Gender: action / drama / thriller / war director: Spike Lee
year 2008
duration: 160 '
original title: Miracle at St. Anna
cast: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Matteo Sciabordi, Valentina Cervi, John Turturro, John Leguziano, Homer Antonutti.
curiosity: Naomi Campbell "risked" to be included in the cast of the film. Fortunately this is no longer happened.
Preceded by long days and days of controversy arrives in our cinemas one of the most talked about film of recent times ....
September 1944, Tuscany.
The 92 th Division "Buffalo Soldier", composed entirely of black soldiers is almost completely massacred by the Germans along the Serchio.
are 4 soldiers survived the battle and managed to cross the River. Within a few will choose to save a child as soon as possible and bring in a safe place. Will this be the reason that the 4 lead soldiers (Stamps, Bishop, Hector and Train) and the little angel in a remote village in the mountains of Tuscany, pending further instructions from the command.
Production for half American and half Italian (On My Own Roberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini, Rai Cinema, Spike Lee and the support of the Tuscany region), the latest film from Atlanta to see you leave but largely disappoint expectations.
The film begins very well.
1984. To break the initial harmony of the audience is an unexpected twist that leaves everyone stunned. From that time until the end of the film will develop a way of explaining that puzzle through a dip in the past, the causes that led to that event.
Apart from the opening minutes, the first part of the film appears to be characterized by a 'too slowly. Some scenes seem endless even essential.
A first part is slow but the second part much more thrilling and exciting.
purposely built to have a strong visual and emotional , the film from that point of view we can say definitely as successful in the face of certain scenes, certain looks, it is difficult for any human being with a minimum of sensitivity, no compassion.
fault of the film is undoubtedly the fact to face, in addition to the thematic nature of the main war, a number of sub-topics revolving around this' last.
First of all the theme of racism. Besides, who knows a minimum Spike Lee knows that in all his films there is always a strong complaint about this. Also in Miracle at Sant 'Anna Lee stresses intolerance American, not Italian against the Buffalo Soldiers.
And still we talk about religion resulting detour through a discussion between a believer and an unbeliever soldier on whether or not God
But it's over. There is also talk of family. family of partisan in this case and the relevant reports.
There are also tempted the debates between fascist ideology and the partisan struggle .
short of everything and more. Put a lot of irons in the fire that certainly does not benefit the film.
Despite the long list of actors and the characters are fairly be characterized.
Another negative note is the dialogue, for most of the time granted and trivial, which is characterized by the usual platitudes. Not to mention some surreal scenes: the German view that gives a gun to an American.
More disturbing is the fact the construction of the binomial soldier Train-Angelo. Everything seems to have seen. One has the impression to review Forrest Gump (Train the soldier who takes a liking to the child remembers Tom Hanks) and Life is Beautiful (in respect of the child).
Last question regards the spoken language, the communication between the characters. We do not know how, but the Florentines in the film include a marvelous English and vice versa. Even the little angel of 8 years are not afraid to talk to the soldiers. What a little weird Disney and somewhat embarrassing enough as communicating a more difficult by the use of body language.
Another note about the cast of demerit . Be careful, not that the film is devoid of players of value, see John Turturro, Luigi Lo Cascio, Pierfrancesco Favino (Best actor in the film), but these at any time throughout the film holding minimum parts. The presence of major players are all but unknown and personally chosen by Spike Lee. On all the little Matteo Sciabordi in the role of Angelo.
Spike, this time the miracle could not thee.
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