Review of The Wolfpack (2015) by Hanneguacamole — 10 Jul 2015

The Angulos live a life much different than my own – than what the majority of people live. And that's what makes The Wolfpack as interesting as it is. I was amazed and enthralled by their story, but less so by the film itself. As my mother so eloquently said, "I want to see them on a talk show." We wanted to hear what they really had to say, not what they wanted to say. It felt like the surface of this incredibly moving story was told, and there was much more that we couldn't see.

Both of the Angulo childrens' parents seemed to have somewhat normal childhoods, so there had to have been a driving force or event that led to this, and I left the theater not fully knowing what that was. A disdain for the government, perhaps? Yet many people feel that same emotion and don't have seven children with long hair that stay in their apartment all the time. This story is unique and the yarn hasn't been unraveled all the way.

My mother also said that at least some of these kids would be famous someday. I can only hope that they're able to lead (relatively) normal lives in their future, and hopefully fulfill their aspirations. I think the fact that Moselle found this family and made a documentary of them is in its own way inspiring, and will most certainly change their lives. In the end, we knew who the Angulos were. Good questions were asked and good footage was taken. I was just left disappointed that it wasn't great, because this story is.