La Haine
HOLY SHIT WHAT A FK DAMN PEAK MASTERPIECE, La haine is really a perfect representation of the circumstances that they had to live during that time in France.
I also do think that the way they handle the portrayal of gun violence and what a gun does to these specific young men. Especially with their hostile view on cops. I like that the generalisation of cops are adressed in this movie.
But on a more artistical pov I also fk ate this shit up. The movie may have been black and white but damn did it deliver like you didn't notice and I really do think that the absence of colour this time makes it timeless instead of old. The movie also had a perfect runtime for it's narrative. And on top of that the dialogue was not only entertaining but quite interesting to how feelings are kind of surpressed and ways of thinking are supported in that group.
There is something about movies that I can't describe the cause how it works but it doesnt fk matter because it does. That even the non essential nothing really tense happening shit still captivates you all the time. And given that there were a lot of tense and exciting scenes here too that were pretty amazing portrayed.
And really some praise to these (back then) young men needs to be given. Vincent Gassel I want so see you as much as I can in new or available projects. I always knew you existed but underestimated your game my bad. But enough about Vincent, Vinz was an amazing character too. His cycle of thinking rational and the most slight change can happen and he starts to be impusive again.
It is actually so good to see these young men struggle and behave the way they do. Because besides struggling their pretty flawed too.
I saw this movie actually yesterday but I was so tired that I hadn't had the strength to write it, But i'll end with this:
I keep thinking about that exact line they used at the beginning and end of the moviie which quite represents these folks and the goverments their interference, the situation and stakes of the community. The eventual let down by the enviroment socially and economically I think too.I mean the line that they kinda say that just like a guy who falls, he kept thinking during the fall ''So far so good, still doing good, survived this moement'' and so on. Because that community their situation and individuals live their life like it. Impulsive moments cause sudden harm. At some moment the survival will just end with the end.
Having seen so much lately this movie may not be perfect but its damn near it and FUCKIN refreshing. Loved seeing it, such a shame it took me so long tho