itotita
Joined Feb 2018
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The Arroyo is better than most of the low budget (independent?) stuff being made today. Quite a few mistakes but compared to some of the 'basura' I have endured on Neflix and Amazon, it is a gem. Ok, some problems: the political meeting that the men attended was for a Maricopa congressman. Phoenix, the capital of AZ is in Maricopa county, but they do not have any dirt on the border. In fact, Phoenix is 150 miles north of the border. Tucson, where I am from is still 50 miles from the border. The long stretch of AZ/Mex border pretty much has only three towns of any size; Yuma, Nogales, and Douglas. Also, this land is very hot and barren and does not work out well for cattle or ranching with the exception of "porky spas" and the High Chapperal.
I've waundered astray, so back to the film. The characters were a bit redundant and the lines given them a bit cliche, but overall performed adequately. Not much depth given to the wife and the son was a little too "old west" for a modern rendering. The cartels down here in the Southwest are invasive, however not suicidal as portrayed in the flick.
Once again, a decent movie for the buck.
I've waundered astray, so back to the film. The characters were a bit redundant and the lines given them a bit cliche, but overall performed adequately. Not much depth given to the wife and the son was a little too "old west" for a modern rendering. The cartels down here in the Southwest are invasive, however not suicidal as portrayed in the flick.
Once again, a decent movie for the buck.
Wayyyyy too long....if the plot was more coherent they could have done a three part series. Some acting was good (indians and 1/2 of the cowpokes) and other parts just marginal. So, not bad if the budget was under 500k and it was shot in 60 days.
I started watching this doc mainly to see how they would go about fixing up the bus.....where's the beef? I mean the details of solar setup, electric, etc.... I see these buses up for auction all of the time...you can get one that runs and in decent shape for about $2k - 5k. I would guess materials (not labor) for conversion at $8k - 12k?? Their whole trip would have interested me a lot more with either monetary details or some philosophical diatribe. Germany? How about Nietzche, Bach, skinheads, Pussy Riot (Russian I know).
Once they got started on their quest for happiness I have to admit to skipping ahead in five and ten minute jumps in search of entertainment or the like.....I do actually admire their youthful sense of adventure....they walked the talk, which is better than probably 99% of the lot of us. Also, the music by the young woman was much better than average in my opinion.
So, kudos on your sojourn.
Once they got started on their quest for happiness I have to admit to skipping ahead in five and ten minute jumps in search of entertainment or the like.....I do actually admire their youthful sense of adventure....they walked the talk, which is better than probably 99% of the lot of us. Also, the music by the young woman was much better than average in my opinion.
So, kudos on your sojourn.