Beasts of No Nation: Crash Course Film Criticism #14
Beasts of No Nation is available to stream on Netflix (as it is a Netflix release). Some films are about war, some films are about kids, but some films are about kids during a time of war....
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There are movies about war. And there are movies about kids. But the movies about war starring kids are more rare. Some are science fiction, like 2013’s Ender’s Game. Others follow children trying to survive during wartime, movies like Stephen Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun starring a young Christian Bale. Or John Boorman’s semi-autobiographical Hope and Glory about growing up in London during the Blitz. But even fewer films are about children who actually participate in war, like a 2015 movie that tackled the real-life issue of child soldiers. From its gritty, handheld camerawork, to its charismatic leading performances, this grueling drama is a masterclass in intensely vibrant and subjective cinema. Let’s dig into Beasts of No Nation. [Intro Mu...
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There are movies about war. And there are movies about kids. But the movies about war starring kids are more rare. Some are science fiction, like 2013’s Ender’s Game. Others follow children trying to survive during wartime, movies like Stephen Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun starring a young Christian Bale. Or John Boorman’s semi-autobiographical Hope and Glory about growing up in London during the Blitz. But even fewer films are about children who actually participate in war, like a 2015 movie that tackled the real-life issue of child soldiers. From its gritty, handheld camerawork, to its charismatic leading performances, this grueling drama is a masterclass in intensely vibrant and subjective cinema. Let’s dig into Beasts of No Nation. [Intro Mu...
