Sarafina
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Movie Reviews of Sarafina
Movie Review: Must see
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a must see movie that is powerful and moving about the lives of South African students as a result of apartheid
It is a musical, but the musical bits are not overwhelming and do not take away from the story.
In fact they add great depth and meaning to the story
Although Whoopi Goldberg has top billing in the movie, the other cast members keep up and a couple of them supercede her star performance
If you have to add a movie to your bucket list, this is the one.
And I learned the songs by heart now because I watched so many times :)
Movie Review: Powerful Film!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie takes you on such an emotional journey. It's difficult not to become drawn into this film because of its powerful story and characters. It's an awesome story of determination. Not to mention, it's a histrically significant film as well. Anyone interested in stories of social justice should see this film. The characters are extra ordinary and the stories will take you places you'll never have to experience in real life. It's a great movie to watch, but bring tissue!Movie Review: Sarafina
Summary: 4 Stars
A great movie which gives an overview of what occured during the apartheid regime in South Africa. It tells the story of a young black girl living in Soweto, who has dreams to make it as a star before she realises the true reality of the situation around her. Not a morbid movie at all but has its serious moments. The funny side of people living in their situation is portrayed very well.Movie Review: Love the content
Summary: 4 Stars
I had thought about this movie on and off for years. Finally I got smart enough to search the net for it. Very inspirational. It is very moving for me to enjoy this DVDMovie Review: Flawed but powerful
Summary: 3 Stars
I popped this into the DVD player after partially watching two turkeys, and in the first 15 minutes we got two full-length musical numbers, and one of them was black South African students trying to sound like white American gospel singers. I almost gave up right there. But I'm glad I didn't.
What we obviously have here is a Broadway musical turned into a film. It's only 98 minutes, and if it had no music at all it'd be about 75 minutes.
I certainly have nothing against music, especially if it's got some African rhythms to it -- and before you ask, I'm white -- but when it gets in the way of the story, as those first two numbers did, we don't need it. After that, it was just fine. After the first two musical numbers, somebody realized that 4 minutes feels much more than twice the length of 2 minutes.
The problem with this movie is that it's got little more than one conflict. Its heart is most certainly in the right place, and the acting is powerful, but when a 98-minute movie has padding, that's a problem. Hence the three stars. Even so, I recommend it. I'm glad I saw it.