Love Lessons From Our Favorite Spike Lee Joints

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“Mo’Better Blues”

He’ll be back

Men sometimes get their priorities messed up and it may take them longer than we’d like for them to get their priorities back in order. But don’t get it twisted it’s not your job to chase after him. Whether, he’s the one or not men have a tendency to come back. Such is the case with the characters in “Mo’ Better Blues”.  Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) was living the life as a trumpet player. He had relative fame, his talent, good looks (as we all know Denzel was truly scrumptious back in the day) and women. Yes, plural. He was dating Indigo Downes (Joie Lee–Spike’s sister), and Clarke Bentancourt (Cynda Williams). The women know of each other because they show up to one of Bleek’s shows wearing similar dresses he purchased for the both of them. Scandal. While both of them are willing to ride it out, tensions come to a head when Bleek calls each of the women by the other’s name. Neither one of them will stand for the foolishness and are done with Bleek. He goes about his day to day until he gets caught in the middle of a gambling debt racked up by his manager. Ultimately the loan sharks rough Bleek up, to the point where he can’t play anymore. It’s only after his music is taken away from him that he realizes he needs Indigo in his life.

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