Hello im Rob from New Zealand, I enjoyed your honest review of our New Zealand film, i realised very quickly that you went in blind but i enjoyed you working out what the film was portraying, Once were worriors was based on New Zealand novel author Alan Duff and his book which was released back in 1990, the film came out later in 1994. I guess you would agree it is very graphic raw and on point in its delivery to the audience. Great review mate.
Hey there people 👋, I hope all is well with everyone. Im just making this comment to let you all know how appreciative I am to all of you for educating me more on NZ aka Kiwi culture. Also, I read every comment and will definitely respond to a few of yall soon. Im in the middle of recovery after having an accident in my 18-wheeler 🤦♂️, so I'm only able to do so much at the moment, but we'll be back in full swing in no time 👊... I'm also adding all of your film recommendations to my list, and please give me even more great movies to check out. I will definitely be checking out the sequel to this film also so that's definitely on the way. Yall just stay tuned and make sure you stay safe out there people...
Appreciate the family and environment you grew up in my bro. Dysfunctional families, family violence, abuse, poverty, displacement, generational trauma, loss of identity a lot of the issues this movie deals with are a normal reality for many and unfortunately, this movie displays it quite accurately.
Fantastic New Zealand film, one of our best. Definitely very heavy and provides a lot of commentary about effect of DV and impact on Māori from poverty and isolation from culture and tikanga. Loss of connection. I think it shook everyone in NZ at the time and still so relevant today. I think it remains one of the most harrowing depictions of DV and abuse against women in cinema
The poking out of the tongue and bulging eyes represents the Tuatara, the last surviving dragon. They are a symbol of endurance and strength. Thanks for the react. It's a tough movie to watch with dry eyes.
The "tongue licking" is called Whetero. Its traditional during haka. Used to intimidate and is thought to indicate the future eating of the enemy. The language is Te Reo Maori. The noise touching is called Hongi - sharing breath.
there is a part 2 to this movie. its called "What becomes of the broken hearted" if you can find it I recommend it !! Its about Jake trying to change his ways
What becomes of the broken hearted is the sequel to this movie. Def worth a watch. Also Jake is aquaman’s dad in the movie. Bully is in a few movies as well.
The nose touching is called a hōngi it signifies the sharing of the breath of life in a show of coming together or unity in the exchange of the greeting the visitors of the land and the people of the land have now established a connection
ole uncle Bully is kiwi actor Cliff Curtis & yes you would recognize him he became a A-list hollywood actor after his performance in this movie he has been in lots movies & was the lead in fear the walking dead for the first few seasons .Avatar ,fast & furious ,training day ,just to name a few .Rumour was lots of actors turned the role of uncle bully down as it was about such a heavy subject & were worried it may affect future roles so Cliff put his hand up & took the gamble & it paid off big time it launched his career.
Awesome reaction bro, its one of those great movies you feel. What becomes of a broken heart is the sequel, it's not as raw as this one but definitely worth it , jakes side of the story after this one
This movie is in top 5 movies of all time masterpiece it is basically like a thrue story because in new zeland this is type of life is normal everything beating everybody, poverty, gangs hard life to my opinion jake is not villan he just grew up in same type of circumstances probably watching his father do the same thing he just doesnt know different i mean he is bad no doubt but life made him like that very hard movie check sequel what becomes of broken hearted it focuse more on jake an his change of behaviour not good as first part but solid story 👍
This is the sad and unfortunate circumstances of life for many New Zealand families back in the day not so much now days still happens but not as bad as it used to be.
