Rockers

Rockers is a 1978 movie, directed by Theodoros Bafaloukos. 

1. How does Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace from Rockers compare to Ivan Martin from The Harder They Come?

I think they both have some similarities but they aproach the same subject in very diferent ways. It is clear that Ivan has a lot of flaws because he is always thinking about himself. In the other hand we have Horsemouth and his caracter really cares for other people (maybe that is why it was important to him to give to the people the things he stole with his friends). So even tho both caracters develope their stories around the music industry, both have very opposit relationships with it. 


2. What is your favorite scene from the film? Why?

I really enjoyed the scene were Horsemouth and his buddy take over the cabin of the Dj and they get into a lot of trouble because of that to the point that the police has to interfire, but the play their song and they are so strong about the idea that people will like it that they keep playing it untill people go along with them. 

3.  Did you like/dislike the film? Why/Why Not?

I liked the film because I think it has a very powerful storyline and it's able to talk about a lot of important subjects about jamaican people. I think it has some scenes that are really funny and you don't expect them to be, so it is full of interesting surprises. Also the component of how music is so important makes this film very unique. 

The Harder They Come

The Harder They come is a 1972 movie directed by Perry Henzell. It's developed arround the life of Ivanhoe Martin and his way to succes as a reggae singer and later criminal.

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film?

My general feeling towards the movie was that it was really well done, with a fun storyline and that you could learn from it. I think is a very interesting way of portrate the history of the jamaican people and the cultural impact that reggae music has. I liked how the story was developed, it was interesting and exciting to watch, however there were some scenes that I think were confusing and didn't contribute a lot to the final result the movie. 

After all I think what I liked the most was the production of the movie itself and the cast of actors and actresses because the result of all of that decisions made the movie very different of the typical hollywood style and I apreciate that they wanted to conserve the spirit of what jamaican culture is. 

2. Who is your favorite character from the film?

My favourite caracter from the film was Elsa. I think that might be because she was a really good example of what women has suffered along history. She was treated like an object that some male caracters passed each other out, and in the story you can see that all she want is a peacefull life but is difficult for her because she depended on someone that didn't care about her. So is easy to empatize with her. 

3. Would you recommend this film to someone, why/why not?

Yes, I would totally recomend this film to other people. I think that you can show it to people who like reggae, jamaican culture, or just a good movie that has a good storyline. I don't think that is a good idea for a kid to watch it because it has a lot of violence and other concepts that may be boring or not clear, but I think thar for most of the people ir would be a good recommendation to watch it in a 'night in' eating popcorn and maybe smoking something like they did in the movie.