Revisiting 'Rocketman'
Falling in love with 'Rocketman" all over again.

The film revolves around the lives of four unemployed educated youths from lower-middle-class families of Tinsukia, Assam who are entangled by their own misfortunes. Set amidst a period of extremist uprisings, frequent bombings, corruption, and socio-political unrest, the movie tries to explore the struggles and aspirations of the helpless youth in a small town trying to meet ends, while facing the burden of responsibilities.
Falling in love with 'Rocketman" all over again.
'Alice' is a genre trifecta: one part revenge drama, one part historical account, one part throwback to Blaxploitation—kinda 'Django' meets 'Roots' meets 'Foxy Brown.'
We, the Jane Austen aficionados, are suckers for everything and anything under the sun that’s remotely related to her and her world. That’s because we are so drawn to her unique style of fiction, romance, and social commentary, we take any allusion to her influence as a hint to what to expect when we start watching a movie or reading a book.
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.
In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.
Women have always been integral to science fiction, and these amazing women prove why.