La Haine

La Haine - What a movie to finish the first 100 movies of the year La Haine is a French movie released in 1995,  directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. The movie follows Vinz (Vincent Cassel), Said (Saïd Taghmaoui) and Hubert (Hubert Koundé). These 3 lives in the suburbs of Paris. After a long riot after a Arab friend was tortured by police forces a long time, they are now actively raging at the police, while struggling to live peacefully in Paris. What an ending, like I don’t think I have felt this in a movie, ever. I’ve never been so shocked, I’ve never been this empty. And the black and white setting made the ending even more bleak. And the final 10 minutes of the film is literally the most stressful I’ve ever been, this is a good thing. It managed to do the one thing it was supposed to do, which many movies cannot do. It obviously has some incredible moral themes, like police brutality, systemic trauma, rotten production of surroundings, and violence. And what really helps the theme come together is the use of chiaroscuro (High contrast lighting that often makes silhouettes), this is because it adds a layer of mystery. It’s dialogue flows naturally, it’s pacing is incredible, it’s cinematography is perfect, it’s very consistent, the Mise-en-Scène is on point. This is one of those movies which is rare, because there is no negative things about it, I’ve either gave the scores an 8, 9, or 10 in all catagories, no negatives. "Do you believe in God? Wrong question. Does God believe in us" or "Vous croyez en Dieu ? C'est pas la bonne question. Il faut pas se demander si on croit en Dieu, mais si Dieu croit en nous." Overall? Phenomenal movie; watch it, alone. To be alone for this type of bleakness is the only thing that works.