267 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<33440F15B8864F4B882874FCEF8C31A0>]/Index[257 22]/Info 256 0 R/Length 66/Prev 236172/Root 258 0 R/Size 279/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Slim: Are you trying to die? 16. Someone that's going to hold my hand and never let it go.' Typical family bullsh*t. One night, they were up at the house, fighting. which is the script, so when Lena was done with 'Queen & Slim,' and I read it, that . [after they are cornered by the cops]Queen: Can I be your legacy?Slim: You already are. Queen: Im scared.Slim: Its alright. On the one hand, we see a young man who's caught up wanting to have his voice heardbut whose passions cause him to take a terrible left turn. Queen & Slim wasnt boring but its traumatic and Im tired of black films centered around us sufferingthat movie did not have to fucking end like that. All amazingreal life..this is all about connecting as lovers, & people, Their comments about what they want in their life partners ..best ever!! to make sure they dont know where we are. Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith), 13. Matsoukas: It falls in line with my politics and my values. * Looking back, it seems inevitable that Queen and Slim would die in the end. In her debut . Police Department released a statement saying they had hoped to arrest the suspects so that they could have their day in court, but they had no choice but to open fire, because the suspects were armed and considered dangerous. Nigga, I aint your uncle! Uncle Earl (Bokeem Woodbine). Universal. This content is imported from poll. tunefind. 71 talking about this. Listen to trailer music, OST, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Needless to say, QUEEN & SLIM is casually one of the coolest films this year. This scene is when Daniel Kaluuya, who plays Slim, and Queen, Jodie Turner-Smith, first fall in love. mnostvo Ditny balk tyinky mix. Coming Soon. What if God wanted me to die and I messed up his plan? Slim (Daniel Kaluuya). Drama, Bonnie and Clyde robbed banks and murdered people while Queen and Slim defended themselves against an authoritarian goon who assaulted them in an illegal traffic stop, forcing them to go on the lam for fear of reprisal from a corrupt police system that has historically been a tool of racial and class oppression. I just wanted to let you know that Im okay, and that I love you.Slims Father: I love you too, son. Slim: I just want to go home. After a terrible accident, however, they were able to see each other again. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defence. I aint done nothing wrong. Queen: I have the right to record this arrest! As far as the socio-political statements that this shares with BLINDSPOTTING, THE HATE U GIVE, and IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, it's there, but I can't help but feel that this is less a biting critique of America's racial unrest as it is a complex celebration of modern Blackness in all of its glory and tragedy. It's gutting and the way the movie always had to end, writer Lena Waithe and director Melina Matsoukas remind Refinery29. (We later learn she doesn't believe in God.) "Slim has the white Accord because I was on that same streetwhich is in a Black community," she told Elle. He is my hero. Did yall kill that police officer?Slim: It was self-defense.Sheriff Edgar: Well, Im sure it was. He pushed her. Ill be brave enough for the both of us. And if you're curious about the elderly man in the scene who was putting on a concert in the backgroundthat was Mississippi blues legend Little Freddie King. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. They began living, and settled in on the idea that maybe life is about the journey, not the destination. I aint trying to die tonight. We dont have toYou can outrun them. "I want a guy toShow me. If that makes Queen & Slim sound more like a treatise than a treat, think again. I want him to show me scars I never knew I had. Supermodels' Irina Shayk stepped out into the streets of Paris wearing a very cool get-up, complete with a pair of hot-pants - even in the winter! I could die today.Slim: Dont say that.Junior: I just want people to know I was here.Queen: As long as your family knows you were here, thats all that matters. Ill swear on you. I didnt need her anymore. Plus, Nadine Smith on the Agendas Behind Wrestling Documentaries. Shepherd: [to her husband] Theres a war going on out there, and you welcome this into our home?Mr. Theres still a lack of freedom, because of religion, in the Black community.". "Our juke joint is actually called The Underground, and its a safe haven for them when they land there," Matsoukas tells us. Queen and Slim quotes. Two other points? Would you just let me be?Queen: Its just hard for me to eat with you making that much noise.Slim: Ive never heard of someone not being able to eat because theyre disgusted by the sound of other people eating.Queen: I know its weird, but I have a thing about it.Slim: How do you avoid the sounds of people eating?Queen: I eat alone most of the time.Slim: Thats not surprising. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country. It's where they meet on their first super awkward datebut it's also during the drive home from said date that Slim shoots a white police officer in self-defense, which causes the duo to run from the law. Its first scene is funny, economical and well observed: all hallmarks of screenwriter Lena Waithe, who created acclaimed drama series The Chi and won an Emmy for . Shepherd: I want them gone by the morning.Slim: We can leave right now.Mr. Slim: Sir, sir, sir, we dont have to do this, sir.Queen: Why is he under arrest? I want proof of my existence?, They were absolutely what people need to hear and say be completely vulnerable instead of holding in feelings and not being yourself. [on their date]Queen: Normally, I would go home, and have a glass of wine by myself, but I didnt feel like being alone. The Symbolism in Queen & Slim Will Blow Your Mind, All About Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson, Queen and Slim: Cast, Premiere Date, Trailer, News, Gayle Says March Is a Good Month for TV Lovers, one of the last stops on the Underground Railroad, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, The film, starring Jodie Turner-Smith and Daniel Kaluuya, features. I just think you were meant to be here. Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith), 2. He pushed her. Typical family bullsh*t. One night, they were up at the house, fighting. In the beginning of the script, Queen and Slim are at a diner in wintry Cleveland, having a slightly awkward first date. The best films often start conversations that wouldnt otherwise happen. [as the cop is searching the boot of Slims car]Slim: Could you please hurry up?Police Officer Reed: What did you say?Slim: Its just cold. You made a playlist? Her character is a queen when the movie begins, and an angry one, armored in a white work suit that becomes blemished with blood.As . Thats enough. Off the Script; On the Run with Queen & Slim; . As long as my lady remembers me fondly, thats all I need. and the Uncle Earl: How are you going to outrun the police? The ending of Queen & Slim is an artful wound, an elegant pile of bloodied bodies, with no medicine, Shadow and Acts Brooke C. Obie wrote. Youre rooting for this story to turn out differently, and youre disappointed when it doesnt. Oops. [suddenly the cop shoots her in the leg, Slim wrestles with the cop, grabs the gun from the ground and shoots the cop]. Romantic drama in picturesque settings Queen and SlimThe film discusses many themes, including racism and police brutality. TV Shows; . I just always wanted to do that. Im rubbing your head for good luck. Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith). which is the script, so when Lena was done with 'Queen & Slim,' and I read it, that . In reaction to the 2018 murder of 18-year-old Nia Wilson, Harper's Bazaar defined it as "the type of behavior that rests under the guise of feminism only as long as it is comfortable, only as long as it is personally rewarding, only as long as it keeps 'on brand.'". But even looking past Turner-Smith and Kaluuya's stellar performances, after my second screening of the film, I couldn't help but notice a few subtle nuances peppered throughout the plot. to know I was here. Slim (Daniel Kaluuya), 20. hbbd``b`@$X,P{bm G0012N ``$p;@ > And no matter your level of belief (from Queen's atheism to Slim's devoutness) you can't get away from it in the African American community. Please, lets just keep going.Slim: What about your family, huh? Queen: No. With that said, please put any "Bonnie and Clyde" notions out of you mind even though that may be the single point of reference in just about every promotional write up and review of QUEEN & SLIM thus far. Queen: Wow.Slim: I thought we were going to hang out, maybe get to know each other.Queen: No, Im good. They're his way of making sure no one ever really dies. "We wanted to build upon the legacy on which our heroes had builtand the fight in which they had struggled through and won.". We can't. wait till tomorrow. But right now we got to keep running until we come up with a better plan. But I don't want him to make them go away.' Slim: If I do it, will you please let me drive the rest of the way in peace? And then, now youre walking right next to me. A half-century ago, Pink Floyd unleashed a classic that still lingers on the Billboard charts and in college dorms to this day. Made by movie fans, for movie fans. Shepherd: Did you order him to do it?Slim: Are you crazy? The white cop had already shot Queen (Jodie . I had just passed the bar. Of course, Matsoukas had an explanation, bringing it back to the unrest Black communities have with the police. Race is the only identifier the audience needs to relate to their circumstances, because the viewer could give them any name, like a cruel game of Mad Libs. %PDF-1.6 % If you have any questions or concerns, you can text us at (415) 980-4663 anytime! ready to go first thing tomorrow morning. We wanted it to show how we're socialized. She fell down a flight of stairs. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal . As long as my lady remembers me fondly, thats all I need. Slim (Daniel Kaluuya), 6. Your email address will not be published. Trying to make the connection to the end when a black guy was the reason they got caught. In that moment you're not thinking of values, you're just thinking of 'How am I gonna eat?' Theres a war going on out there, and you welcome this into our home? Mrs. Shepherd (Chloe Sevingy), 25. andThe Chi is the Showtime-shows writer. - Queen (Queen & Slim). Im grateful that we have a place to sleep tonight. Monroe CountyPolice Department released a statement saying they had hoped to arrest the suspects so that they could have their day in court, but they had no choice but to open fire, because the suspects were armed and considered dangerous. Can I ask you something? The black community cant be reduced to these one-dimensional tragedies. Daniel Kaluuya Is the Most Interesting Under-35 Actor in Hollywood, Make the Case: Impassioned Arguments for the 2023 Oscar Winners We Want. I never thought that that would be it.Slim: How can you defend a person that kills your own mother?Queen: [crying] I knew it was an accident.Slim: Does it ever p**s you off that hes alive and she isnt?Queen: All the time. The films creators were forcefully holding up a mirror to our pain but did not reveal anything in its reflection that we have not already seen so many times. Dont forget toAlso, check these quotes on modern-day romance. Let us know what you think in the comments below as wed love to know. 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