1. How does Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace from Rockers compare to Ivan Martin from The Harder They Come?
The comparison between Ivan Martin and Leroy Wallace is very interesting, mainly because they are two sides of the same coin. Both represent the working jamaican man, however, the both had different ways to get what they wanted. For Iva,n the most important thing was getting what he wanted, no matter the way he did it. If he had to steal or kill, he'd do it. Leroy, in the other hand, tried to do things the right way, and when he discovered what was going on with the mafia, he didn't doubt about ending it for the sake of his people.
If I had to make a moral comparison between those two, I'd say that Leroy was a hero while Ivan was a villain or an anti-hero, and as I said before, it can be seen in their actions even though they represent the same class of people.
2. What is your favorite scene from the film? Why?
I can't say I liked a lot of the scenes in the movie, I do like one in particular. More than a scene, its a sequence, when he first gets his bike and starts delivering the records to the people. The main reason I like this part is because of the character interactions and the world building that happens in it. We see how Leroy interacts with the jamaican people, their joyfull attitudes, the places they live in and even the way they talk, while at the same time knowing about the main character personality. For example, when he first goes to the music store to get the vinils to sell, you can see how big the music industry is in the country, the process that the disc is made in (in some of the camera shots before the scene starts) and how the shop works, and when Leroy enters, you can see his way of convincing the seller to give him the records, being a little insintent but still kinda charming.
3. Did you like/dislike the film? Why/Why Not?
I didn't like Rockers a lot. I liked some parts of it, some dialogs, some scenes and performances, but I didn't like the whole product. The main problem the movie has is its narrative. By the way the story is told, many parts of it seems very loose, like it wasn't intended to be told that way (which, in this case, is actually what happened). The movie tries to tell a good story and to leave a lesson to the viewer, while at the same time educating them about the jamaican reality, but ultimately fails in its objectives.
The comparison between Ivan Martin and Leroy Wallace is very interesting, mainly because they are two sides of the same coin. Both represent the working jamaican man, however, the both had different ways to get what they wanted. For Iva,n the most important thing was getting what he wanted, no matter the way he did it. If he had to steal or kill, he'd do it. Leroy, in the other hand, tried to do things the right way, and when he discovered what was going on with the mafia, he didn't doubt about ending it for the sake of his people.
If I had to make a moral comparison between those two, I'd say that Leroy was a hero while Ivan was a villain or an anti-hero, and as I said before, it can be seen in their actions even though they represent the same class of people.
2. What is your favorite scene from the film? Why?
I can't say I liked a lot of the scenes in the movie, I do like one in particular. More than a scene, its a sequence, when he first gets his bike and starts delivering the records to the people. The main reason I like this part is because of the character interactions and the world building that happens in it. We see how Leroy interacts with the jamaican people, their joyfull attitudes, the places they live in and even the way they talk, while at the same time knowing about the main character personality. For example, when he first goes to the music store to get the vinils to sell, you can see how big the music industry is in the country, the process that the disc is made in (in some of the camera shots before the scene starts) and how the shop works, and when Leroy enters, you can see his way of convincing the seller to give him the records, being a little insintent but still kinda charming.
3. Did you like/dislike the film? Why/Why Not?
I didn't like Rockers a lot. I liked some parts of it, some dialogs, some scenes and performances, but I didn't like the whole product. The main problem the movie has is its narrative. By the way the story is told, many parts of it seems very loose, like it wasn't intended to be told that way (which, in this case, is actually what happened). The movie tries to tell a good story and to leave a lesson to the viewer, while at the same time educating them about the jamaican reality, but ultimately fails in its objectives.
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