"Burn baby, burn!" That was what almost every African American in the LA district were screaming out, as they were incinerating their local stores in their streets; even the ones that were owned by the blacks. The movie, "Heatwave" was a film about the struggles of the daily lives of African Americans, and how their responses of discrimination and racism created chaotic incidents.
The movie takes place around the 60s in the city of Watts. A family from Alabama moved to Southern California, hoping to find better opportunities. During that time, a father was only able to get a worthless job in which he then got fired; meanwhile a friend, who dreamed of becoming a jet pilot, ended up working for minimum wage at a car wash. However, the protagonist, Robert, continued to pursue on his dream career on becoming a journalist as he works for the LA Times.
It was not long after conflicts began to escalate, and the riots began. In the end, after witnessing violence in his surroundings and disappointment drawn upon his family, he manages to seek out the truth, even if his life depended on it.
