directed by David Ayer
Some of you may roll their eyes after seeing today’s recommendation. I know that many people think this film is below the average. But I will be its defender. If you haven’t heard of it yet, let me shortly tell you the basic information. We’re in a bit different reality where humans are not the only creatures walking on the earth. The main character is a detective, Daryl Ward (Will Smith), who has an unusual partner. His partner is Nick Jakoby (Joel Edgerton), an Orc. Despite the fact that in the film reality Orcs are nothing new, people still don’t fully accept them. And vice versa. Therefore a human detective working with an orc policeman is not a perfect match. Still, both partners decide to cooperate in order to, as it always is in action films, save the world. Why do I like this film? 2 reasons. The first one is that it presents intolerance from a different perspective. In our world, luckily not that often as before, people with a darker skin colour are seen as those “weird creatures”. In the film, the good and real human is… Will Smith. So I guess you know his skin colour. But since he’s the good one, we need a “new” bad one. Ah, okay, we have Orcs. Ridiculous, right? So for me this film shows that racism may never end. We will keep on searching for new “bad guys” to discriminate and there will always be that stupid fight between us. Am I being depressive now? I’m sorry. But that’s how I read this film. Still, the second reason is that it was supposed to be an action film. And IT IS an action film. Shooting, screaming, running and a bit of drama. That’s what it was supposed to be and that’s what we got. Despite my first reason, look on the BRIGHT side and give it a try.
My rating: 6/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 