this is likely to come off as rambling and hasty, but i need to get my thoughts down.

these movies are always about the exact same thing: two people, of different racial descent and in opposite socio political/economic places, struggling to understand one another. the central thesis is always something along the lines of 'we're not so different after all', which is a commendable sentiment and one i wish i could abide.

here's the problem: these movies are never really…