Can you react to Boy, another great New Zealand film made by Taika Waititi. (The guy who directed both of the Marvel Thor movies and Jojo rabbit which he won an Oscar for)
The Protruding tongue 👅aka-Pukana! is apart of our Māori culture & is mostly used during the Haka. Also the pressing of the nose to another is called a Hōngi which is a formal way of greeting one another. On another note, thanks for your reaction to this masterpiece of an NZ movie. I've seen it it a million times but it still makes me cry and clench my 👊 like I'm reliving this life all over again 🙄 however it's just a good reminder of how far we've got to go in order to break free from this "NORM". Thanks again for your honest review. Chur from Aotearoa 🇳🇿💪❤🤍🖤
I watched this at the bros house when I was like 7 his dad made all us bros on the same street watch it in the shed on the projector 😂😂 Jake the muss was like our Thanos back at school, I lived in a colder-sack street with my best bros and all there houses were like this even mine 🤦🏽😂 You could here the whole argument and rumbles from different houses from my room haha this is New Zealand normal thing bro
Had a neighbour where fights every night when we were kids, remember as clear as day the guy saying to his misses that he was going to throw her in the fire. Ours wasn't so bad, lots of screaming and dad sometimes threw bottles against the wall, never hit us though, friend use to get beaten by his dad, another neighbour we think he getting abused, killed himself at 14. This all white families so not just a maori problem. Fuck knows why we all a bit fucked up. "New Zealand has one of the worst rates of child abuse in the developed world" UNICEF and suicide rates. Why?
It's a great reaction dude, thanks. It's a hard hitter for sure. I'm surprised more reactors don't tackle it. Rena Owen should have won some awards for her role as Beth. I lived in the same small town as the guy who wrote this and his daughter was in my year at high school. She was really nice, not at all full of herself which is too her credit considering her dad was probably the most famous guy in the NZ for a while. The sequel isn't quite as good but it does have a good redemption arc for Jake. Worth a watch.
Where I grew up a lot of white families like this too. Happens where ever poor people and unfortunately Maori are over represented when it comes to poor people.
Hello im Rob from New Zealand, I enjoyed your honest review of our New Zealand film, i realised very quickly that you went in blind but i enjoyed you working out what the film was portraying, Once were worriors was based on New Zealand novel author Alan Duff and his book which was released back in 1990, the film came out later in 1994. I guess you would agree it is very graphic raw and on point in its delivery to the audience. Great review mate.
Hey there people 👋, I hope all is well with everyone. Im just making this comment to let you all know how appreciative I am to all of you for educating me more on NZ aka Kiwi culture. Also, I read every comment and will definitely respond to a few of yall soon. Im in the middle of recovery after having an accident in my 18-wheeler 🤦♂️, so I'm only able to do so much at the moment, but we'll be back in full swing in no time 👊... I'm also adding all of your film recommendations to my list, and please give me even more great movies to check out. I will definitely be checking out the sequel to this film also so that's definitely on the way. Yall just stay tuned and make sure you stay safe out there people...
Appreciate the family and environment you grew up in my bro. Dysfunctional families, family violence, abuse, poverty, displacement, generational trauma, loss of identity a lot of the issues this movie deals with are a normal reality for many and unfortunately, this movie displays it quite accurately.
This movie is set in New Zealand, the language that they were speaking was Te Reo Maori
They definitely should have warned you about this movie, good reaction though
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Fantastic New Zealand film, one of our best. Definitely very heavy and provides a lot of commentary about effect of DV and impact on Māori from poverty and isolation from culture and tikanga. Loss of connection.
I think it shook everyone in NZ at the time and still so relevant today. I think it remains one of the most harrowing depictions of DV and abuse against women in cinema
The poking out of the tongue and bulging eyes represents the Tuatara, the last surviving dragon. They are a symbol of endurance and strength. Thanks for the react. It's a tough movie to watch with dry eyes.
The "tongue licking" is called Whetero. Its traditional during haka. Used to intimidate and is thought to indicate the future eating of the enemy. The language is Te Reo Maori. The noise touching is called Hongi - sharing breath.
i was taken to watch this movie with my high school when i was 15 years old great movie haven't seen it in awhile great reaction
there is a part 2 to this movie. its called "What becomes of the broken hearted" if you can find it I recommend it !! Its about Jake trying to change his ways
What becomes of the broken hearted is the sequel to this movie. Def worth a watch.
Also Jake is aquaman’s dad in the movie. Bully is in a few movies as well.
The nose touching is called a hōngi it signifies the sharing of the breath of life in a show of coming together or unity in the exchange of the greeting the visitors of the land and the people of the land have now established a connection
ole uncle Bully is kiwi actor Cliff Curtis & yes you would recognize him he became a A-list hollywood actor after his performance in this movie he has been in lots movies & was the lead in fear the walking dead for the first few seasons .Avatar ,fast & furious ,training day ,just to name a few .Rumour was lots of actors turned the role of uncle bully down as it was about such a heavy subject & were worried it may affect future roles so Cliff put his hand up & took the gamble & it paid off big time it launched his career.
