American film director Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods has just been released on the streaming service Netflix. It is a film about four African American Vietnam War veterans who return to Vietnam years later. Lee says there was not enough money in his Netflix budget for costly special effects. But critics say the film’s extraordinary creativity and powerful sense of purpose can be seen as special effects, too. As a filmmaker, Lee is known for having good timing. That may be clearer than ever with the release of Da 5 Bloods. It comes during a growing national movement demanding racial justice and an end to police brutality. Da 5 Bloods shows powerful images of the political and social events of the 1960s. The film begins with historical clips from the Vietnam War and shows the experience of African American soldiers in the war.
Title: Spike Lee’s Vietnam Film Is the Movie for Right Now
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4269/A_Entertainment_Only.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title=' Spike Lees Vietnam Film Is the Movie for Right Now' data-article-id='4804'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8979'>American film director Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods has just been released on the streaming service Netflix.</span> <span data-start-time='8979' data-end-time='18271'>It is a film about four African American Vietnam War veterans who return to Vietnam years later.</span> <span data-start-time='18271' data-end-time='26125'>Lee says there was not enough money in his Netflix budget for costly special effects.</span> <span data-start-time='26125' data-end-time='36750'>But critics say the film’s extraordinary creativity and powerful sense of purpose can be seen as special effects, too.</span> <span data-start-time='36750' data-end-time='43125'>As a filmmaker, Lee is known for having good timing.</span> <span data-start-time='43125' data-end-time='49667'>That may be clearer than ever with the release of Da 5 Bloods.</span> <span data-start-time='49667' data-end-time='58875'> It comes during a growing national movement demanding racial justice and an end to police brutality.</span> <span data-start-time='58875' data-end-time='68188'>Da 5 Bloods shows powerful images of the political and social events of the 1960s.</span> <span data-start-time='68188' data-end-time='79063'>The film begins with historical clips from the Vietnam War and shows the experience of African American soldiers in the war.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4269/A_Entertainment_Only.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15251 data-hint-location='58875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4269/the_movie_featured_in_this_article_is_set_in_what_timeperiod.wav'>The movie featured in this article is set in what time-period?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='1960s'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4269/1940s.wav'><span>1940s</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4269/1890s.wav'><span>1890s</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4269/1960s.wav'><span>1960s</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4269/1980s.wav'><span>1980s</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15252 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4269/who_directed_the_movie_featured_in_this_article.wav'>Who directed the movie featured in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Spike Lee'><div 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