Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Nine Queens Film Review
Nine Queens is a Argentina based film setting in the city with an opening character named Juan. In the beginning, Juan is depicted as a thief tricking a gas station clerk into receiving more money than paid. Marcos, another man in the store, helps Juan out of the skirmish with the manager and reveals to him that he is a thief as well. Marcos then tells Juan that he saw what he did, and would like Juan to be his accomplice in a bigger job with greater money, and greater stakes, selling the "priceless" Nine Queens Stamps to a Stamp Collector being deported from the country. Juan and Marcos ride as a duo into a very complicated, elaborate day ahead. The movie really shows the complicated social structure of precedence and capitalism, and it goes deeper with the true root of trust. Juan and Marcos are working class citizens in a city of thieves and they bother realize the true adaptations they need to make to help themselves out. Juan and Marcos are theives, and juxtapose each other by the fact that they hold such a title, and ring into the theme "trust". It becomes very hard for them to trust each other as the day wears on because of the rising fact that they know each other being thieves instead of friends, and "the only bond between thieves is trust" commented in the movie. If you are looking for a movie with incredible twists, interesting structure, and surprises around the corner, definitely go see Nine Queens.
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The element of trust is an interesting point to bring up. This element of the film shows the frailty of our human reality and also how we are not completely different from a scared animal. Never knowing who to trust and always having to look out for ourselves, leaving others as secondary. At the same time, it shows how we can work around this if we work together, through teamwork, being able to circumvent those who would try to bring us down.
ReplyDeleteI think you brought up a good point by discussing the idea of "trust" in the film. I believe that it is a very poignant part of the films development, both as a whole idea and between Juan and Marcos. However, I felt that you should also mention the point that even through this "city of thieves" they are trying to present themselves as a globalized city and the contrast between the two.
ReplyDeleteI think the review was well done but you missed out on one of the most interesting points in the movie: the ironic situation of trust between Juan and Marcos. You failed to mention that the director tried to make the viewer believe that Juan had trouble trusting Marcos when, in reality, it was Juan who was duping Marcos. This situational irony is especially effective due to the fact that Juan is actually friends with every person Marcos uses in his failed scheme and they are all seen playing cards together at the end of the movie.
ReplyDeleteI like your review, but i feel it is more of just a synopsis then a review. i feel like there is a lacking of background information and comparison. I would also have liked to see some details on style and mise-en-scene of the film.
ReplyDeleteJoshua Tuttle
this is a very good quick explenation of the essence of what Nine Queens is all about. I would simply also point out that the two con artist are pursuing their arts for different reasons. Marcos is pursuing his scemes for selfish reasons while juan is pursuing his inorder to help others.
ReplyDeleteA well written review of "Nine Queens". However, I think it may have been prudent to mention more of the themes and go into more depth with each. It also might be a good idea to mention what you think of the "performance" put on by the actors, director, and others who have helped create this film.
ReplyDeleteThe review is well constructed and adresses some very interesting points in the film that I subconciously picked up on but did not register immediately. One of these was the issue of trust between the thieves the analysis of the relationship between the two protagonists as well as the conclusion of the film counter the argument that all there is between thieves is trust. The review could have gone more in depth on the contrasts seen in the film, and some of the issues dealing with the country addressed in the film.
ReplyDeleteYour review does a good job in informing about an exciting movie, but you should try to talk more about globalization. Try to mention different cultural aspects as well as the underlying meaning of certain events of the movie.
ReplyDeleteBrian Forsyth
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ReplyDeleteI think the trust element is an essential element to bring up as it occurs throughout the film. It really serves as the bond that glues both Marcos and Juan together since although they are both thieves they have very different motives. Thieves are naturally distrusting and to see them working together to accomplish a common short term goal and different long term goals is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteBlair Kim
Your synopsis of Nine Queens does a good job of taking the reader by the hand into the story without revealing too much. I am not sure if I would want to watch this film based on your review. I feel like a more interesting theme, something that separates this film from any other scam movie, would be more alluring.
ReplyDeleteTry to expand more your comments and make them more a film response rather than putting emphasis on the synopsis. This is more a film response rather than a film review, but even if it were a film review, we need to see more of your comments on relevant aspects of the film.
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