*Set in 18th Century France “Chevalier,” based on true events, tells the vivid, timely story of the soaring rise and defiant spirit of the musical phenomenon, Joseph Bologne, aka the Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” is never more poignant and relevant than today.
Because of films like this, the spawn of racist colonists such as Florida governor Ron DeSantis will fail at keeping the history of Blacks, and his ilk, unknown.
Being “woke” is necessary to survive in a society eternally afflicted by systemic racism.
“Chevalier,” is brilliant in its music, drama, and storytelling.
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The movie opens with Chevalier (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) figuratively dropping the mike after challenging Mozart with verve and swagger.
Of that lively launch, director Stephen Williams says: “The scene had to give audiences an instant adrenaline rush and convince them that this guy can crush the heavyweight champion of classical music at the time. It’s one thing to learn to play the violin but another to do what Kelvin did, to move like a rock star and introduce us to this incredible persona at the same time.”
As a teenager, Screenwriter Stefani Robinson was inspired by Chevalier and astonished by how epic his life was—from being born on a slave plantation to befriending a Queen.
“The more I learned about him, the more I was frustrated that people don’t know who he is.”
Chevalier was a superstar—a multi-talent at the top of several games: he was a virtuoso violinist who gave packed concerts, a champion swordsman, an ingenious composer, and, for a time, one of the most alluring, unexpected members of Marie Antoinette’s glittering court.
Blacks continue to suffer from PTSD that stems from chronic injustices and loss of life. White supremacists—who aren’t very smart and very insecure—always promote the narrative that Blacks are the inferior race.
This, of course, is just the opposite and why educators, along with politicians are afraid of CRT.
Being woke is crucial for the survival of Blacks.
Chevalier believed that if he excelled at everything he did, he would be accepted into aristocratic society. But when rejected because of his heritage, Chevalier discovers that social acceptance is not what counts.
It is self-acceptance that is most important. His self-acceptance comes with the help of his African mother Nanon (Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo). She teaches him there is always another choice in life.
Napoleon Bonaparte ordered all of Chevalier’s works destroyed. More than two hundred years later, the triumph of Chevalier’s life, for so long erased, finally has a chance to be historically recognized and acknowledged.
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