IN MY WORDS | The Harder They Come

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

I loved that this movie shows the "Jamaican Dream" as I like to call it. It's just the story of some man looking for a way to be succesful, whatever it takes, he's just trying to leave a mark in this world without caring about the consecuences. Also, I always get empathy for antiheroes because they don't care about what people think, they just chase their goals regardless.

I kind of disliked the fact that I never knew if this movie was serious or not, sometimes it looked like a comedy and sometimes like a deep movie about the state of Jamaican society.

2. Who is your favorite character from the film?

After talking about how I enjoy antihero movies, it wouldn't make sense to not say that Ivan Martin is my favorite character, he was just reckless and audacious to achieve his objetives. We follow his journey from being just a know-nothing man from the country to accomplish his dream of becoming famous.

3. Would you recommend the film to someone, Why/Why not?

Honestly, if someone asked me about a movie to watch, I wouldn't immediately think about "The Harder They Come", I don't think is a interesting movie to watch unless you're really concerned about the films from Jamaica or the culture in general about the country like we are. That's why it completely depends about the person you want to recommend this.

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