In the Forties, Fifties, and Sixties, African-American tourists had a tough time finding hotels that would accept them as guests, not only in the South, but across the country. The Green Book was a compendium of hotels and motels that catered to, or at least accepted, black customers.
The movie “Green Book,” starring Mahershala Ali and Vigo Mortensen, is about a virtuoso African-American piano player traveling across the country on a concert tour along with his white driver at a time when the Green Book was a necessity.
The movie has been controversial. I’m not sure why. I saw it tonight, and I thought it the kind of film we all should see. Plus the actors are wonderful.
Last night I saw the Kevin Hart film, “The Upside,” which is also about a black guy and a white guy who bond. This movie is also controversial (?), and I liked it. So did the group of black and white teenagers who were in the theater.
It seems that every film that involves blacks, whites, Latinos, Asians, or any other racial, ethnic, or gender group is controversial. Don’t let that stop you from going to the movies. See everything.
OK, maybe not “Serenity.”
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