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Saturday, June 23, 2018

You Don't Have To Watch Sicario To Understand The Sequel Coming June 29th





Hello Consumers,
Before I begin I would like to give a spoiler alert warning. If you have not scene sicario day of saldo then this might be an article to read until you do.

The one thing that caught my attention was the fact that this movie started off taking another Jab at Muslim Americans or just Muslims in general. dealing with the Mexican cartels which is the main focal of the first and second movie was enough to move the story along, make it compelling and make it interesting all the way throughout the third Act. but linking cartels with the war on terror  sends signals to a lot of Americans. for good or for bad our relationship with Mexico is ever-changing. There is a lot in this movie to make you field that this movie is a pro Trump or Pro conservative, anti-terrorist agenda field picture. The problem that I had with that was it became a subplot and the rest of the movie was a means to an end.

Using the war on terror war on Extreme Islam as some people call them is creating an environment where some Americans are treating people who happen to be Muslim Americans with the stain and distrust. The fact that the film started off with making the attack on American soil caused by Muslim terrorist and then completely going into the Mexican cartel angle for the duration of 99% of the movie was a little jarring. It was as if the movie was purposely trying to make me more afraid or angry at Muslims and Mexicans equally. I'm not saying that cartels and terrorist have never worked together before or will never work together again but it just did not seem fitting for this type of film. With everything that's going on politically that part of this movie just felt like blood in the water that was already boiling hot.

Once the terrorist angle was out of the way and the focus was on the cartels being pinned against each other the movie became exactly what the first sicario was, extremely mind-blowing. All of the scenes where are the main characters work in conflict was gripping like I've never felt in a long time. You could hear a pin drop during the silent points of the movie. Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro gave a high-quality impactful performance. these two men work very well together on screen. Their friendship on screen is very believable. I remember Benicio del Toro in the movie The Way of the gun and I thought there was very good chemistry there as well. it reminded me a lot of that. Josh Brolin has an unexplainable it Factor that makes you want him to succeed whether he's the villain or hero.

By the end of the film there is no delusion whether or not there will be an attempt at 1/3 sicario. Benicio del Toro is gearing up 2 find the people who gave the order that took away his family. this sequel made the plot from the original film thicken. It's not enough that a lawyer turned Hitman was able to avenge his family by killing the man and family that had his family killed but now it seems that there is a greater evil out there who was pulling all the strings. Halfway through the movie there was a Breaking Point in the cooperation of Brolin and del Toro's characters where they had to go at odds with each other. but I do believe that if a third film is developed there is a lot of space to bring these two back together based on the actions both men took that could be seen as going against their primary directives that would put them at odds with their commanding forces.

There was no Emily Blunt and part of the time I was asking myself I wonder where she is and how she feels about any of these events if her character is even aware of it. I would like to see her return for the third film. maybe she could be the only person to bring these two men in. I want you to see this film but before you go if you have not watched the car your part one in a while go see it again right before you see the sequel all plays like one giant movie. You don't have to see sicario part 1 to understand it sequel but it makes the experience that much more impactful on a grander scale.

I apologize for my lack of energy in the video review posted on YouTube, it was extremely late when I got home to record and the equipment was not cooperating. Despite that, I hope you enjoy it, become a subscriber to the channel and blog, send question.
Till next time consumers.


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