Kwame, a potential player in the NBA?

I think Kwame’s story is both an African and African-American story. The interesting thing is we look at it as an African storybecause we are told Kwame is Nigerian and the setting of the story is not in America. However, basketball is a very American sport. This is where the lines are blurred. I [...]

Africa/American Dream Paradox

In Hang Time we pointed out that there is an interesting relationship between America/the American dream and Africa. We found ourselves asking what it means when westernization is represented as the root of all evils to Africans, in Hang Time, but at the same time, the west represents advancement and a better life. This is [...]

Hang Time & Tomb Raider II:

I first suspected that Kwame was going to be persuaded to work with Olu during the first scene on the basketball court where Olu, making fun of Kwame’s shoes and his father, tells him “you can always work for me.” I was further convinced of this during the scene when Olu brings Kwame to a [...]

Hang Time

     In distinct times the film leads the audience to find clues that lead to what one may think will happen next.  The end of the film remains open for the audience to deduce what will happen with the protagonist and what choices he makes.  For example, the shot of the ripped, dirty and old [...]