The Wolfpack

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I had never heard of this movie before but saw it was available on a flight back home so I thought it was worth a shot based off of the description. Having watched it, it definitely has a lot of awkward and difficult to watch moments in terms of what poor children were put through. The psychologist in me found it a fascinating study of how far some parents will subject their children to very harmful effects based on their own insecurities. I was surprised with how candid the family was about their pay experiences and the emotional scars that still persist. An interesting documentary that takes got behind closed doors of a truly unique family

7 kids, one apartment, a lot of time on their hands, no experience with the outside world, all the movies they can watch. What you have is one peculiar documentary about perhaps the most interesting family I've ever seen in film. The film doesn't always give them the kind of star treatment they need, but director Crystal Moselle was just out of film school at the time, so let's not forget to grade this on a curve. Actually, the fact that she made this straight out of film school is a magnificent feat. The Wolfpack is fascinating, haunting, and hopeful. I felt for these 7 kids. I liked them, a lot. They are so sweet, and curious about the world, and they articulate it through the movies. You know, I relate to that so much. I for one, have lived through the movies as well, perhaps not as thoroughly as these guys, but when you have social anxiety as a child you tend to gravitate towards the make-believe. I loved these kids, I hated their father (even though he seemed to redeem himself at the end), and I wish them all the best of luck going forward. This documentary is GOOD.

'THE WOLFPACK': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five) Critically acclaimed documentary flick; about seven siblings, six brothers and a sister, that were locked away for fourteen years, by their father, in an apartment in the Lower East side of New York City. Everything they knew, about the world, was learned by watching movies. The film was directed by first-time feature filmmaker Crystal Moselle; who discovered the Angulo brothers, walking down First Avenue (in Manhattan), re-enacting their favorite films. I really enjoyed the movie, and think it's one of the best documentaries in years! The film tells the story of six brothers (Mukunda, Narayana, Govinda, Bhagavan, Krisna and Jagadesh), and their sister (Visnu), who were locked up in an apartment, in New York City, for 14 years. Their mother homeschooled them, and their father (who had the only key to the place) forbid them from leaving. One day the eldest (Mukunda) escaped; and then courageously explored the city, for the first time, in a Michael Myers mask. He was soon arrested, and sent to a mental hospital; the Angulo siblings' world changed forever, after that day. The film is beautifully shot, and scored; and it always seems a bit haunting (and disturbing), but ultimately inspiring. I could really relate to the six boys; having grown-up obsessed with movies, and overprotected by my mother. I was also really shy, and socially naive (and still am today); but I also really relate to their relentless passion for film. The scenes of the brothers reenacting all of their favorite movies, are priceless. There's some moral question, of whether the filmmakers exploited these children (in order to tell a great story); and I'm not sure what I think about that. It's still a great movie though! Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/f4ptmnmXTWE

I don't really like of how everything layout when it seem everything to be bland in into one. Telling the plot without showing it isn't much of knowing what is there. And I don't really like how much this shown us of how poorly setup and not enough timing in it. Almost like as if none of it has been script I guess it have many retake just to get one scene. They rather make a reality show then making a movie. Why I say it have to be reality show then being a movie: All of this showing what they do in their life and places they first went seem like a reality shows. About them making copy of the movies into real like is kinda like drama reality. Sad story about who they are. Video of them and camera view of where they are at, all of this seem like reality show then a documentary movie. The more I watch this, the more that it seem fake to me. I try to force myself saying that it is real but my heart keep on telling me that it is fake. I heard story, read books, and even look it up trying to make myself seeing this a real life documentary but how they set this movie up make it seem more like a reality show vs being a documentary.

The six Angulo boys, their sister and their mother live in a low-income New York City apartment with their father, Oscar Angulo, who won't let them go outside. Well, some years they get to leave their apartment and some years they don't. They are home schooled, which in the case of these kids, means watching movies all day, transcribing the scripts and then filming their own versions. These feral, Peruvian John Travolta looking teenagers have probably seen Pulp Fiction fifty times, though they most certainly prefer Reservoir Dogs. Normality, to them, is film. The world they find in film is inspiring, and, coupled with the natural tendency of the captured to escape, they break out, running down the streets of Manhattan, only to be chased down by budding documentary filmmaker, Crystal Moselle. The film begins there. Although the documentary disregards some major questions around the reasons for entrapment and isolation, the boys are fascinating and their impact is lasting. This film inspires the big dreamers; those who are looking to break their shackles.

The Angulos are an unusual family on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The mother had met the Peruvian father while visiting. He fears dark government conspiracies and locked his family inside their apartment. They rarely go out and didn't go outside during one year. There are six boys and one girl who has mental difficulties. Their mother homeschooled the kids. The boys are movie fans and start recreating the films in their apartment. Every family is unusual in their own way. Some families are unusual in every way. The cinematic hook for these boys is obviously their film reenactments. Their effort is pretty good considering the conditions. The movie does skim over some aspects which is not necessarily the filmmaker's fault. The father is probably the most fascinating character but he gets only a few scenes. Those scenes are very compelling but I want more. The filmmakers need to follow the guy. They need to find out what he does outside of the family. What does the family do for money? There's a blonde girl who suddenly shows up at the end. Who is she? There are a few questions that need better answers. The most compelling scene happens off screen. It's the first walk that the oldest boy takes outside without permission. He recounts the walk but it's not the same. It's a fascinating family but the movie leaves a few things unanswered.

A happenstance & peculiar doc that in the beginning I thought was a crudely made & self-made storytelling film by mid/high school brothers with a poor budget and low tech gear. But as it unfolds I begin to wonder if what they are saying and what I'm seeing is a not-too-common reality. I have had experiences with home schooled as well as religiously isolated families within isolated communities and soon recognized similar behaviors occurring within this family. Their unusual adaptation as their personalities develop from film & TV as their main sources of exposure. Special feature interviews should be watched.