I have mixed feeling on this film. The idea was very good and the message it portrayed was very significant and powerful, but I felt like the acting and production quality was lacking. I really disliked the lead actor and felt like he was very cliché and cheesy. He was also a horrible actor to begin with. Other than that, the movie was very powerful. I rally liked how it showed the perspective of the civil war from the innocent civilians' side. Chava, the eleven year old main character, had a very touching story. There were some moments of his though that were very corny, for example when he walks into his crush's destroyed house. He picks up some of her tattered, burned clothing, grips it tightly in his fist, and runs off to join the resistance. Other than that, I liked how the movie portrayed the every day struggles of those not in the war. Almost every night, out of nowhere, military soldiers would raid the slums, shooting up each house. I personally could never imagine how hard that would be to live with until I saw this movie.
Review of Innocent Voices
