Film No. 27 (2015) April 22nd. 6:30 PM PARADISO Northbridge.
"Because it was right". (Rooney Mara's Olivia character sums up the reason for the persistence of the three boys).
Trash
Trash is a Brazilian film directed by Stephen Daldry (The Reader), written for the screen by Richard Curtis (Blackadder, Love Actually) from a novel by British young adult fiction author Andy Mulligan. It would seem Working Title production house has decided to dive into the muck of a Rio de Janeiro slum to recreate the "white knuckle" ride of three boys who take on corruption at the highest level. Can you imagine 3 boys of early high school age taking on the most powerful elements of Brazilian society? No, well that's why Trash is such a vibrant fairytale.
When Andy Mulligan wrote Trash he was nominated for a number of awards for Young Adult literature. Many of his critics believed those nominations should have been withdrawn because of the
anti-social content and themes (drugs and muck). Mulligan and his publisher argued that he would not compromise the real hardships his young characters faced. The themes were important elements to the strength of the story.
It's interesting that the setting in the book is not specified and yet the film very specifically takes us to the grime of Rio and thus into the heart of Brazilian corruption. Anyway the premise of this story is simple. Three charismatic boys happen upon a wallet in the rubbish mounds they rely on for their existence. The contents of the wallet are keenly sought after by a corrupt policeman who is in the pocket of Brazil's most corrupt "godfather" Carlos. The boys remain one step ahead of hundreds of law enforcement officers hellbent on capturing our heroes.
There was a spate of Grisham novels which were tranformed into cinematic, white knuckle rides in the eighties and nineties. They became popular adult thrillers. Trash brings both an adult and adolescent audience to its narrative. Rafael (Rickson Tevez), Gardo (Luis Eduardo) and Rato (Gabriel Weinstein) find their way into our hearts quickly and easily through the magic of cinema, thus the unbelievability of it all is soon forgotten. The sharply edited Trash takes us on a very entertaining ride. 9GUMS.
When Andy Mulligan wrote Trash he was nominated for a number of awards for Young Adult literature. Many of his critics believed those nominations should have been withdrawn because of the
anti-social content and themes (drugs and muck). Mulligan and his publisher argued that he would not compromise the real hardships his young characters faced. The themes were important elements to the strength of the story.
It's interesting that the setting in the book is not specified and yet the film very specifically takes us to the grime of Rio and thus into the heart of Brazilian corruption. Anyway the premise of this story is simple. Three charismatic boys happen upon a wallet in the rubbish mounds they rely on for their existence. The contents of the wallet are keenly sought after by a corrupt policeman who is in the pocket of Brazil's most corrupt "godfather" Carlos. The boys remain one step ahead of hundreds of law enforcement officers hellbent on capturing our heroes.
There was a spate of Grisham novels which were tranformed into cinematic, white knuckle rides in the eighties and nineties. They became popular adult thrillers. Trash brings both an adult and adolescent audience to its narrative. Rafael (Rickson Tevez), Gardo (Luis Eduardo) and Rato (Gabriel Weinstein) find their way into our hearts quickly and easily through the magic of cinema, thus the unbelievability of it all is soon forgotten. The sharply edited Trash takes us on a very entertaining ride. 9GUMS.
This review is excellent! :)
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