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First Netflix Film Out: Beasts of No Nation
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:24 am
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:24 am
It is about child soldiers in Africa. It has Idris Elba.
It looks pretty good.
Wiki Synopsis:
It looks pretty good.
Wiki Synopsis:
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In an unnamed West African country, when civil war tears his family apart and militants kill his father, a young boy named Agu (Abraham Attah) is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters led by the ferocious Commandant (Idris Elba), who takes him in as a child soldier.
This post was edited on 10/16/15 at 11:26 am
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Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:30 am to GetCocky11
Saw that on Instant Watcher today. Looks like a film you have to prepare yourself to watch. Going to add it to my list and watch it after a football weekend.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:35 am to Erin Go Bragh
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Looks like a film you have to prepare yourself to watch.
Agreed.
Critics are liking it. It is sitting at 89% of RT right now.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:38 am to GetCocky11
are the mercenaries fighting for or against Idris Elba's opportunity to be Bond?
Posted on 10/16/15 at 12:26 pm to GetCocky11
Looks good. I have to check it out.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 12:33 pm to GetCocky11
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It has Idris Elba.
I guess there will be a circle jerk on here about the movie.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:44 pm to GetCocky11
Kinda off topic but what's the obsession with child soldiers in Hollywood. It's obviously an important issue but I've done a fair amount of research into modern affairs in Africa, there are plenty of other fricked up things to explore.
Hell, I was reading last week about the Ethiopian famine. It'd make a great movie about the journalists and activists who risked their lives to expose the famine to the world.
In reality, the dictator knew the famine was coming because his agriculture chief told him to begin to prepare for it. he refused saying something along the lines of "obviously God has found them not worth saving" and preceded to spend 200 million dollars for the anniversary of his inauguration.
Then, when the international community got involved, the dictator took every healthy adult and evacuated them and left the children and elderly to starve.
Graphic and absolutely sickening:
LINK
Hell, I was reading last week about the Ethiopian famine. It'd make a great movie about the journalists and activists who risked their lives to expose the famine to the world.
In reality, the dictator knew the famine was coming because his agriculture chief told him to begin to prepare for it. he refused saying something along the lines of "obviously God has found them not worth saving" and preceded to spend 200 million dollars for the anniversary of his inauguration.
Then, when the international community got involved, the dictator took every healthy adult and evacuated them and left the children and elderly to starve.
Graphic and absolutely sickening:
LINK
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:51 pm to GetCocky11
They did a segment about it on NPR today, holy shite that sounds depressing.....
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:53 pm to GetCocky11
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Idris Elba.
GOAT James Bond.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:53 pm to LucasP
yeah, no interest in this movie
unless I see a bunch of people loving it or something
unless I see a bunch of people loving it or something
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:16 pm to GetCocky11
quote:I just came through my pants and into my own mouth.
It has Idris Elba
Good thing this is a Netflick, because I'll be jacking off the entire time.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:37 pm to GetCocky11
Directed by Cary Fukunaga of True Detective season 1 fame
This post was edited on 10/16/15 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:42 pm to athenslife101
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Kinda off topic but what's the obsession with child soldiers in Hollywood. It's obviously an important issue but I've done a fair amount of research into modern affairs in Africa, there are plenty of other fricked up things to explore.
I think it's similar to the disturbing nature of child zombies in zombie flicks. The idea of an "innocent" child being turned into a killer strikes a chord with people.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 7:41 pm to GetCocky11
I had to turn on the CC because of the accents.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 9:13 pm to GetCocky11
Elba is way too urban for this kind of role.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 4:15 am to UMRealist
Social message movies are not my favorites. I like to be entertained, not preached to.
Posted on 10/17/15 at 5:08 am to UMRealist
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Elba is way too urban for this kind of role.
perhaps you mean urbane?
Posted on 10/17/15 at 4:00 pm to GetCocky11
Posted on 10/21/15 at 11:42 pm to GetCocky11
Watched it last night and it was excellent. Beautifully shot and the story was both compelling and sad. The movie also didn't pull any punches and showed the horrors of being a child soldier and the brutality of Africa.
Idris Elba will be nominated for an Oscar and rightfully so. He was fantastic in his role.
For me, one watch was enough. This movie is kind of like 12 Years a Slave. Just a heavy watch that doesn't make for an enjoyable repeat view.
Basically Netflix knocked it out the park and I look forward to more of their original movies to go with their stellar lineup of shows.
Idris Elba will be nominated for an Oscar and rightfully so. He was fantastic in his role.
For me, one watch was enough. This movie is kind of like 12 Years a Slave. Just a heavy watch that doesn't make for an enjoyable repeat view.
Basically Netflix knocked it out the park and I look forward to more of their original movies to go with their stellar lineup of shows.
Posted on 10/22/15 at 12:48 am to GetCocky11
Just finished it. Fukunaga constructed a very nice film.
Not one of my favorites of the year, mainly because no matter how hard I try I don't give a shite about the subject matter of the film, but a fine piece of film making and definitely worth a watch. Elba was also very good.
Not one of my favorites of the year, mainly because no matter how hard I try I don't give a shite about the subject matter of the film, but a fine piece of film making and definitely worth a watch. Elba was also very good.
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