In a dysfunctional family intoxicated by online gambling money, only the youngest son, Tisna, refuses to celebrate his father's newfound wealth. As the family splurges on luxury while neglecting their most basic responsibilities, three creditors : a laundress, a vegetable vendor, and the landlord. Appear as living reminders of the necessities they have abandoned. Determined to pay off the debts, Tisna desperately tries to seize control of his father's bank account. What follows is an absurd yet violent battle over dirty money, exposing a family willing to sacrifice everything for fleeting comfort, until the conflict ends in a tragedy as ironic as it is inevitable.
Seriously, and this is coming from someone who was extremely skeptical before giving it a watch. I assumed the show would be painfully boring, but one of the show's strongest qualities is you needn't know anything about the lore to get invested in it.
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.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
Disney remakes have often gotten a bad rap for their consistent reliance on the originals and overuse of CGI. However, Mulan is a remake that is able to transcend beyond Disney's other remakes with a confident and bold earnestness.
In 'Maestro,' we're left with an impression but not with an understanding of the main character.
Much more than a meme, 'Barbenheimer' actually diversifies viewer bases and spreads the important message of both films wider than they otherwise would have!
