The Doubt Monster

I had a look at the names for all the characters in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" to see if there was significance behind them.  Turns out most of them seem to have been chosen with intention.  Samuel - a Hebrew name meaning "God has heard" or "name of God". Maybe it's a stretch but I like the idea of it referring to the ancestors "hearing" his music. Jedidiah - Sammie's father. A Hebrew name meaning "friend of God".  Fitting for a pastor.  Ruthie - a Hebrew name meaning "companion", which works well given she is Jedidiah's wife. Elias & Elijah - Given they are twins, it's fitting that they have the same name just from different origins.  Elijah is Hebrew and Elias is Greek, both meaning "the Lord is God". Elijah is a well-known prophet in the Bible. Hogwood - a surname with English origin, appearing in American history during the 17th history from British colonists.  It originates from...

"There are legends of people with the gift of making music so true it can conjure spirits from the past and the future." I finally got around to watching "Sinners".  Thrice.   This post will be spoiler heavy . I don't recommend reading if you're planning on watching it.  It's best to go into this film as blind as possible.  This will be written with the assumption the reader has watched the film.  I thought about writing a movie review but there are enough of those.  I'd rather take a trip through it and highlight the components I enjoyed the most.  "Listen boy, you can't be believin' everything that you hear. Town'll fill your head with this make believe, but me and your cousin, we gon' give it to you straight. Chicago ain't nuthin' but Mississippi with tall buildings instead of plantations." It feels improper to not begin with a nod to Michael B. Jordan's performance as two distinct characters, twi...