I found this film to be highly entertaining and interesting. The director weaves a complex and engaging plot and the cast does a phenomenal job. I really enjoyed the music, but that is up to personal taste. Overall, I would highly recommend this movie to anyone.
Cuba is like no other place on earth, having been frozen in time to some degree. As the movie was filmed on location, this makes it very visual interesting and the way in which it was shot enhances this even further. There are a number of visually stunning scenes in this film that help to draw the viewer in, and also almost feel the emotion and culture of Cuba. Of course the music aided significantly in this as well.
To me this film is really about opposing ideas, and is political without being overtly so. Perhaps to Cubans it would be much more evident, but it may be difficult to see for us living outside. The characters express criticism for the government in Cuba, but also harbor a strong nationalistic pride. They want to make pure art, but struggle with selling out in order to afford themselves better lives. Almost all of the characters want to get out of Cuba, but again struggle with the idea that they may never be let back in. In the end, I feel that the film is about choice. That you can't truly live unless you make decisions for yourself. As the tag line for the film states, "Vivir es Elegir." To live is to choose.
Cuba is like no other place on earth, having been frozen in time to some degree. As the movie was filmed on location, this makes it very visual interesting and the way in which it was shot enhances this even further. There are a number of visually stunning scenes in this film that help to draw the viewer in, and also almost feel the emotion and culture of Cuba. Of course the music aided significantly in this as well.
To me this film is really about opposing ideas, and is political without being overtly so. Perhaps to Cubans it would be much more evident, but it may be difficult to see for us living outside. The characters express criticism for the government in Cuba, but also harbor a strong nationalistic pride. They want to make pure art, but struggle with selling out in order to afford themselves better lives. Almost all of the characters want to get out of Cuba, but again struggle with the idea that they may never be let back in. In the end, I feel that the film is about choice. That you can't truly live unless you make decisions for yourself. As the tag line for the film states, "Vivir es Elegir." To live is to choose.