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Rating: Q=5, P=6 / Average OJ
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Chile, Revolution, Politics, Advertising Campaign
A very interesting film that was completely unlike what I was expecting. Larrain's film feels like a documentary--actually, more like a home video. Larrain includes many emotional film clips of riots, policing, and news footage from 1988 which makes it feel like we were back in the 1980s in every way. The clothing, styles, media, even the colors gave exactly the right vibe. Gael Garcia Bernal gives a wonderful performance of a man deeply frustrated in (and worn out by) the dictatorship he lives in but also deeply afraid of how the militant government will react to his revolutionary words and visuals. No makes you think about how we use media today, and not just politically.
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