i think the reason why they decided to not show this prison as we usually see prisons in media is to get the audience to believe on a different kind of prison, a prison with the goal of rehabilitation rather than incarceration
I feel like this movie did a phenomenal part in showing how claustrophobic prison can be and how it is impacting these guys lives. The whole REASON they’re even doing this program is to escape the harsh reality of prison and find an escape. The main goal of Domingo’s character is to literally leave prison and be out in the real world. Multiple scenes of them imagining the outside world and yearning for that. Scenes of their human rights being violated by prison guards and discriminated. The film isn’t in your face about all of this and treats it subtly because it respects its audience and trusts us to connect pretty simple dots. 10/10 movie for me, one of the best I’ve seen in a few years
Watching this after Sing Sing's screening a couple weeks back at Boston's Roxbury International Film Festival! So stoked for this to come to theaters in the US soon.
I think the reason they didn’t show how bad the prison was because it was supposed to be an uplifting escape for the audience just like the theatre group was for the members. As Dino said in the movie,”We’re here to become human again.” I also think it was maybe to protect the actors as they were already putting themselves through a lot emotionally by returning to a prison for filming purposes.
For me, showing the actual prison and the horrors of it more would've made the frustration and desperation hit harder. Still loved the movie I think im just a sucker for prison stuff
I can't understand what the hell is A24 doing in releasing this movie. In the UK it should be out on 30th August but there are absolutely no signs of this film appearing anywhere. They are messing with its release to somehow have some positive effect on its Oscar recognition. If I have to spend my time searching how am I going to see this movie for me its killing the vibe.
From people/family who are in the system still. I dont need a reminder of life behind the bars. We know what it is. This was inspirational. Stop fetishizing pain.
Just saw it and loved it. I agree that his performance was way up there, as with Rustin. Such a wonderful actor. So, the Taviani brothers made "Ceasar Must Die" back in 2012. No coziness there. Pathos, pain and redemption. Thank you for your vids and greetings from Hoboken.
It would be smart. If Domingo wins this year, they benefit from his freshly heightened profile, and if he doesn't, they get to campaign him w/the added premise that he's due
Just saw Sing Sing at the Miami Film Festival!!! Sing Sing is a great movie! It’s like Shawshank meets One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Hits all the emotional beats. People who don’t know that all the actors are playing themselves will be blown away at the end credits. I do think because of that it’ll win best picture. It’s doing something new. Its biggest Oscar hurdle is will the film make money at the box office. If it can make 75-100 million worldwide. Assuming it has a budget of 20-30 million, it should be good for the big win. Only negative is it solely focuses on the theater group and doesn’t have much prison atmosphere, outside of rehearsals. But we found out that the reason for that was they didn’t want the former inmates to have to be back in a prison environment. So it was mostly all filmed in a detention center. Besides one day actually at Sing Sing prison. Coleman Domingo gives an amazing performance. Definitely the Oscar frontrunner. They even gave him top billing in the credits. Even before the director. One thing I didn’t know going into it was Domingo’s character is based on a real guy. That guy makes a cameo in the movie. Clarence Marlin is a definite frontrunner for Supporting Actor. He cowrote the movie and is one of the actual members of the group. He’ll definitely win at least one Oscar for the screenplay. If it wasn’t for Samuel L Jackson in The Piano Lesson I would say Marlin is the winner of supporting actor too. I wouldn’t be surprised if Marlin and Jackson split awards in the next circuit. Two of the actors/real life former prisoners were at the theater last night. Because they both live in Florida. One of the two watched the movie for the first time with us. He was an OG alumni of the theater program. The director of the film was also there. And he told us that 60% of incarcerated people go back to prison within 3 years of getting out, but only 3% of the theater inmates go back. Oscar Predictions before seeing it: 8 nominations and 5 wins. After seeing it: 7 nominations (Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Actor (Domingo), Supporting Actor (Marlin), Editing, and Song) and 4-5 wins (Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Actor (Domingo), Editing, and maybe Supporting Actor (Marlin). The one nomination I took away was for Paul Racci. He doesn’t have much to do in the movie as the director of the group because all the good teaching moments go to Domingo. Therefore he has almost no arc
Barbie is campaigning for Original Screenplay instead of Adapted, giving either Oppenheimer or Killers an opportunity to win. (I still believe the former will win.)
