Rocker's review

Hi again, Nacho no Shaggy here, today I'm gonna talk about a film that I watched like two weeks ago. I remembered that I like it at all, but wait, no spoilers.

1. How does the main character, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, compare to the other main characters (Ivan Martin and Derrick Thompson) in the first two films we saw?

I think the main characteristic between this three protagonists is that all of them are from the "low" class, they lived in poor neighbourghoods with a precarious house. Also the context where they lived was very influenciated by organizated crime. If I have to chose one I think my favorite main character was Derrick Thompson, maybe because he has similar age as me, also he was so brave. I hate Ivan's behavior, I was like "man who you think you are", fool. But I think all of them, inside his movies, were heroes.

2. Did you like or dislike the film? Why/Why Not?


Mh hard one, if I think maybe this movie es in the middle, I didn't like it too much, but I don't hate it at all. One thing that I didn't like it about the film (and it's weird on me) is that in some scenes the music was too loud, and that distracted me. In fact, I remember more about the music than the story in the film. Another thing that I didn't like, but it's not about the film, was the "haircuts" of some characters, I remember one old man that had a one ultra mega dreadlock, it was like "iugh".

3. In conclusion to our Jamaican film unit, which was your favorite film of all 3? Why?

My favorite movie was the second one, "ghett'a life" I love Derrick Thompson, as I said it before, he was so brave, the film had me 100% focused on it, and also I really liked the end of the movie. The bad guy, I really can't remember his name, was a really good villain, through all of the film I wanted him death.

Ghett'a life review

Hi today I'm gonna do a review of Ghett'a life, a film from 2011 made in Jamaica. Fact, that movie was made just with US$ 1.200.000,very cheap film

1. Who was your favorite character (s) from the film? Why?

I really liked this movie, more than the other one, I think I liked all the characters, but my favorite one was Derrick Thompson, he was a brave boy who challenged all his comunnity with box. His character was a really brave one, he followed his dreams ignoring what his dad and his friends said to him. Also I liked the bad guy I can't remember his name, he was a very bad man who had all the control in the ghetto, like a gangsta.

2. How do we see the political conflict portrayed in the film? Remember to use the article Michael Manley's Vision to help you

We can see a very intense political fight, in one side we have the People's National Party (PNP), Derrick's family's side, and the other corner we have Jamaican Labour Party. Throw the movie we can see how the political conflict ain't just a theorical fight however is like a territorial fight with guns, kills and crime it's like gang fights in the USA but with a political reason.

3. How are woman portrayed in this film? Is it a little or big advancement compared to The Harder They Come?

As we talked in class Jamaica is a very sexist country, but I compare women's role in The harder they come with women's role in this movie and I can see a real change. Like in the first movie women played like the "helped ones", the women in The harder they come were the company of a man. But in this movie we can see an important role in women's feet, like Dawn Thompson who fought agains the gangs and fought with his huband who was a very agresive and political man.

I hope you enjoyed it :)

The Harder They Come

Hi, again and again and again

Today I'm gonna do a new review, this time about a film called "The Harder They Come" (1972)

So, I hope you enjoy it. ;)

1.In general, what did you like and dislike about the film?

Ok, I' ll be honest, I din't like the film but I have to admit that I don't know why, maybe bad acting, c'mon just remember the scene when the protagonist, named Ivan, killed the other guy, I remember those screams and I laugh a lot, the blood was so fake.

One thing that I liked about the film was the music, as always. For me music is special, in every context, music touches your heart, and in this movie music was very nice. Fact about me: I hate reggae, I don't like it at all.

2. Who's your favorite character from the film?

Uhm difficult one, as I said it before, I didn't like the film so I think I don't have a favorite character.  But I do have a favorite "thing" about the movie, it is not the movie. I loved the environment in the film, I like the caribbean countries, maybe not the heat, but the flora and wildlife, all their colours. I like it a lot.

3. Would you recommend this film to someone, why/why not?

Being completly honest I say no. I think I would recommend it but no as a good movie, maybe as a historycal movie, watching it like the first Jamaican film with an hystorical importance. But I'll admit that is a good movie to learn about another culture, another type of english.

4. How does this film contribute to postcolonial identity?

 I think maybe this movie it's far from being a good movie, but "The harder they come" has an important role finding a space to show the Jamaican culture, to show to the world what is reggae culture. This movie reach a hystorical level, showing us the identity of a country. Also in the movie they show to us about their geography and I loved that.