| RATING: | 60% |
| FORMAT: | DVD |
Although this is probably the most realistic depiction of prison life ever filmed, it is strangely devoid of a unifying theme; save hints that jail makes more criminals rather than simply punishing them.
Wider society is presented here in macrocosm as rough justice is meted out to those who do not follow the unwritten rules of gaol conduct; which are rational yet collectivist. And collectivist loyalties are most often the cause of criminality, in the first place. Individualists are usually murdered.
The unsensational treatment allows the actors (all of whom are excellent) to develop their parts and, although we do not know what most are in prison for, we do see a humanity that has gone seriously wrong.
Overall, Animal Factory seems more to have been made as a calling card to add to the résumé of the director than a movie in its own right.
No comments:
Post a Comment