great film

Rating: Null/10 (25 September 2016)

This was one of my favorite movies we've watched thus far. I really thought that the acting was so well done, and the scenes were filmed really nicely, and were pleasing to the eye. my favorite scene was probably when the whole group of teens were at the beach, and Rocket was jealous of Tiago, since he wished he was dating his girlfriend at the time, Angelica. Then, I thought it was really neat when Angelica dumped him for Rocket, and I felt happy for him that he got the girl of his dreams. My favorite character was Benny, because although he was associated with Lil Ze, he was, in Lil Z's words "too nice". He would let people off easy, which showed his sensitive side, as well as when he fell in love and decided he was going to leave the violence behind for "his girl", rock music, and a farm. Benny was really the only main character that I really felt sad about when he was shot, since he was so different from everyone else, as he seemed to be more human. I felt badly for Angelica as well, as they really wanted to get their life back on track together, and grow old. My least favorite character was Lil Ze, because he was just simply the "bad guy" of the film. I did however, have a bit of sympathy for him because his insecurities showed when he'd try and let loose. For example, whenever he tried to talk to girls, and he was rejected, you could tell how insecure that made him. I really disliked how instead of stopping to pursue the woman, he'd just force them into sex and assault them one way or another. I would give this movie five out of five stars.