 What's going on everybody? Paulie here, the Latino slant, the latinoslant.com movie reviews. We're gonna be connecting to these videos. I got two movies, two videos that are gonna be connected to each other, plus, plus article reviews by our other writers on latinoslant.com. Here we go. ISS starring Ariana DeBose and afterwards, Origin by Ava DuVernay. So I'm walking into the theater. We're gonna do a double header. Listen, I think ISS is gonna be pretty solid. Sounds like a good cast from what I'm hearing. A lot of people are digging it. So I'll let you know how I feel about that. Origins is gonna be pretty interesting to see how I take it to see. People's opinions that I respect are really divided over the film. So, but you know me, man, I'm always open. I'm very open, so we'll catch you after the movies are done. LatinoSlant.com. Alright, getting out of Origin, the movie Origin, we just saw, and it runs two hours and 20 minutes. My honest reaction is that there were some incredible moments and some wonderful acting by some wonderful actors, some great questions brought up, but ultimately for me, a very flawed and one-sided take on very complicated issues of cast and people. You know, to a point where some of these takes were pretty infuriating to me, that weren't the whole story. The lead actress was incredible. She's absolutely amazing. And the personal story of her character and her character's loss, family members, Joe Berenthal, relationships, the mother, I loved all that. In fact, I wish we could live in that story, but then it becomes a lecture. It becomes a lecture on, you know, on cast and on, you know, her trying to connect, you know, all these different systems together. And listen, you either buy it or you don't. And you know, I'm not saying that cast doesn't exist, but for me, what I saw, the argument wasn't fully there as to right now, we're in an economic class struggle. That's a cast to some degree with people of different colors in it together. And I wanted that resolution. I wanted that acknowledgement. That was a big problem I had. Also to showing that the, you know, the ending of Brown Nation is still has a cast system against itself. But yet at the same breath showing that the, you know, the history of slavery was this one of, it was one where it was executed only by white slavers, that there wasn't a system there in Africa already set up. That bug me. I wanted, that needed to be talked about if you're gonna go down this route. But ultimately, it felt like a, like just a long lecture in college that I didn't want to be in. I wanted the personal story, which I did find fascinating. I did find fascinating. There's some very touching moments. And there are some very touching moments, some keystones of history that I thought were really cool, like Martin Luther King going to India, like his speech, that he that was printed Ebony, we're talking about being termed as part of the Untouchables. Awesome. Wonderful. But you know, we have these problems now. And if we're gonna go there, that this movie goes there. And not to talk about the different minorities here in America that treat each other and how they treat each other. You can blame it on whatever system you want, but it is, it's prevalent. And you're seeing it this year. So with this movie, I've, listen, it's, it's, people are gonna really just really love it. People are just gonna really like disagree with it. I think what this movie can do is create, create a discussion in regards to well, here's what I'm seeing in my neighborhood, in my city, in my society, my community. You know, it talked about the pillars. And, you know, I just want to just say, I just want to say a couple things in my 53 years in this earth. People who have helped my family out weren't people who were Mexican. Yes, we helped each other out. But I can tell you people of different backgrounds ultimately gave my mother who old to let me ultimately and ultimately people who helped me with my sobriety weren't black, weren't Mexican, weren't Chinese, didn't fucking matter. And that, you know, so that if that's what this movie supposed to evoke was, you know, my defense of people who've helped me out of my life, so be it because I know the life I live and the principles I stand upon is, you know, that day to day just loving your neighbor being, being really there for people who are different from you, who look different. That doesn't matter. But I am curious if this doesn't divide more people than bring people together. So there you have it. Because, you know, this is going to be a very easy white guilt exercise and, you know, a cathartic exercise. And I'm not with that. I'm not with that. Love the personal story. There's a lot to love about this. And there's a lot I just agree with, as my honest opinion. I hope you appreciate it. If you don't agree with me, that's fine as well. Comment, comment, comment. I'm going to get connecting. So I did not give you my rating for Ava DuVernay's origin out of four bigotes. I'm going to give it 1.5 bigotes out of four. A little below average for me in what has become just the tired stories of past injustices, which have been done before and they've been done very well to not enough personal drama, not enough personal drama that I really loved. I gave that 1.5 also as well to the lead actress who was incredible, very likable. And for me is mostly an unlikable film are some beautiful moments though. Can't lie. 1.5 out of four bigotes for origin. Be well, everybody. And right now, if you're watching this, check out the next review here. It is going to be ISS International Space Station with Ariana DeBose. Be well, y'all wherever you are, keep it slam-fuelter. Pas.