Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus is a 1996 film about a group of AfricanAmerican men who are taking a crosscountry bus trip in order to participate in the Million Man March. The film was directed by Spike Lee and premiered on the oneyear anniversary of the march. For Spike Lee, this was the first time that he did not act in one of his own films.
As the bus travels across country, Xavier conducts interviews with the various attendees, allowing them to express their views on race, religion, and politics. The interviews often provoke outbursts from other men on the bus, invariably leading to confrontations the only topic of unity is the O.J. Simpson trial, with the men agreeing that, while Simpson is probably guilty, his acquittal is justified as his victims were a white woman and a Jew. Peace is kept through the various verbal arguments and physical altercations that occur by Jeremiah, the eldest member of the group. Jeremiah, an 80yearold former alcoholic who lost his job and family, has found new meaning in life by embracing his African heritage his philosophies on the black experience and stories of precolonial Africa serve to unite the men and ease tensions and the infighting among them.En route the bus breaks down and the men are forced to board another bus, driven by a ethnically Jewish white man named Rick. Several of the passengers harass Rick with antisemitic remarks and jokes Rick ultimately refuses to drive any further, citing the groups prejudice and his opposition to antisemitic remarks made by the leader of the march, Louis Farrakhan. George, himself a bus driver, accuses Rick of racism, but begrudgingly agrees to let Rick resign without incident. George takes over driving for the remainder of the trip, with help from Evan Sr. ........
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