Recommended. You know it's going to be a great film from the early minutes. Starts with a few disconnected scenes which are explained later on in the course of action. The most astonishing of them is when a little boy, said to be 12-13 but looking younger, wants to sue his parents for giving him life. When his age is being determined by a forensic examining his teeth you think he may be an illegal migrant. Far from that. In his area locals' life is worse than refugees' who at least are entitled to food aid. He lives on wastes like a stray cat. School is seen not as an educational unit but a source of material supplies. They don't own IDs and without documents you can die as the hospital won't admit you. Child labour, girls treated as goods, no age of sex consent, drugs, people trafficking, misery such that even baby's milk may be nicked, overpopulation, lack of birth control - multiple issues overlap. When groups of people of different religions pray the boy doesn't - no God for him. For an 11-year-old girl it appears to be normal when she's wed off to a middle-aged man. Both a family member and another local call themselves "insects" or "cockroaches". They do breed like cockroaches. Though for social reasons: "I thought children would make me a man" and a pregnancy is called "a blessing" even though all those parents create hell on earth for their offspring. Director Nadine Labaki also acts in the movie as Zain's mum. All the actors and actresses are amazing, especially the incredibly plausible Zain Al Rafeea as Zain. The only smile we see on his face through the whole movie is for an ID. The story's quite harrowing.
October 2021 update: The movie was filmed with protagonists whisked out from the city. The boy actor, زين الرافعي (Zain Al Raffeea) later appeared in Marvel's "The Eternals".
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET 2D v. 3D
Watchable. Pleasant, ingenious at times, making a reference to "Stranger Things", music score by Henry Jackman. Strong female characters. In the original version (unavailable in Poland where only the end credit song is in English) Gal Gadot, of Wonder Woman fame, dubs Shank. But who's it for? A cartoon like for children, with cameos of characters (and music themes) from the whole wide world of Disney: Moana, Groot, Snow White, name it, also Stan Lee known to teenagers and references to dial-up Internet times understood only by middle-aged grown-ups. A mid-credit and "a sneek peak" at the very end. Decent 3D but not a must.
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET 2D v. 3D
Watchable. Pleasant, ingenious at times, making a reference to "Stranger Things", music score by Henry Jackman. Strong female characters. In the original version (unavailable in Poland where only the end credit song is in English) Gal Gadot, of Wonder Woman fame, dubs Shank. But who's it for? A cartoon like for children, with cameos of characters (and music themes) from the whole wide world of Disney: Moana, Groot, Snow White, name it, also Stan Lee known to teenagers and references to dial-up Internet times understood only by middle-aged grown-ups. A mid-credit and "a sneek peak" at the very end. Decent 3D but not a must.
No comments:
Post a Comment