Once Were Warriors

[andrewducker]

Review taken from work's film board:

Before he got his head chopped off by Mace Windu, Jango Fett lived in New Zealand on the planet Earth with his wife and family. His species was called the Mauri and they are a proud warrior race. Before they started wearing armour, they wore tatoo's all over their body.

Jango was a particularly brutal Mauri - he beats up and abuses his wife, he neglects his children and he has a serious drinking problem. However he was an excellent fighter that no one dared mess with which made him an ideal candidate to be cloned into an army of Clone Troopers.

This movie of the early life of Jango was excellent - very brutal with amazing performances by all the actors. His wife especially gave a very powerful performance which must of won her awards at the time. Not comfortable viewing, but well worth seeing. Watch with some man sized hankies though.

After seeing this I am glad Jango got his head chopped off by a lightsaber - served him right!!!

9/10

Comments

[guyinahat.livejournal.com]

I have a high regard for this film. The very well choreographed fight scenes near the beginning of the film attract an audience of young males who are in to fight films. To start with, the fighting is glamorized as slickly as any Hollywood blockbuster, focusing on the male respect and bonding. But it then hurls the audience into the hash reality of domestic violence and sexual abuse (something they would normally never do) and forces them to confront it. Very educational for the people who need it most (and usually try to avoid such education)

[andrewducker]

The film is, indeed, fantastic. Completely traumatised me.

[allorin.livejournal.com]

Never seen it.

[andrewducker]

I'll lend it to you if you like.

[allorin.livejournal.com]

Never really wanted to see it.

Though you've tempted me.

It's probably on Sky lots....

[andrewducker]

Definitely catch it if you can. If not, I'll lend it to you.

[markpasc.livejournal.com]

Isn't that “Maori,” the people who sued Lego for using names from their culture?

[thadrin.livejournal.com]

assuming that's a gag...

OWW is a great film. I have yet to see the sequal though.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Fantastic film. Have seen it twice (which is once too many, but I had to keep Sean company)