Karen (2021)

Introduction
"Karen" is a 2021 American thriller-drama film composed and directed by Coke Daniels. The film stars Taryn Manning as the main protagonist called Karen, with Cory Hardrict and Jasmine Burke playing as Malik and Imani, her new next-door neighbors. The story centers around a racist, entitled lady who exceeds and beyond to rid her neighborhood of the Black couple that moved in next door.

Plot
The movie begins with Karen Drexler, a Caucasian lady who shows obvious prejudice towards non-whites, facing a group of young Black guys. She lives in a gentrified neighborhood in the south and is not happy when Malik and Imani, a well-to-do African American couple, move into your house next door. Karen's entitlement and extreme bigotry ended up being apparent as she attempts to make their lives hard: utilizing microaggressions, threatening them, and even bothering them with the police.

Malik is ambitious with aspirations to become an effective entrepreneur while Imani is a remain at house mama raising their son. Karen's invasive and racist behavior puts a pressure on the couple, making life in their dream house a nightmare. However, determined, they withstand her techniques and deal with to eliminate back.

Conflict
Karen makes the most of her bro Mike, a racist police, to pile pressure on the couple. She alleges that Malik is involved in prohibited activities and utilizes every opportunity to employ her sibling to harass them. She goes even more by setting up surprise video cameras in their home and plants drugs to get them detained. Nevertheless, Malik, utilizing his house security cams, exposes Karen's vile acts.

To complicate matters, Karen tricks Imani into thinking that Malik is having an affair leading Imani to for a moment doubt her partner. Nevertheless, the couple soon recognizes Karen's manipulative techniques which strengthens their willpower to eliminate against her and her racist ideologies.

Resolution
Things culminate when Karen abducts the couple's child and tries to have him sent out to a juvenile detention center. Malik and Imani, with the help of their legal representative and buddies, expose Karen's wrongdoings, her racist habits, and her effort to disintegrate a Black household.

Conclusion
In the end, Karen Drexler is held responsible for her actions and is met her comeuppance. The movie is a commentary on racial bias and the prevalent unjust treatment of Black people in America. By highlighting the rampant racial microaggressions and overt acts of racism, "Karen" functions as an indictment of systemic bigotry.

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