Directed and written by Clement Virgo. A runtime of one hour and fifty-nine minutes. Streaming on Netflix.
"Ruth" played by Marsha Stephanie Blake, and her two sons "Francis" played by Aaron Pierre, and "Michael" played by Lamar Johnson migrated from Jamaica to Toronto in the early 80s. This was an interesting time. The hip-hop scene had just exploded. While crime in Toronto was extremely bad. On top of heavy police harassment.
"Ruth" was a hard worker. She worked many hours to provide a roof over her son's head. "Michael" the youngest was very timid and scary most times. "Francis" was a true big brother. He protected him. Keeping him mentally and physically safe as they grew up.
With flashbacks throughout the film.
You watch different timelines in the life of these Jamaican brothers dealing with life and all the hardships that can come with it.
"Brother" was a confusing film. When it comes to the storyline I could relate to it a lot. I'm Jamaican. I was born there and at a young age migrated to America. I have two brothers though. Aaron Pierre who plays the older brother "Francis" reminds me of my oldest brother in some ways. Not only his complexion but also his being protective and holding me down mentally as well. He's also into many different types of music.
When it comes to the film though. Some scenes felt like Jamaicans were involved in it or making it. While other scenes felt like people were just trying to act Jamaican. It was deceiving and a letdown at times.
Putting that to the side. It was a good drama that reminded me of the film "Moonlight". It felt like they used that film as the template. The only problem was the timelines and the flashbacks. Unlike "Moonlight" which stayed in a younger timeline and then moved to an older timeline. This film was everywhere. Young, almost adults, to the present. There were so many flashbacks it got hard to tell what timeline they were in.
On top of that. Some heavy stuff was happening. With some mental aspects that they didn't address. Were certain characters going through manic episodes? Were they bipolar or just passionate? It didn't do a good job of explaining that or the current timeline. It left a lot of questions.
They were building up the plot to a huge climatic scene. The thing that happened in the scene was climatic but the scene itself left more to be desired. It just didn't come together well enough especially since the majority of the film was leading up to that.
Overall a lot of subject matter that I could relate to. Of course, being a Jamaican some of the music scenes got me pumped up. Had me yelling mor fire which if you didn't know is a Jamaican term. Expressing your level of joy and excitement for something. Fire is hot and it's telling you this track or whatever is dope. This is also why I chose to make it my rating system for films. This had the making to be a five mor fire film but in the end, it turned out to be three mor fires 🔥🔥🔥.
#CosmoandtheMovieWithin #CosmoMovieBlog #CosmoLanier #Brother.
"Ruth" played by Marsha Stephanie Blake, and her two sons "Francis" played by Aaron Pierre, and "Michael" played by Lamar Johnson migrated from Jamaica to Toronto in the early 80s. This was an interesting time. The hip-hop scene had just exploded. While crime in Toronto was extremely bad. On top of heavy police harassment.
"Ruth" was a hard worker. She worked many hours to provide a roof over her son's head. "Michael" the youngest was very timid and scary most times. "Francis" was a true big brother. He protected him. Keeping him mentally and physically safe as they grew up.
With flashbacks throughout the film.
You watch different timelines in the life of these Jamaican brothers dealing with life and all the hardships that can come with it.
"Brother" was a confusing film. When it comes to the storyline I could relate to it a lot. I'm Jamaican. I was born there and at a young age migrated to America. I have two brothers though. Aaron Pierre who plays the older brother "Francis" reminds me of my oldest brother in some ways. Not only his complexion but also his being protective and holding me down mentally as well. He's also into many different types of music.
When it comes to the film though. Some scenes felt like Jamaicans were involved in it or making it. While other scenes felt like people were just trying to act Jamaican. It was deceiving and a letdown at times.
Putting that to the side. It was a good drama that reminded me of the film "Moonlight". It felt like they used that film as the template. The only problem was the timelines and the flashbacks. Unlike "Moonlight" which stayed in a younger timeline and then moved to an older timeline. This film was everywhere. Young, almost adults, to the present. There were so many flashbacks it got hard to tell what timeline they were in.
On top of that. Some heavy stuff was happening. With some mental aspects that they didn't address. Were certain characters going through manic episodes? Were they bipolar or just passionate? It didn't do a good job of explaining that or the current timeline. It left a lot of questions.
They were building up the plot to a huge climatic scene. The thing that happened in the scene was climatic but the scene itself left more to be desired. It just didn't come together well enough especially since the majority of the film was leading up to that.
Overall a lot of subject matter that I could relate to. Of course, being a Jamaican some of the music scenes got me pumped up. Had me yelling mor fire which if you didn't know is a Jamaican term. Expressing your level of joy and excitement for something. Fire is hot and it's telling you this track or whatever is dope. This is also why I chose to make it my rating system for films. This had the making to be a five mor fire film but in the end, it turned out to be three mor fires 🔥🔥🔥.
#CosmoandtheMovieWithin #CosmoMovieBlog #CosmoLanier #Brother.