This movie was a little slow to start, but when you stick with it, it all comes together. Beautiful story. Really makes you think.

Why would they want to make a movie about someone writing an academic book that, based on the movie, doesn't seem to say anything new. And not really sure what her personal tragedies has to do with it. No matter what, I don't like people who are so eager to equate slavery with the Holocaust.

2024 November 30th: This is a thought provoking, masterly done, an amazing movie!

To know history you also must trust your instincts because if a story seems off it probably is. Such an important message wrapped up in a longish movie so please stick with it. Ava DuVernay is a treasured Director of our time!

A very emotionally charged movie , I love the way this movie has a charge of interconnecting different struggles from different situations and putting it into one formative context, from the caste system of India, to the killing of Trayvon martin and everything in between, in retrospect this movie was very well thought out and executed, from the cinematography to the storytelling and characters, definitely in my top five movies ever.

Origin takes a LOT of material and tries to synthesize it into an understanding of the caste system.

The interconnection is something everyone should experience from this film between now, India, the Slavery in America, and the holocaust. It will probably be banned in the red states.

There have been a bunch of recent efforts to address this subject for a broad audience, this is among the most successful.

Origin is well made and well acted. It talks about a message. While this is a good movie, it moves painfully slow. I got bored and missed the final half hour.

This is Ms. DuVernay's best work! Thank you for bringing this truth to light. Everyone in the world should see this movie.

Like nothing I’ve seen before. A movie and a piece of scholarship about what divides us. Deeply moving.

Beautiful, sad, and thoughtful, this take on Isabel Wilkerson’s journey writing Caste should be seen by everyone! Excellent performances! I particularly appreciated how the different stories and systems were woven into the movie. Must see! 5 stars

It’s a very thought provoking film. If you’re into that kind of movie, then you’ll love it. I did.

This rating is based on after the first 40 minutes. This is a movie they would put on in history class back in school. Very informative but ultimately not why I go to the theatre. Too long, too slow. But finished better than it started.

This moving story weaves personal grief with the aching traumas of the oppressed of today and the past. It illustrates the global damages of hierarchy and the age old caste system. I can’t count the number of tears I cried, but feel I’m better for having watched this important work.

This should be required viewing. I didn't know what I was getting myself into, so have your tissues ready!

Too US centric. Each historical oppression is unique in its nature and trying to loosely tie a connection is a bit silly. Yea, we get it, they all are evil acts what is the point of pointing out the obvious? Stop trying to equate everything in history. Not everything is nor ever will be equal in scale, measure, brutality, length, ferocity etc... just stop. The only great scene in this too long movie is when the German professor tries to bluntly explain to the our writer how her thesis is embarrassingly flawed. The message goes in 1 ear and out the other

Deep, gripping, moving, devastating, in-your-face true to life, filled with love throughout. An important film. Powerful directing and acting.

A powerful film that should open eyes on the history of societies around the world. It is quite long, but in the end you feel educated and pensive on your own place in our world. Well done Ava.

Some people say the message is not new, repetitive or not deep enough. Regardless, some people may need this kind of approach to achieve greater understanding