One of the best films ever about domestic abuse/violence, poverty, and trauma ever made.
Awesome reaction bro, its one of those great movies you feel. What becomes of a broken heart is the sequel, it's not as raw as this one but definitely worth it , jakes side of the story after this one
This movie is in top 5 movies of all time masterpiece it is basically like a thrue story because in new zeland this is type of life is normal everything beating everybody, poverty, gangs hard life to my opinion jake is not villan he just grew up in same type of circumstances probably watching his father do the same thing he just doesnt know different i mean he is bad no doubt but life made him like that very hard movie check sequel what becomes of broken hearted it focuse more on jake an his change of behaviour not good as first part but solid story 👍
As a kiwi I gotta say literally everything hits home.
This is the sad and unfortunate circumstances of life for many New Zealand families back in the day not so much now days still happens but not as bad as it used to be.
great reaction brother I enjoyed this video
Can you react to Boy, another great New Zealand film made by Taika Waititi. (The guy who directed both of the Marvel Thor movies and Jojo rabbit which he won an Oscar for)
Also Whale Rider where Cliff Curtis is a good guy!
@@WilliamBurgess-z4g Yes! Love that movie.
The Protruding tongue 👅aka-Pukana! is apart of our Māori culture & is mostly used during the Haka. Also the pressing of the nose to another is called a Hōngi which is a formal way of greeting one another. On another note, thanks for your reaction to this masterpiece of an NZ movie. I've seen it it a million times but it still makes me cry and clench my 👊 like I'm reliving this life all over again 🙄 however it's just a good reminder of how far we've got to go in order to break free from this "NORM". Thanks again for your honest review. Chur from Aotearoa 🇳🇿💪❤🤍🖤
Damn this a heavy movie lol.
Nice reaction man!
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? 1999, 1h 48m.
Now watch part 2 what becomes of the broken hearted
I watched this at the bros house when I was like 7 his dad made all us bros on the same street watch it in the shed on the projector 😂😂 Jake the muss was like our Thanos back at school, I lived in a colder-sack street with my best bros and all there houses were like this even mine 🤦🏽😂 You could here the whole argument and rumbles from different houses from my room haha this is New Zealand normal thing bro
Had a neighbour where fights every night when we were kids, remember as clear as day the guy saying to his misses that he was going to throw her in the fire. Ours wasn't so bad, lots of screaming and dad sometimes threw bottles against the wall, never hit us though, friend use to get beaten by his dad, another neighbour we think he getting abused, killed himself at 14. This all white families so not just a maori problem. Fuck knows why we all a bit fucked up. "New Zealand has one of the worst rates of child abuse in the developed world" UNICEF and suicide rates. Why?
Classic bro💥
It's a great reaction dude, thanks. It's a hard hitter for sure. I'm surprised more reactors don't tackle it.
Rena Owen should have won some awards for her role as Beth.
I lived in the same small town as the guy who wrote this and his daughter was in my year at high school. She was really nice, not at all full of herself which is too her credit considering her dad was probably the most famous guy in the NZ for a while.
The sequel isn't quite as good but it does have a good redemption arc for Jake. Worth a watch.
What do I have to do to get you to react to “Boy” directed by Taika Waititi? 😂
They're speaking te reo Māori, Māori are the indigenous people of NZ
Nah man they were all scared of Jake and that was set In New Zealand and unfortunately it was normal for our people growing up in those times.
This is a normal Maori family in the 90s and tbh not much has changed still alot of Maori family's living like this
Where I grew up a lot of white families like this too. Happens where ever poor people and unfortunately Maori are over represented when it comes to poor people.
NZ has the highest rate of domestic violence in the OECD
Watch what becomes of the broken hearted it’s the sequel pretty much shows Jake trynna redeem himself
Ngapuhi
Sadly this movie does portray "normal" for a lot of people
Youd be interested to know alot of the scenes shot in this movie were unscripted and 1-takes
The rape scene portrays reality for 1/4 of all women. So....
you should watch the second movie not as good but still a good movie