{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorynerd.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-hate-u-give-delete-the-first-28-minutes-lEUKBTbx","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Hate U Give: delete the first 28 minutes","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8843f46a-76a8-48c3-aa91-48d994c9c9c6/a1e2ae9a-adad-4a7a-9b0a-83ef77a17e34/story-nerd-trademark.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/54415253-bcd5-482d-8b98-86511e18e58b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Hate U Give: delete the first 28 minutes\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Well, they rushed this one. Given the subject matter, this film deserved to have much more care and attention given to it. Instead, it feels like the studio was in such a hurry to get it to market (given the social tensions at the time of release), that they ignored basic storytelling principles. At least it's a great example of what not to do.\n\nOh, and the first half hour? Get rid of it. It's all exposition."}