Sometimes films are driven by story, and sometimes they are driven by social commentary. A social commentary may be so effective that the film may work exceptionally well, even though it is not driven by story. At its core, Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods is a social commentary on reparations for Black Americans. Throughout film, Spike Lee skillfully integrates the motif of reparations, symbolized by the gold treasure that the Bloods are searching for.

In Da 5 Bloods, four African American veterans battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.

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