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Amazing Characters

posted 8 years ago by a1_andy_11
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*warning, spoilers below*

Suburra has to be in my top 3 films of 2015. Not only visually stunning, but a fantastic interweaving of plots and some really deep character development.

It's refreshing to see a violent film not shy away from nudity either. I quite liked the ending, even though somewhat predictable. I felt like Viola was motivated by love, not greed or power like the others, so it was nice to see her get revenge.

How about that weasel Sebastian? Talk about back stabbers! Who was your favorite character? Even though Malgradi was a turd I felt quite sympathetic to him, Samurai dude was cool too. I loved how the film portrayed the 'shut gypsies' total *beep* tough guys.

[–] Eddie_Fingers 8 years ago

Number 8 was my favorite character. He was the most well-developed and unpredictable character in the film. He harnessed that balance between chaotic rage and vulnerability so convincingly. One of the best characters I've seen in a very, very long time.

I also really liked Malgradi a lot. He was just such a delightfully unlikeable character. The kind you love to hate. The character was very well-written and well-developed as we watch him slowly unravel and lose control of his life after that fateful night when the underage hooker died in his hotel room.

And, of course, Samurai was a cold badass. His eyes were always so cold and lifeless, yet you always felt like he was constantly summing up his surroundings, studying every little detail, searching for weakness.

Anacleti was a fun, if not somewhat cliche, character. Nothing particularly special, but he was effective.

"This life's hard, man, but it's harder if you're stupid!"

[–] Fire_Sermon 8 years ago

I really liked the feel of authenticity and realism in the decision making of the key players. They all seemed to be using the leverage they had in effective ways, only to be undone by circumstances beyond their control. In most other films a character like Numero 8 would be a relentlessly stupid meathead, whereas here he clearly understood the wisdom he received from the Samurai even if he wasn't happy about it.

[–] Eddie_Fingers 8 years ago

I agree on how well the character Number 8 was handled. In the Hollywood version of this film, we would have been beaten over the head with his badassery. Instead, they made the character more human and more subtle, and I found that very refreshing. Easily my favorite character in the film.

"This life's hard, man, but it's harder if you're stupid!"

[–] Thrill_KillZ 8 years ago

There was a scene or two that stuck out to me that explained why Number 8 told Samurai he couldn't have either. It wasn't so much his words, but the way that the one scene was shot with him standing at the fogged window overlooking the beach drawing a line on the window imagining what could be. He was rational, but had a strong sense of entitlement and pride and that was his downfall. I think had Samurai given him time to think about it that he possibly could have resigned himself to come to an understanding with him.