Black and Blue is a film that isn’t setting out to reinforce stereotypes, while bringing accuracy to its audience.
To inspire change, one has to truly have a grasp on the situation they’re trying to alter.
Thanks to the research that Naomie Harris engaged in, Alicia is a believable character that moviegoers can root for in the tangled world of this film’s action-packed drama.
One of her responses alludes to a scene cut from the final film, where Alicia and her old friend Mouse, played by Tyrese Gibson, bond over a famous quote you may have heard before: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”