Barry (2016)

Holy cow! good thing old Barry came along and saved us all.. if this is a propaganda film pure and simple. but go figure.. since Hollywood and Netflix have their own agenda that they continually try and indoctrinate weak minded individuals with these clever ploys.

Fmovies: The writing was not strong. I found it overly stereotypical regarding race, 1981 or not. The acting was fine but they really were not given material that could reveal a more appealing portrayal of Barry in his years at Columbia. It really does not add to what we know of Obama.

Another "black" racism based movie, who Barry grew up in white race filled group.

Black guy growing up tough like street thugs going through a rough times

Black guy enduring and surviving the tough racial discrimination

Black guy achieving something amazing

Black guy's poor and sad life

Black guy "LOL" being abused and questioned by the police

Its the typical black guy movie, where being pointed by the race of individual is the whole moral of the story. This isn't documentation of Obama, its just another racial hype movie.

Along with this, the movie does not represent Obama's life.

He did NOT live a life like Barry did.

He was a normal college guy, not this drama-causing drama-filled unrealistic life.

Poor, misleading movie. Very Very disappointed.

Barry fmovies. This was the first movie that popped up tonight when I got on Netflix; I didn't hesitate to start it up. I personally don't understand all of the mediocre reviews. This movie shows a part of our president's past, and it shows that he is a human being just like us. Barack Obama went through all of the troubles that we go through in everyday life; love, heartache, trying to find himself, ridicule, fights, etc. This movie shows all of those things, and it shows us another side of this great man. This movie mainly takes place in New York City when Barack was attending Harvard. It shows what his college life was like, and man did he have a hard time. This movie shows you what it was like back in that time period. No, this is not the Barack Obama that we know and love (some people hate) yet, but it shows who he was before he found his calling in life. If you like inspiring movies that keep your attention, you should definitely give this one a watch. It will definitely give you more insight into how Barack Obama became the man he is today.

The movie is an interesting look at the President's early life. We've come to expect the current President to be cool and collected and this movie looks at the anxieties and insecurities that he would have faced at that time.

I would recommend this movie to a person interested in human behaviour. The film is, at its heart, the study of a young mixed-raced man trying to find his place in early 1980s New York but it also interesting as Obama's personal story, particularly his slightly disapproving view of his mother and his conflicted feelings about his absent father.

The lead actor Terrell does a great and convincing job as the young Obama. However, the film lacks something special and leaves you with the lingering feeling that there's another installment to be watched.

This movie is not entirely what I was expecting; I expected a chronicle of the young life of Obama and his years at Columbia and Harvard. Instead, I saw a powerful story of race and a young man trying to find himself in a big city where he doesn't seem to fit in anywhere. The movie largely focuses on this concept of Obama not fitting in and seeming alone in the world; there are probably right around five minutes total of simply scenes of Barry smoking cigarettes by himself, pondering life. This is a tale of angst and identity. It shows a much more human side to our president that we don't get to see very often. At the very least, it will give you a more human understanding of the president and maybe you will be able to see the drive and optimism that he still has for our country. He is critical of the system and believes the people must make change happen, two ideas still similar to his beliefs, though due to the way Washington works, was simply unable to fully follow through on.

Overall, although it is a little slow at parts, it sends a powerful message about race and what it's like to not feel like you fit in anywhere.