I went to see it with all prejudice in the world. 1st I'm not a fan of Brazillian cinema, 2nd I don't like the folks who made it.
I know I shouldn't be making generalizations, it's not productive for a healthy discussion, but I feel everything we produce here is either terrible comedies that appeal to the lowest common denominator or terrible socially themed films that have more in common with political pamphlets than actual films. I feared that Entre Abelhas was bound to be both since the group who made it came from a highly popular humorous Youtube channel and are most definitely politically conscious.
So, I'm glad I gave it a chance despite a lot going against it. I was proved wrong about, and in my opinion, I don't think there's a better feeling than having your expectations positively blown away.
It's not perfect, there's still shoehorned humor to be found here, some dramatic moments almost gets ruined by it, but, overall, it has its own identity, transcending the soap opera and ideological nature of Brazillian Cinema.
I know I shouldn't be making generalizations, it's not productive for a healthy discussion, but I feel everything we produce here is either terrible comedies that appeal to the lowest common denominator or terrible socially themed films that have more in common with political pamphlets than actual films. I feared that Entre Abelhas was bound to be both since the group who made it came from a highly popular humorous Youtube channel and are most definitely politically conscious.
So, I'm glad I gave it a chance despite a lot going against it. I was proved wrong about, and in my opinion, I don't think there's a better feeling than having your expectations positively blown away.
It's not perfect, there's still shoehorned humor to be found here, some dramatic moments almost gets ruined by it, but, overall, it has its own identity, transcending the soap opera and ideological nature of Brazillian Cinema.