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Jerusalema (2008)
Jerusalema - Brilliant!
If Jerusalema, the latest film about life in South Africa's underbelly of Hillbrow, can make a film like the award winning Tsotsi look like child's play, you need to ask yourself the question: "Why haven't I seen it yet?" Even more disturbing is that Jerusalema premiered at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and has already been raking in the awards.
Star of the film - Lucky Kunene's motto in life is taken from an Al Capone movie "If you're going to steal ... steal big, and hope like hell you get away with it!" Like a fly on the wall, we get to watch how an innocent youth from Soweto, a victim of circumstance, turns to crime and works his way up to become the hoodlum of Hillbrow.
The acting is superb and will have you engrossed in the film in no time. The script is watertight, and quite probably the most accurate account of South Africa's criminal underworld that you're ever going to see.
The scary part about all of this? It's based on true events! (But don't be put off SA, this is a small part of a big country)
Crash (2004)
it exists in all of us
This movie is not just about racial prejudice, it shows us that no matter how much we may tell ourselves that we aren't racist, to some degree we are all prejudiced. Whether this is a good or a bad thing, is up to the individual. Personally I feel its inevitable, a vicious cycle that will carry on. Its brilliant, like a slice of life put on film. If you haven't seen it, go watch it! whether you think its gonna upset you or not, just go.
And if you think Sandra Bullock was miscast, or is going to spoil the film because of her bad choice of films since Speed, you're wrong, she plays one of the best 'out of character' roles yet.
My only question is, with no set story being the main one, who plays the lead?