lee before he hit his stride with Do The Right Thing in 1989. I believe one reason this film baffles me is that I come from Kentucky and as far as I know there are no immediate black colleges in my area which is a sorta of a shame. I never experienced life on a African American campus and this film is just over my head. I feel that Lee new what he was talking about he just should have made the film a little more open for the general public to follow. I know he could have done better as the show A Different World which is about the same subject matter and is overly entertaining to watch. It also includes most of the cast Lee brings to this film. Lee makes other inspired casting choices in this film with then named Larry Fishburn, Bill Nunn, Ginocarlo Espasito, Tisia Cambell, and an early, early appearance by Sam L. Jackson outside of the KFC. This actors bring a lot the table and somewhat pull it off. I just think the film should have been a little more open as Spike's latter films are. I guess you gotta learn somewhere. Rock on Spike.
Review of School Daze
