Filled with a beautiful raw, black and white cinematography and stunning direction, screen-writing, and acting; La Haine is a movie that took me much by amazement.
La Haine is a French drama/crime film about anger, race, violence, and the harsh police brutality that is set in what seems to be painted as an extremely dull suburbs in Paris. It focuses on three characters whom are Vincent; a Jewish charged with rage and desire to be a gangster, Hubert; an African, smart and cautious boxer, and Said; an Arab who is quite both vigilant and bad tempered with a displeasure of certain aspects in his society. These all draw to la haine as they all consume off of each other's aspects during time in the brutal and dull suburbs, whilst additionally dealing with a tragic event that attaches more hate when their friend Abdel is brutalized by police during a riot and is left in a coma.
Although I found the film to be greatly scripted, directed and acted, I had a minor problem with it's tedious scenarios which seemed to lack pause in dialogues and that made me tiresome on attempting to keep up as I watched it in French with subtitles. The scripting was brilliant, with a very clear and bright manner of delivering it's message and narrative across, however, pauses were missing causing very little disturbances from the world of the protagonists. It felt like the film lacked detail about the world that surrounded them, including more depth in the protagonists' background. What have their life stories been? I wanted to know.
Essentially a series of vignettes depicting the aftermath of a riot in a poor housing project in France, this follows three youth over the course of 24 hours. Surprisingly, considering the central characters’ cultural backgrounds, the film doesn’t really explore any racial tensions within the community, preferring to focus on the marginalisation of the people who live in these districts and the tension and distrust that exists between them and the police force. Given the film takes place after a riot, the filmmakers create a tense atmosphere throughout, with a number of confrontations suggesting that violence could break out any minute. This is underscored by three strong central performances, especially a young Vincent Cassel and there is a volatility and barely restrained anger that shines through his performance that helps to build the tension. The film is beautifully shot in black and white that helps to sell the realism it is striving to achieve and given the film was made nearly 20 years ago, it remains as relevant today as it was then, perhaps even more so.
One of the best screenplays I've ever seen, I could rewatch some of the dialogues in this film for eternity. Absolutely brilliant, has just become one of my favourites.
The 90's true masterpiece. La Haine has become the manifesto of a whole generation of the french lumpenproletariats and it's amazing to see how much little has changed since its release: police brutality spreading wordwide, margining of the poors and whole city districts, with social tensions constantly on the rise.
A gunshot that echoes just as loud 25 years later.
It's not about the fall, it's about how you land.
A masterpiece of cinema; from the film's soundscape & visuals to the immersive realistic acting & dialogue, La Haine embodies everything that makes filmmaking such a powerful storytelling medium. Every viewing it's as good as ever.
It’s made beautifully and gets a lot of credit for that. The black and white sets the tone perfectly, the camerawork is top notch and the acting is great and realistic too. Still, I’m not crazy about the overall story. It has a lot going for it, but honestly, it’s just not a classic for me.
It’s like Boyz N The Hood crossed with Stand By Me, only, and I never thought this possible… better :scream_cat:
Masterful. Cidade de Deus, Do the Right Thing and American History X are some of my favorite movies, so one could argue I have a soft spot for this type of story. However, I can't deny that this stuff is emotionally and intellectually compelling. They're also very different from each other, this movie definitely stands on its own creatively and goes in an unpredictable direction. The directing is absolutely amazing, there are so many good looking tracking shots in this, and the editing/music choices all create this tense, gritty atmosphere. I love how authentically the main characters are written and that they're all given a different motivation. It all creates this complex drama with layered characters where no one is judged. The only thing I don't like is how it implies multiple times that the behaviour of Cassel's character is motivated by violence in movies. Those brief moments feel like they're directed by your average Karen, which is odd because the rest of the movie is so realistic and anthropological.
9/10
Really good movie with some great messages and nice acting.The ending scene left me speechless. 7.5/10
Holy sh:asterisk_symbol:t, the acting, the story, the cinematography damnnn such a good movie
Out of nowhere this film come along,blew me away.and left me begging for,One of the best films you will ever seen.
Shout by Neal MahoneyVIP 8BlockedParent2018-11-28T03:58:07Z
It's sad that this movie is still as relevant today as it was when it came out 23 years ago. The black and white really makes this feel dirty and real, like we are there in the projects with the characters. The acting from our leads is great. The cinematography is fantastic. That mirror scene was amazing and I had to watch it a few times just to appreciate it. There are a ton of other cool shots too. That ending still has me shook up.