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Und morgen die ganze Welt (2020)
This movie isn't the most entertaining film on the topic of radicalisation, but it's not too bad
This movie isn't the most exciting film on the topic of radicalisation, for that I would recommend In the fade or Hater, and I'm sure there are others I haven't seen. What this movie highlights is the youth's idealism and struggles to organise and agree, like in politics. If you ever belonged to a left-wing group like that, you will identify many common places, which I thought was pretty accurate. In the end, we see the antifascists using the same tactics as fascists, and even if I'm against violence, I have no doubt that fascists are a hate group that still needs to be combated, and for whom I don't feel too sorry if they get hurt, as they have hurt many and intend to hurt many more if they're not stopped.
American Son (2019)
This movie would've worked better as an essay or a play
This movie is simple, only four actors and one room, and it's all about the dialogue, but mostly the emotions. It certainly touches contemporary and still prevalent issues (right now more than ever), but I wasn't very pleased with how it was delivered. At first I found Kerry Washington's character annoying but then I tried to put myself in her shoes, and I think her acting wasn't even close to what it must actually feel like to go through a situation like that. I don't think any non-black person could ever feel what it feels like to live as a black american or a black citizen in any predominantly white country for that matter.
I don't think it will leave viewers indifferent, and for that reason I don't think it deserves all the low ratings and rants.
The Lovebirds (2020)
Funny enough for a Saturday night
This might not be the best comedy ever but it has its very funny moments. The plot and the spiral they fall in doesn't make much sense, but it's all for the laugh, and it worked for me. I really loved the chemistry between Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani.
Ya no estoy aquí (2019)
You won't regret it
As a middle class mexican from the northwest of the country, the Monterrey cholombiano subculture is not one that I'm too familiar with (remember Mexico is huge and diverse). This movie was captivating and entertaining, and it made me wonder what would happen to the protagonist. According to experts, this movie did an accurate ethnographic depiction of the cholombianos, which is something to applaud. I really liked the fact that the story felt 100 % real, it didn't focus the lens on the violence or on romanticising the struggles of the protagonist. So don't expect a fast-paced/ultra violent narcos-style movie.
Without being a documentary I feel I learned a lot about this urban tribe, their values like loyalty, and their amazing dance, you won't regret it!