Analysis of ”Fruitvale station”

The film “Fruitvale Station” is a story about a young man, trying to create a new future for himself and his family. The film also touches on other subjects like racial differences and a corruptive police force.
“Fruitvale Station” is a moving drama depicting a very tough environment in the US. You feel like you get to know Oscar Grant, and you get compassionate about him and his situation. The film shows a lot of feelings. He is obviously very much in love with his girlfriend and their daughter.

The structure of the film is very different from other movies. It sets of with a blurry flash-forward to the ending of the film. The flash-forward gets you somewhat confused from the beginning. But then the story about Oscar Grant begins and at the end of the film, you understand why the film is composed this way.
The film expands over 24 hours on new years day in 2009. We hear a little bit about Oscar’s past and his life. Even though we only get to know him for 24 hours it still feels like we know a lot about this man.

There are a lot of important moments in this film. The most important one is taking place at the station where Oscar gets shot. The point of no return is Oscar and his friends getting handcuffed, and you can feel that something bad is about to happen.
Anything but the ending of the film, is about us getting to know Oscar, and the escalations of the conflicts are very brief and quick.

Oscar Grant is a young man that, after years of selling drugs and doing prison time, finally decides to get his life back on track. The film shows us, that despite his past, he is actually a very nice young man. He loves his girlfriend, his daughter and the rest of his family. He is very respectful of other people, which show when he helps the girl at the supermarket and the man with the pregnant wife.
Oscar’s mother and