To tell you anything about this Spanish thriller would ruin the movie. Cesar is a concierge. He has a bit of a thing for Carla. Carla is a young beauty, happy with life, but troubled by a secret admirer. Then there is Ursula, Carla's neighbor across the hall, who is a only a child, but plays a major role in Cesar's life. Sleep Tight isn't like most movies. In the first 10-15 minutes, you'll see why. As the movie builds to one of it's many climaxes, we see the unraveling of each character in ways never expected, especially to U.S. audiences. One of the more subtly tense films you will ever see.
This was a post I wrote on Facebook after surprisingly not seeing any moaning about the Documentary by Jose Antonio Vargas, titled White People Dayyum! I just scrolled my timeline and not a single white person got their feelings hurt by White People. I unfortunately haven't seen it, but the number of fake accounts that popped up on twitter, tells me it was a damn good show. Here's the thing. If someone of color aka non-white says "White Privilege," are you offended? If you said yes, then you are exhibiting white privilege. It has nothing to do with how hard you work or study, how you stayed out of trouble, because here's the thing, that is entirely the point. Somewhere out there, there are 100 Black, Spanish, Native American, Arab, Asian, who worked and studied as hard as you and never got in trouble, but they don't have what you "earned" or achieved. Stop looking at the one person you know who isn't white that achieved as your benchmark. Loo...
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