Many predicting this as the Oscar Front Runner for Best Picture are fools…. It’s a story about black prisoners…. Not exactly Oscar Bait for academy members who are majority Old White Men! 😂😂😂
big fan of you guys watch every video,, would it be possible you 2 would make a video of movies you 2 totally disagree on, that would be awesome as you 2 agree so much of most movies:)
I know it's not central to the review, but thanks for being willing to just say prison is bad conceptually AND in practice, both. There will never be a reality where prisons make our world better, let alone the individual worlds of those who are incarcerated
So I guess if someone rapes or murders your family member...just shrug it off? Prisons should exist. However, taxpayers shouldn't be funding them, the family members should provide the meals and clothes.
@@blackguyofthesouth2161 I can say that I did, before he died there. People who offer up "what about rapists and murderers" are rarely people who think it matters that people are raped and murdered in prison (sometimes by the guards)-or they don't think it matters "as much" as when it happens to non-incarcerated people
Did not understand this movie at all. Lost on character motivations, etc... I know it is getting Oscar buzz but personally I would rather see One Life, It Ends With Us, Fly Me to the Moon, Ordinary Angels. I realize this and Dune Part two are more realistic but it has been a weak oscar year so far.
This movie is NOT a TRUE STORY! The program at Sung Sing was started by a dear friend of mine…the guys in this movie were NOT THERE at the beginning. It’s time for the TRUTH to be told!!
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i think the reason why they decided to not show this prison as we usually see prisons in media is to get the audience to believe on a different kind of prison, a prison with the goal of rehabilitation rather than incarceration
I feel like this movie did a phenomenal part in showing how claustrophobic prison can be and how it is impacting these guys lives. The whole REASON they’re even doing this program is to escape the harsh reality of prison and find an escape. The main goal of Domingo’s character is to literally leave prison and be out in the real world. Multiple scenes of them imagining the outside world and yearning for that. Scenes of their human rights being violated by prison guards and discriminated. The film isn’t in your face about all of this and treats it subtly because it respects its audience and trusts us to connect pretty simple dots. 10/10 movie for me, one of the best I’ve seen in a few years
Watching this after Sing Sing's screening a couple weeks back at Boston's Roxbury International Film Festival! So stoked for this to come to theaters in the US soon.
If you guys are still in the festival, do not miss NAGA. Legit might end up being the birth of Arabian/Gulf New Wave cinema. It's electric
A24 just required the distribution rights
Wow that’s very demanding of them
I think the reason they didn’t show how bad the prison was because it was supposed to be an uplifting escape for the audience just like the theatre group was for the members. As Dino said in the movie,”We’re here to become human again.” I also think it was maybe to protect the actors as they were already putting themselves through a lot emotionally by returning to a prison for filming purposes.
For me, showing the actual prison and the horrors of it more would've made the frustration and desperation hit harder. Still loved the movie I think im just a sucker for prison stuff
I can't understand what the hell is A24 doing in releasing this movie. In the UK it should be out on 30th August but there are absolutely no signs of this film appearing anywhere. They are messing with its release to somehow have some positive effect on its Oscar recognition. If I have to spend my time searching how am I going to see this movie for me its killing the vibe.
Not sure where you are in the uk but I’ve just seen it in London. But it might only be in certain cinema chains.
From people/family who are in the system still. I dont need a reminder of life behind the bars. We know what it is. This was inspirational. Stop fetishizing pain.
Just saw it and loved it. I agree that his performance was way up there, as with Rustin. Such a wonderful actor. So, the Taviani brothers made "Ceasar Must Die" back in 2012. No coziness there. Pathos, pain and redemption. Thank you for your vids and greetings from Hoboken.
I heard this is coming out next year
It would be smart. If Domingo wins this year, they benefit from his freshly heightened profile, and if he doesn't, they get to campaign him w/the added premise that he's due
@@evienicks yup!
Just saw Sing Sing at the Miami Film Festival!!!
Sing Sing is a great movie! It’s like Shawshank meets One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Hits all the emotional beats. People who don’t know that all the actors are playing themselves will be blown away at the end credits. I do think because of that it’ll win best picture. It’s doing something new. Its biggest Oscar hurdle is will the film make money at the box office. If it can make 75-100 million worldwide. Assuming it has a budget of 20-30 million, it should be good for the big win.
Only negative is it solely focuses on the theater group and doesn’t have much prison atmosphere, outside of rehearsals. But we found out that the reason for that was they didn’t want the former inmates to have to be back in a prison environment. So it was mostly all filmed in a detention center. Besides one day actually at Sing Sing prison.
