Fires in the Mirror

The movie made me very uncomfortable, but I think that was one of her intentions. I felt as if she was always yelling, and I got so stressed out while watching it. Every person that she interviewed was important to the entire movie because has something important to say about their race, identity, religion, or the situation in Crown Heights.
The situation itself with the Jewish man and the young black boy that died was very sad and full of turmoil, especially with the other Jewish man being murdered. This is why I think she tried to stress the viewer out.
I really like how she acted out the people on both sides. She seemed unbiased because she presented the views from the Jewish community and the black community verbatim of what the interviewees said. The story was very confusing and it made me mad at the Jewish man when I listened to the black side, and mad at the black community when I listened to the Jewish side. It was hard for me to pick a side because the situation is so confusing. In my last blog I wrote about how I felt more compassion for the Jewish people because although the young black boy died, it was an accident. A group of black men killed Yankel Rosenbaum just for being a Jew.
It was good to hear this story from both sides, because with most situations, you are unable to hear both sides of the story. I believe that Anna Deavere Smith was very efficient and thoughtful in how she presented all of the different views.