With X-Men, Men in Black and Godzilla all providing an avalanche of CGI , a film like We The Animals can be a welcome change of pace. However, just as CGI doesn’t guarantee a good film, a lack of it means a solid story, action and cinematography is required. What WTA offers is a beautifully told intimate story.
Based on a book of the same name, WTA focuses on Jonah, a 10 year old mixed race Puerto Rican/American boy and his two older brothers Manny and Joel. As the only mixed race boys in the neighbourhood, they have the attitude of them versus the world. Almost inseparable, they are synchronised and have one anothers back. They live in poverty with their mother and father. We see the gritty story of these boys growing up as their parents have problems, ranging from poverty and unemployment to depression and domestic abuse.
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