War Dance
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Movie Reviews of War Dance
Movie Review: Beautiful and Sombering
Summary: 5 Stars
The cinematography of Africa and war torn Uganda is beautiful, amazing, and saddening in "War Dance". It serves a a bleak backdrop for an enlightening film set in a refuge camp where a group of children, scarred by civil war, learn their tribal dance to compete in the national dance competition.
The most heart-breaking and genuine moment of War Dance is when a former child soldier confronts a captured rebel soldier about why he (the soldier) participated in kidnapping children and indoctrinating them into becoming children soldiers. The bravery of that small child and the empty soulless response of the soldier were the most powerful scene's in a film full of them. I highly recommend this film!!
Movie Review: Triumph of the Human Spirit
Summary: 5 Stars
Hopefully you will look at life differently after seeing this movie. We take our day to day safety for granted. This documentary presents the sad and hardship ridden life of young war refuges in Uganda in a hopeful light. Music is the healing force and with healing the students of this refugee camp school work for a common goal- the opportunity to show the world that they have self worth. You will want to live every minute of every day to its fullest after seeing this movie. Though this documentary could have burdened the viewer with depressing facts about this brutal war in Northern Uganda it instead sends a message of hope and hope is a necessity amongst all people of this planet.Movie Review: a glimmer of hope
Summary: 5 Stars
I have worked in conflict areas for 10+ years and rarely find movies that are both positive and actual accounts of real life...the directors did a marvelous job portraying a people brutalized by war who have found normalcy and hope. The music and dance are fantastic, of course, but the kids...they are truly remarkable. People have always asked me to describe my work and the people I come in contact with...difficult to do...so I've started giving this out to friends and family as a taste of both the absolute horror and wonderful sense of humanity and hope one finds in war/conflict. Well done!! Would recommend even for younger children.Movie Review: Excellent teaching tool
Summary: 5 Stars
I used this video during a unit on African drumming with my 8th grade music class. The students not only became engrossed in the lives of the children in the video (who were their own age) but also, it was a great way for them to understand the cultural significance of this music. I received a good deal of positive feedback from parents, as well, saying that their students had a better inderstanding of the political situation in Uganda as well as a better appreciation of native folk music in general.
Due to the nature of the film, I did require permission forms and I would not recommend for use with students younger than 14.
Movie Review: Resilient Africans
Summary: 5 Stars
Documentary films are not often sought out by movie goers or at rental stores as they are often so two dimensional, informative and then possibly inspirational or provocative. This film is all of that and beautiful, tragic, exhilirating, and even triumphant.
I have seen many films over my life and I would consider this as one of the best. I will never forget one of the lines in the film when a child from the war zone of northern Uganda gets the opportunity to go to the capitol Kampala with their school music group and says "I can't wait to see what peace is like".