There has been a lot of discussion about Halle’s role and her subsequent Oscar win. I have even found myself in debates with ignorant people who haven’t even seen the movie, yet have formed an opinion. At least see it before criticizing. The initial sex scene is so raw and disturbing. It had to be in order to show the enormous sorrow that these people were experiencing. That scene, if viewed properly, should serve as the juxtaposing incident for everything that happens, thereafter. Obviously, I have some strong feelings about this and will continue to try to get some closed minds to see beyond the surface story. At first, second, and third glance, these characters are not meant to be together. Yet, their pain and equally vacuous lives makes it logical that their paths should cross and mingle. Monster’s Ball is really just a love story – pure, simple, sick, and very, very dark, but still about love. Go see it because it is really good. It may to your morbid sense of witnessing horrific events.
It will definitely speak to your undying hope of something good rising from the pits of something bad.