Caribbean Film Class~

1 Who was your favorite character (s) from the film? Why? Same as the last film, I think my favorite character is the protagonist, Derrick. But in this case, the film was way more complex and Derrick showed that. He was very persistent and commited to his dream (be the best at boxing). That means that he saw politics as something not worth dying for, cause it was causing so much pain to the people (without any benefit at all). So his determination and results reunited both (principal) political parties, PNP and JLP (will talk later about them), people to watch his fights. Also honorable mentions to his mom, Dawn Thompson, who not only supported his son, but was a woman that had the courage to overcome (or at least try) sexism and patriarchy. How do we see the political conflict portrayed in the film? Remember to use the article Michael Manley's Vision to help you The film places the plot in election year, where the 2 principal parties, People’s National Party (PNP) a...

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film? One of the things that makes this film a good film (to me at least) is the jamaican life representation. I mean, the presence of common places/buildings, enviroment, music, religion, etc. made by actual jamaicans. It's like "teleseries" from south america, where through drama they show different topics about life (and that makes you feel identified -depending of which character and plot of course-). Music is key on this film, because it showed that they could create talented and original art despite the lack of resources they had. An aspect that I did not like was that sometimes the film feels a little too slow, and some scenes contributed nothing to the plot and felt kinda illogical (like the main character getting away from a group of policemen without getting any damage. But those are details that didn't overshadow the film. 2. Who is your favorite character from the film? To be honest, the only c...