In the spring of 1999, around ten graffiti artists from Toulouse and the Paris region gathered in Paris to cover a massive wall. Their goal was to create a mural titled "Third Millennium." This project was a rare feat in the graffiti world: a collective effort to produce their best work. Trumac chronicles the first two years of this group, made up of two crews: Truskool from Toulouse and Mac from Paris. Trumac takes us across France, from Marseille to Niort via Toulouse, and ultimately to the hip-hop mecca, New York. There, they meet graffiti legends like T-Kid, Daze, Cope2, Ink76, and Tats Crew.
A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.
Vicenza, a Brazilian girl, goes on a quest by herself to find out who her birth father is by gathering clues.
The whole family will enjoy these fantasy and science fiction stories about families and individuals connecting, finding true love, and discovering self.
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 homeless girl faces depression and uncertainty during the holidays.
The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.
