Review of Beasts of No Nation (2015) by Ray M — 24 Oct 2015
After my first viewing of Beasts of No Nation, I have a hard time summarizing how I feel about the movie. This reflects how the script doesn't know how it wants us to feel about its subjects. I was shown the realistic journey of a boy becoming a child soldier, but what was the message? That it's terrible that children are enlisted in terrible guerrilla warfare? Well, yeah.
It is. That many of these wars are pointless and driven by corrupt leaders? Yes, they are. But I didn't have to watch this movie to know that. The movie failed to make a compelling story feel compelling.
The visuals are constructed as well as you would expect them to be. They are succinct, to the point, and well planned. I wish I could say the same for the script.
This review of Beasts of No Nation (2015) was written by Ray M on 24 Oct 2015.
Beasts of No Nation has generally received very positive reviews.
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