36 Lines From "Judas And The Black Messiah" That You Need To Hear Again
"I am a revolutionary."
Words are powerful, and such has been the case for impactful speakers throughout the years.
Judas and the Black Messiah was filled with powerful lines from Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and several other characters throughout the film.
A few lines that stood out to me? I'm glad that you asked:
1. "Revolution is the only solution." —People in the opening scene
I still have this chant stuck in my head.
2. "Reform is just the masters teaching slaves how to be better slaves." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
Whew, give me a second.
3. "Political power flows from the barrel of a gun." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
Is he wrong, though?
4. "War is politics with bloodshed and politics is war without bloodshed." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
War—what is it good for?
5. "Information is raw material for new ideas." —Fred Hampton
Know his name, share his legacy. #ChairmanFredHampton #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah is now playing in theaters and streaming exclusively on @HBOMax. *Available on @hbomax in the US only, for 31 days from its release, at no extra cost to subscribers.
He was on to something.
6. "Imagine what we could accomplish together." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
Unity really was threatening to some people.
7. "I'm all for civil rights, but you can't cheat your way to equality." —Roy Mitchell
Roy Mitchell played a key role in Judas and the Black Messiah as a leading FBI agent connected to William O'Neal. In real life, Mitchell retired after 25 years then died at the age of 66 in 2000. https://t.co/HtYIg4Xmhg
Roy Mitchell was not my fave.
8. "When I look at that, I don't see no flag hanging. I see my uncle hanging from a tree, and a bunch of white devils like y'all smiling around his body." —Jimmy Palmer
View this photo on Instagram
They weren't ready for that.
9. "Well, guess what, America is on fire right now, and until that fire is extinguished, don't nothin' else mean a goddamn thing." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
He said what he said.
10. "What will you do the day she brings home a Negro male?" —J. Edgar Hoover
Racism is so ugly.
11. "Anywhere there's people, there's power." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
Never underestimate the power of people.
12. "I am a revolutionary." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
I keep replaying this part in my head.
13. "I'm high off the people." —Fred Hampton
#JudasAndTheBlackMessiah is haunting and powerful. See it in theaters and streaming exclusively on @hbomax this Friday. *Available on @hbomax in the US only, for 31 days from its release, at no extra cost to subscribers.
His selflessness speaks volumes.
14. "I believe I'm gonna die doin' what I was born for." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
Passion for days.
15. "I live for the people 'cause I love the people." —Fred Hampton
#JudasAndTheBlackMessiah is haunting and powerful. See it in theaters and streaming exclusively on @hbomax this Friday. *Available on @hbomax in the US only, for 31 days from its release, at no extra cost to subscribers.
This film was just too good.
16. "You can murder a revolutionary, but you can't murder a revolution." —Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton’s legacy lives on in Judas and the Black Messiah, now in theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max.
Empowering is an understatement.
17. "You can murder a freedom fighter, but you can't murder freedom." —Fred Hampton
I re-watched #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah again last night. If this man doesn’t take home every acting award there is, just go ahead and delete awards season from existence.
That part.
18. "Are you a bad motherfucker or a bad mother?" —Deborah Johnson's journal
An intimate look at the life of Fred Hampton, and those who loved him. Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback shine in Judas and the Black Messiah, in theaters now and streaming exclusively on HBO Max.
Deborah was thinking about how she'd have to bring a child into a war zone.
19. "When I dedicated my life to the people, I dedicated my life." —Fred Hampton
Revolutionary dedication. Judas and the Black Messiah is in theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max TOMORROW at 12:01 am PT/3:01 am ET
So many layers to this dedication.
20. "We educate, we nurture, we feed, and we lobby. Perhaps we're here for more than just war with these bodies." —Deborah Johnson
View this photo on Instagram
I loved the entire poem.
21. "We scream and we shout, and we live by this anthem, but is power to the people really worth that ransom?" —Deborah Johnson
View this photo on Instagram
I'm telling you this poem was fire.
22. "It don't seem fair that that's his legacy." —Mrs. Winters
View this photo on Instagram
R.I.P Jake Winters.
23. "There's people in the world who want to do that to me?" —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
If you've ever seen the pictures of Emmett Till, you truly will never forget it.
24. "Words are beautiful, but action is supreme." —Fred Hampton quoting Che Guevara
View this photo on Instagram
I've always been told that actions speak louder than words.
25. "Y'all spendin' all this time talkin' about me goin' to Algeria bungalows when you need to be talkin' about how we gonna build this motherfuckin' medical clinic." —Fred Hampton
Always refocusing the important stuff.
26. "Is the party about me or is it about the people?"— Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
How much more selfless can this guy be?
27. "Name it after Jake, so when people hear the name Jake Winters, they think about healin' and lovin' like he loved us." —Fred Hampton
I can't handle this.
28. "I don't know what I'd tell him other than, I was part of the struggle." —The real Bill O'Neal
#JudasAndTheBlackMessiah’s LaKeith Stanfield opens up about his new role: “It was hard to get into a character that is so opposite of what I consider myself to be.” (via @WSJMag) https://t.co/E5Yl9o3jiz
Oh, Bill.
29. "I wasn't one of those armchair revolutionaries." —The real Bill O'Neal
I need this one explained a bit further.
30. "I think I'll let history speak for me." —The real Bill O'Neal
And, boy, is it talking.
31. "If Fred could be murdered while he slept, remember what can happen to you, while you're on your knees facing that bed." —Speaker in archival footage of Fred's funeral
Well, damn.
32. "I am the people." —Fred Hampton
A life-changing story based on true events. Watch the beginnings of the Rainbow Coalition in Judas and the Black Messiah, in theaters now and streaming exclusively on HBO Max.
What a leader.
33. "In order to survive in there, a part of me had to die, man." —Fred Hampton
What a shame.
34. "You couldn't have told me when I got out, that I'd have every reason to live." —Fred Hampton
View this photo on Instagram
Jail is no joke.
35. "The party will protect him. You hear me? The people will protect him." —Deborah Johnson
View this photo on Instagram
Deborah held her man down in this film.
36. "Their guns don't play fair. All we got is a prayer." —H.E.R.
.@HERMusicx drops off a groovy performance of “Fight For You” from the soundtrack of @JATBMFilm. Congrats on that #GoldenGlobes nom! #LSSC
This song deserves a listen if you haven't already.
