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Spike Lee does that though.. not saying it was hands down the best scripted film, entertaining yes, factual in parts perhaps, funny yes in parts, prefer that to Mississippi Burning which left my nerves jangling for days back in late 80s..
My stepchildren has a different view and it was interesting to hear their opinions. Both are mixed race from Latin America..
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I saw Blackkklansman last night. It was entertaining, but uncomfortable as well.
Considering how there are numerous blatant attempts to make it relevant to the present (even before you get to the final scenes), having a policeman as the hero and all the other police basically being good once they've got rid of the one bad apple seemed jarring. In the UK, with the stories about undercover police getting into relationships with groups they've infiltrated, there's another level of discomfort.
Basically, Patrice, the character who makes arguments about the systematic nature of the racism and oppression, has been ignored by the end of the film, and it seems to be Spike Lee's attempt to say 'actually the police aren't too bad, and the problem is overt racism which the police are helping to tackle.'