Attack the Block (2011) by Joe Cornish
The fact that this film opens up with a bunch of kids, who're supposed to be our protagonists, mugging an innocent woman, kinda makes them hated by the audience right from the get-go, so it's pretty impressive to see the director succeed at warming us up back to these characters after that fact. It also helps a lot when this group of characters consists of a bunch of energetic, charismatic, and dynamic teenagers, who have a natural bond. Their use of language is amusing, not only because of its nature, but also because of their accents, which makes anything they say extra funny. They are easily the best part about the movie, because they feel genuine, despite their over the top attitude.
There's also some social commentary going on. The main message is not subtle, it's even blatantly stated, but there are still some aspects about the story and the presentation that hint at and convey this main message in a not so in your face manner.
I don't want to call this a guilty pleasure, because that would kinda undermine how good the film actually is. However, the parts that I enjoyed the most are extremely subjective. Like I personally can't not enjoy movies like these; you have a bunch of kids spouting gangsta talk in their cute and hilarious British accents, that's just a combination that I'm bound to love because of who I am.
The fact that this film opens up with a bunch of kids, who're supposed to be our protagonists, mugging an innocent woman, kinda makes them hated by the audience right from the get-go, so it's pretty impressive to see the director succeed at warming us up back to these characters after that fact. It also helps a lot when this group of characters consists of a bunch of energetic, charismatic, and dynamic teenagers, who have a natural bond. Their use of language is amusing, not only because of its nature, but also because of their accents, which makes anything they say extra funny. They are easily the best part about the movie, because they feel genuine, despite their over the top attitude.
There's also some social commentary going on. The main message is not subtle, it's even blatantly stated, but there are still some aspects about the story and the presentation that hint at and convey this main message in a not so in your face manner.
I don't want to call this a guilty pleasure, because that would kinda undermine how good the film actually is. However, the parts that I enjoyed the most are extremely subjective. Like I personally can't not enjoy movies like these; you have a bunch of kids spouting gangsta talk in their cute and hilarious British accents, that's just a combination that I'm bound to love because of who I am.
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"A film has to be a dialogue, not a monologue — a dialogue to provoke in the viewer his own thoughts, his own feelings. And if a film is a dialogue, then it’s a good film; if it’s not a dialogue, it’s a bad film."
"A film has to be a dialogue, not a monologue — a dialogue to provoke in the viewer his own thoughts, his own feelings. And if a film is a dialogue, then it’s a good film; if it’s not a dialogue, it’s a bad film."
- Michael "Gloomy Old Fart" Haneke