Coleman Domingo gives an amazing performance. Definitely the Oscar frontrunner. They even gave him top billing in the credits. Even before the director. One thing I didn’t know going into it was Domingo’s character is based on a real guy. That guy makes a cameo in the movie.
Clarence Marlin is a definite frontrunner for Supporting Actor. He cowrote the movie and is one of the actual members of the group. He’ll definitely win at least one Oscar for the screenplay. If it wasn’t for Samuel L Jackson in The Piano Lesson I would say Marlin is the winner of supporting actor too. I wouldn’t be surprised if Marlin and Jackson split awards in the next circuit.
Two of the actors/real life former prisoners were at the theater last night. Because they both live in Florida. One of the two watched the movie for the first time with us. He was an OG alumni of the theater program. The director of the film was also there. And he told us that 60% of incarcerated people go back to prison within 3 years of getting out, but only 3% of the theater inmates go back.
Oscar Predictions before seeing it: 8 nominations and 5 wins. After seeing it: 7 nominations (Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Actor (Domingo), Supporting Actor (Marlin), Editing, and Song) and 4-5 wins (Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Actor (Domingo), Editing, and maybe Supporting Actor (Marlin). The one nomination I took away was for Paul Racci. He doesn’t have much to do in the movie as the director of the group because all the good teaching moments go to Domingo. Therefore he has almost no arc
This is a great review!! Thank you
Barbie is campaigning for Original Screenplay instead of Adapted, giving either Oppenheimer or Killers an opportunity to win. (I still believe the former will win.)
Poor Things is going to win Adapted.
@@Zuranthium I doubt it will win Adapted, but I'm sure it will win Best Actress and I don't know about Production Design as well.
Barbie's script is crap. 👎
@@ktom5262 You like Oppenheimer's though, right?
@@quintonposs3286 Yes. So?
The problem with casting real inmates is that Coleman Domingo stuck out like sore thumb as a Hollywood actor.
is this movie a musical ?
When does this come out how can I watch??
Just saw it. Amazing.
...tac on
Many predicting this as the Oscar Front Runner for Best Picture are fools…. It’s a story about black prisoners…. Not exactly Oscar Bait for academy members who are majority Old White Men! 😂😂😂
r u two in a Menedez brother type relationship ? 😮😮❤❤
When is the movie released? Is it in theaters or streaming because I can’t find it playing anywhere on line.
Are you guys twins?
Thank you for review ♥♥♥ they dont realese trailer yet.
Thank you to critaize it
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big fan of you guys watch every video,, would it be possible you 2 would make a video of movies you 2 totally disagree on, that would be awesome as you 2 agree so much of most movies:)
If I wanted to watch a movie that says prison is terrible and that the prisoners are the real victims, I’d watch 13th
I know it's not central to the review, but thanks for being willing to just say prison is bad conceptually AND in practice, both. There will never be a reality where prisons make our world better, let alone the individual worlds of those who are incarcerated
So I guess if someone rapes or murders your family member...just shrug it off? Prisons should exist. However, taxpayers shouldn't be funding them, the family members should provide the meals and clothes.
Yes the 2 options are a carceral state and shrugging it off
Our world is already better because of prisions. Some humans don't deserve to live in society.
Definitely a hot take and alot of hot takes about prison in this review, do the bros have a close family member incarcerated
@@blackguyofthesouth2161 I can say that I did, before he died there. People who offer up "what about rapists and murderers" are rarely people who think it matters that people are raped and murdered in prison (sometimes by the guards)-or they don't think it matters "as much" as when it happens to non-incarcerated people
Do we ever find out, in this uplifting film, what crimes the prisoners did? If not, that would be a big omission.
the information is out there if you want to find out, this movie is not about the crimes they committed lol
It was a good movie overall but I don't want to see it win any awards.
Did not understand this movie at all. Lost on character motivations, etc... I know it is getting Oscar buzz but personally I would rather see One Life, It Ends With Us, Fly Me to the Moon, Ordinary Angels. I realize this and Dune Part two are more realistic but it has been a weak oscar year so far.
This movie is NOT a TRUE STORY! The program at Sung Sing was started by a dear friend of mine…the guys in this movie were NOT THERE at the beginning. It’s time for the TRUTH to be told!!
What does that matter. Besides I know a few of these guys and I’m glad they made it
Stop lying... I literally just spoke with one of the founding members @thenewarkfilmfestival.
How much attention do you need?
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