"I'm Still Here" tells the story of a family's turmoil and a mother’s endurance after the military takes the father away. It’s based on the book of the same name, written by one of the children.
The focus on the mother and an upper-middle-class family in Rio de Janeiro during the Brazilian military dictatorship doesn’t bother me the way it seems to bother others. The real issue is that the movie feels so contrived—it doesn’t breathe. We need some rawness,…
Unbearable.
There is no tension, the character has no depth, no arc. She expresses her depression, her need to be wanted constantly to feel better, but it is never developed further. Repetitive.
Not good.
When the trial started I thought: that's it. I'm never gonna leave this theater 🎥 I'm locked up in here with this boring movie forever.
I picture young Menahem in the arid landscapes of Israel, bewildered by American Musicals, watching them over and over again, and dreaming about making his own movie. "It will have love, action, seduction, and a deep message about peace", he must have thought.
I'm glad he had his chance, because we were honoured with this insane and absurd cinematic experience.
