Mo' Better Blues

This film (drama)Also known asMo' Better Blues，is aUnited StatesProducerwomen sex，At1990Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating7.7(For reference only)。

A film about jazz directed by the most outstanding Black director in America to date, conveying the essence of jazz: instant revelry and the sadness of fate. A film showcasing the talent of Black musicians in Hollywood. Denzel Washington plays a self-centered jazz trumpeter who wishes to control everyone around him, including the two women in his life. In this self-directed and self-acted work, Spike Lee explores the survival situation of Black artists through the protagonist's entanglement with love and career, emphasizing the rich sensory experience of color and music. The director's father, Bill Lee, is responsible for the film's score. The original title of "Mo' Better Blues" was "A Love Supreme," taken from John Coltrane's classic album. Spike Lee cast Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes as the leads, and fictionalized the creative struggles and love triangle of the two musicians based on various biographies of jazz musicians. The remarkable behind-the-scenes musicians are Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard, two excellent young American musicians, with an entirely original score that is outstanding. A segment in the film features the protagonist sitting alone in a room, lost in thought, spontaneously composing music. Spike Lee shot this scene with a 360-degree camera movement around Denzel Washington, making it a classic. At the end of the film, due to various complications, the protagonist suffers an injury that knocks out his teeth, rendering him unable to play the trumpet, reminiscent of the fate of renowned trumpeter Chet Baker. "Mo' Better Blues" is an excellent work in film history in terms of historical significance, filmmaking techniques, and musical originality.