Monday, October 27, 2014
New twists
It has been awhile since I have seen a film about Africa and the clash of European values with the local ones.
At least I think that is what is at the heart of
All of the old tropes are here and welcome to them. The nature of Africa always makes a good backdrop for the usual romantic love story. There is a long tradition.
This one does very well by the genre and I enjoyed it.
Some of the old style stuff is dropped, the white hunter and the prey. The thing is that the prey is a woman. An illicit relationship (I think that is the word for adultery) is the goal.
I liked it a lot and enjoyed watching the game, the scenery and the people.
It is in black and white which is also interesting. I think that this deflects some of the exotic nature of the place where new "morals" either take root or fail entirely.
I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5.
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