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Straight Outta Oakland (2014)
It makes think..
I think that this film is brilliant because, behind the irony and comedy of character's adventures, it reveals an important consideration about the necessity of being free and fulfilled. There are four men living in the same neighborhood, a real hood, where life can't be quiet so they must fight every day to survive in this place. I think is important for us to stop for a moment and think about the difficulty of living in a hood, with racism and prejudices. I also liked the way the characters face difficulties and obstacles, making certain situations really funny (personally, I've laughed out loud in some moments). So I highly recommend this film for a lot of reasons, but especially because it makes think.
An Act of War (2015)
It makes think..
Jacob is a veteran of war and, when he comes back home, he tries to return to normal life, but unfortunately it will not be easy for him to forget the trauma of war, so he will continue to suffer and memories continue to haunt him. Life before the war was peaceful and happy, but now that happiness seems impossible to recover, and what remains is only a sense of self-destruction. This film makes think because we don't know how soldier's life changes after the return from war. Maybe we think they have only honor and prestige, instead they are alone with their fears and their post-traumatic stress, while the whole society can't help them because it can't understand their real condition.