Poetic Justice Page #2
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- 1993
- 109 min
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DISSOLVE TO:
6 INT INGLEWOOD CEMETERY-DAY Where we come out of the leaves of atree to see a garden of stones,
concrete symbols of souls long past. There is one lone figure standing before a
grave. We recognize this person as Justice. We also
hear Justice speak in voice over. Over the following images she recites the
first of many poems that move this story forward. BURN
17V:
Two YEARS LATERJUSTICE (V:
O.): "Alone. Lying, thinking. Last night. How to find my soul a home.Where water is not thirsty. And bread loaf is not
stone. I came up with one thing. And I don't believe I'm wrong. That nobody. But
nobody can make it out here alone."
DISSOLVE TO:
7 INT PACIFICBEAUTY COLLEGE-DAY We move past many women. Ah of themare dressed in white smocks and
are standing over the heads of other women who are seated in reclining beauty
chairs. We hear the instructor giving a lesson in hair
coloring. We end on Justice listening attentively and primping the hair of the
woman in her chair.
JUSTICE (V.O.):
"Alone, all alone. Nobody, but nobody. Can make it out herealone. There are some millionaires with money they
can't use. Their wives run round like banshees. Their children sing the blues."
DISSOLVE TO:
8 EXT. PARKING LOT--DAYWhere Justice puts some model heads into the trunk of her car.
9 EXI:
CRENSHAW BOULEVARIF-DAY We see a CRENSHAW Sign up close go past theframe, left to right. MONTAGE OF
IMAGES We see various images of life in the Crenshaw district of South Central
Los Angeles. Some are static; others are hand-held
traveling shots, docu style.
1O EXT. LIQUOR STORE-DAY
There are images of people protesting a Korean liquor store, some protestors
flash signs that read Bw BLACK/RECYCLE BLACK
WLLARS.
11 EXT. DONUTSHOP--DAY
We see a Cop come out with donuts and coffee for himself and his partner.
12 EXT. LEMERTPARK-DAY
A group of young men are curbside being interrogated by the LILPD. Nearby a
brother with a video camera begins to record. He is
chased away by tha police. In between some of these images, we SUPERIMPOSE the
heads of some women being done. Over these
images we continue to hear Justice's voice reading poetry. She is driving to
work.
JUSTICE (V.O.):
"They've got expensive doctors, to cure their hearts of stone.But nobody. No nobody. Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone. Nobody, but nobody. Can make it out here alone. Now if you
listen closely, I'11 tell you what I know. Storm clouds
are gathering, the wind is gonna blow. The race of man is suffering, and I can
hear the moan. Cause nobody. But nobody. Can make it
out here alone."
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