A small but fascinating detail.

The movie begins with Said opening his eyes meaning he is deciding to open his eyes to the cruel world he lives in. However, the movie ends with Said closing his eyes, right before the trigger was pulled making it feel like he regrets opening his eyes in the first place. It is such a nice loop.

My favorite aspect of the film is that the whole film is basically a loop. It starts with a riot/protests, then it begins with news coverage of someone dying due to police brutality, then it ends with someone else dying of police brutality, and it repeats over and over again.

Did you notice that Said was always in the middle : between Hubert and Vinz and literally on the screen - always in the middle.

I'd say the Grunwalski story could also have been added to represent Hubert. The train is opportunities outside of the banlieue, a better life, no prison etc, and the trousers being pulled up are morals, sticking up for others, trying to fix the system etc. Every time he does one of these things, the train gets a little bit further away. The train leaves him for dead, seen when he eventually (possibly) avenges Vinz (due to his morals) - he is no doubt going back into prison, or dead... Such a good film!

La Haine was actually filmed in color originally but changed to black and white in post production btw

"the choice of 90s clothes"??? it was made in the 90s and set in the 90s

a timeless film - even in the 21st century

For me, the best film of all time.

I've never seen a more unique film with so much depth. Despite not having a real plot, it says so much in such little time, both in terms of society & psychology; all the while captivating the audience right up until the end (best ever film ending too). Also the plot is as symbolically close to life as can be; many random events ended suddenly then its over. It encapsulates the human experience and its realism makes it beautiful/ugly and the same time. La Haine is so present it's timeless, despite being a clear time-capsule of the 90s. Then even with greyscale footage, the cinematography is as stunning as you'll ever see, the audio is great (particularly with its soundtrack), and the ever-present ticking clock-escalating in both speed & frequency-I think displays the main thesis of this film: time is running out, soon enough we all land.
It's just a shame I can never re-watch it for the first time again.

Sorry to spew but this video reminded of the film 👍defo earned a sub

That’s my favorite movie of all times. I was born 1980 and that was the first movie that represented our lifestyle. Hanging around, making trouble, having problems with the police, no plan for the future.
We watched that movie over and over again and we found ourselves in the characters.

We interpreted the Grunwalski Story as a general lesson about society and people who are far away from it. Everytime you reach your hand the trousers fall down, that means something stupid happens and you stumble.
At the end of the movie Vinz reaches his hands and hands out the gun to Hubert, they all get a little bit closer to society, but then the trouser falls down and Vinz gets shot by the police.
The story is the key to the movie.
God how many evenings did we discuss about that movie.
A truly masterpiece, for me the best movie ever.

I feel like the way Paris is portrayed is the extent to which the three have access to the city as troubled youth from the developmental projects. Of course the city still has this beautiful and romantic side portrayed in other films but there is this disparity due to class struggle that denies those from the projects access to the romantic side and shows the side of the city they are thrown into by their socio-economic position.

The scene with Vinz talking to his reflection in the mirror was filmed with Vincent playing the reflection and another actor playing the back of his head and body so the camera wasn’t caught in the reflection. Some clever work. Amazing movie and never gets old.

Watched this with no expectations like I do all movies, didn't watch the trailer knew nothing about it and its amazing

I grew up in a European suburb and up until this film all I had ever seen were films depicting violence in Los Angeles (Boyz in the hood, Menace to Society, etc). La Haine was the first film where I felt ‘this is a place like I grew up in’.

I feel like the Characters represent a different parts of the Banlieue, Vinz represents the young adults, radicals more prone to revolutionary violence, Hubert represents the old heads, those who fought and recognised the futility thus moved towards peaceful living over violence, and Saïd represents the youngest generation, the kids who are greatest influenced by their surroundings. The film in my opinions is just this story that has existed in the banlieue forever, the old trying to steer the youngest from glorified violence until the aggression of the young adults (Vinz) leads to death / tragedy which leads to the continuation of the cycle
(Sorry for bad English I am French)

I feel Like Said's character represents a loss of hope. He is always a bit more cheerful and lively than the other two i feel. I think he felt as if the world could still be good, as despite his hatred for some cops he still believes some are still good. I think it's best shown when he graffitis the sign to say "the world is ours" instead of "the world is yours." demonstrating his beliefs in unity, which is all completely broken by the end all of a sudden.

I love how relevant this is atm

I watched this movie a while ago but the only thing that makes me think of so much is that ive never understood what the meaning behind the cow, i just kept thinking about it and never came up with something

I don't want to brag but my dad plays one of the skinhead beating up Saïd and Hubert, it's so cool to see someone you know in such a known movie

Who else came here after studying La Haine for A Level french?

Too many films get labelled as 'masterpiece'. La Haine deserves it and then some. Such a great, visually beautiful and allegorical tale, with stunning cinematography and powerful performances. I always find it deeply affecting. Having re-watched it recently, the themes and subtext feel uncannily prescient.