Beasts
Of No Nation 9/10
I
asked Cam who also saw Beasts Of No Nation if I should make this a
Theater Whore post instead of a The Review. It was in the theaters
for a minute so I went with yes because the herd for good movies this
year is thinner than the backstage area of a Victoria Secrets show.
This movie was written, directed, and filmed by Joji Fukunaga who
also did the same for the first season of True Detective which was
great. This stars Idris Elba and new actor Abraham Attah as
Commandant and Agu. Commandant is a part of a revolution taking place
in West Africa while Agu is dragged along for a violent, intense,
incredible ride.
Agu is
just a young boy in his village enjoying time with his friends and
family while on the precipice of chaos as a war takes place. One day
he is separated from his family and eventually the rest are
slaughtered as they try to escape soldiers. He makes his way into the
jungles where he is found by other young boys armed to the teeth. He
joins up and fucking madness ensues.
