El Enzo's things reviews

1. How does the film,  Kangamba , show Cuban internationalism in Angola? Considering that this film was made by cuban director Rogelio Paris, does actually a good job showing how the country worked intervined in the Angola struggle for liberation. The battle between UNITA and FAPLA was intense, and the constant attacks from one side to another where shown in that way in Kangamba. During the period, Cuba sent Angola medical and military assistance, and that was essential to the development of the country and its eventual end.   2. What was the most impactful scene for you? Why? For me, the most impactful moments in the film were two. First, the scene where the soldier who lost one of his eyes went to the battlefild to continue supporting his companios, saying that he could still fight as his “winking eye” was already closed. He was quickly sent back to rest by his superior, becuase he didn’t wanted him to continue struggling. The second scene that I found i...

1.      In general, what did you like and dislike about the film? I really enjoyed the film, especially the first middle part of it. Watching a film about a normal black citizen and his own struggles in the apartheid society is something you don’t get to see, mainly because producers may think that a movie about revolutionaries can be way more interesting. However, Catch a fire does it – and pretty well actually. Patrick Chamuso was an apolitical citizen, who didn’t care to change the world as long as he could live his live quietly. He was a school soccer teacher, had a family (although he cheated his wife) and did his job as good as he could. However, after he was tortured everything changed for him. He didn’t wanted his family to have the same problem, so he decided to change it and become a revolutionary. I didn’t enjoyed too much the second part of the film. I see that it shows the things the way they were, and I admire the movie director Phillip Noyce for ...