nothing made me more emotional than the ending song, i was on the verge of tears
i also liked the symbolistic of the boy being forced into manhood with him smoking every 2 seconds, stealing cars, doing some other adult things... but then playing traffic racer in his free time.
but jokes aside i actually liked, most of it. maybe cause im new to film and my turkish series wired mind finds any remotely good movie life changing but i was genuinely moved by the accurate representation of the romani people. the hood life, the loud houses, people laughing together, having fun but then fighting the next moment. abuse, financial struggle, a never ending instability. being forced into becoming an adult before even having the chance to realize you're a kid. being forced into doing illegalities before even having the chance to develop a moral compass.it is a harsh reality that makes you bitter at the world, reminding you of the unfairness of it all, leaving you at least a little bit more grateful for the childhood you got to have.
i also loved the community aspect, how much of a parental role ayiva took on, it was just beautiful.tho i was left pretty disappointed at pio's indecisiveness when it came to ayiva's garage theft. of course, he's still a child, and maybe his grandfathers "it's us against the world" influenced him a little, but i wished he would have either taken part or told ayiva what was about to happen.
the horse symbolistic, im still contemplating on. nick told me they were visions of his grandfather, which was a pretty refreshing take. i didn't really think about the man leading the horse, but thought the horse was portraying pio. he was led into flames when pio felt stuck, yet free on the streets when he was kicked out of the house. maybe it does make sense the man was his grandpa.
anyway, the ride home at night is always a great place for me to gather my thoughts on the films i watch. thought i would start sharing more of that on here
nothing made me more emotional than the ending song, i was on the verge of tears
i also liked the symbolistic of the boy being forced into manhood with him smoking every 2 seconds, stealing cars, doing some other adult things... but then playing traffic racer in his free time.
but jokes aside i actually liked, most of it. maybe cause im new to film and my turkish series wired mind finds any remotely good movie life changing but i was genuinely moved by the accurate representation of the romani people. the hood life, the loud houses, people laughing together, having fun but then fighting the next moment. abuse, financial struggle, a never ending instability. being forced into becoming an adult before even having the chance to realize you're a kid. being forced into doing illegalities before even having the chance to develop a moral compass.it is a harsh reality that makes you bitter at the world, reminding you of the unfairness of it all, leaving you at least a little bit more grateful for the childhood you got to have.
i also loved the community aspect, how much of a parental role ayiva took on, it was just beautiful.tho i was left pretty disappointed at pio's indecisiveness when it came to ayiva's garage theft. of course, he's still a child, and maybe his grandfathers "it's us against the world" influenced him a little, but i wished he would have either taken part or told ayiva what was about to happen.
the horse symbolistic, im still contemplating on. nick told me they were visions of his grandfather, which was a pretty refreshing take. i didn't really think about the man leading the horse, but thought the horse was portraying pio. he was led into flames when pio felt stuck, yet free on the streets when he was kicked out of the house. maybe it does make sense the man was his grandpa.
anyway, the ride home at night is always a great place for me to gather my thoughts on the films i watch. thought i would start sharing more of that on here
