Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

brittybits On the back of the DVD box, the description of this film states that it is "an African equivalent of George Lucas' American Graffitti and Spike Lee's Crooklyn. I do see the resemblance, but I do see a very obvious difference between the two films. American Graffitti is a coming of age film about the shenanigans of a bunch of teens who spend their night driving around in cars and trying to find someone to love for the night. Though Ca Twiste is similar in nature, there are many other factors contributing to the film that makes it more complex than Graffitti. In Ca Twiste, there is the issue of dealing with post-modernism and also post-colonialism. The way that the kids have their cliques is really funny. I enjoyed watching the Kings and The Inseparables interact. After reading one of the other IMDb reviews, I found that the actors are not trained; therefore, making the actors seem more realistic. Monsieur Benoit was the character that really stood out for me in this film. He had his faults such as being a belligerent drunk. I like that he is a character who is on a journey considering that he is suffering from colonialism and does not know where he belongs. I liked that he said he had never found "fruit" in a woman since his previous fiancé. One thing that people may not be accustomed to is the fact that many people in Senegal, and Africa for that matter, are not accustomed to having appliances like TVs around. So it may come as a shock when some who watch this film realize that not all peoples have access to TVs. I found this film to be very entertaining and enlightening of other cultures, as well as a great commentary of the effects of post-modernism and post-colonialism.

Stickney09 The move Ca Twiste a Popenguine is a wonderful portrayal of Africa and how they are dealing with changes of outside cultures. The film shows the lives of children who are trapped between two cultures. In the film each child has three names; there Arabic name in which their family members use, a French name that is used at school, and lastly the name they choose for their self, which is most often an American rock stars name. The children are stuck in limbo between different worlds because of culture. The irony in this is the teen's teacher Monsieur Benoit who is there teaching them French, feels alienated from both Senegal and France. What makes this ironic is that although the teens are mixed between different cultures and they seem to have a firm grasp on who they are. They are fine with the two cultures as long as you remain true to yourself.During another scene an argument happens between Monsieur Benoit and Jabeel, one of the teen boys fathers, about the children's future. Benoit believes the teens should strive for bigger and better horizons. While Jabeel believes the teens should be just like their fathers. In this scene the viewers see the give and take from two cultures. The last scene of the film is a great example of post-modernism, when tradition and new fads are mixed together, because the teens threw a party with a mixture of cultures, music, and dancing.Overall Ca Twiste a popenguine was a good film to show African culture. I was worried I would not be able to understand the background of the film and some references made about past issues, but the film is actually an easy follow. What we learned in class helped me to better understand the film, but a anyone can enjoy this upbeat African film.

eliassrb Rocking Poponguine by Moussa Sene Absa is a movie about the life of the people in Poponguine, a town in Senegal, colonized by the French. It is a town where the youth is influenced by western music from the United States and France, and where the older people in the town are concerned with the youths newly found love for white culture. Absa presents the issues that come with colonization and culture clashes but he also shows how people from different worlds and mindset can learn from each other. This blender of different cultures meeting in Poponguine is the main focus of the movie.The young people in the village are heavily colonized by western music. The two different gangs, the Kings and the Inseparables, are surrounding their lives around western music. In their constant battle to be the best gang with the most girls, parties, and music players, their actions affects the entire village. The older people blame the young ones for not resisting the colonization of the western world. In the end, all the troubles that came with the culture clash will also unite the village."In vino veritas", means that "the truth is in the wine", and it is a Latin phrase that came to mind when Monsieur Benoit speaks his true feelings about the French colonization of Africa. A scene where Monsieur Beniot, a respected white teacher, gets drunk and rants about the supremacy of French culture compared to African. The interesting part of this part of the movie is that it is clear that Monsieur Benoit is also affected by colonization. He is captured in between two worlds. Benoit does not feel like he belongs in neither France nor Senegal. So how is this white man who obviously looks down at African culture so much, saved from his depression? He is saved by the culture that he talked so badly about when he was at the bar. The songs and music from the women and the children of Poponguine is the key to his happiness. The people of Poponguine did something that white people of France would never do to them; they invited him to stay in their town by showing their good hearts and how much they respect his differences. Monsieur Benoit found a reason in that moment to stay in Poponguine.The only professional actor in this movie is the man who symbolizes the colonization of Africa, Monsieur Benoit. All other actors are real people from Senegal. It gives the audience a feeling that Absa wants to present the African people as real Africa, and Monsieur Benoit and colonization as something that does not belong there, something that is not real.The issues surrounding colonization and how people deal with it, is showed in so many interesting ways that the poor budget and lack of technology is not of importance. The audience is given the opportunity to decide whether or not the movie has a happy ending. One might argue that the people of Poponguine show how to unite and come together in a society filled with different cultures and religions. The truth is that this movie is about a people who are experiencing difficulties such as poverty and lack of unity because they are colonized by western culture. While the people of Poponguine are dancing to the sounds of a French rock and roller dressed in an American outfit, the white colonials are resting on the beach at their vacation resort, enjoying the wealth that they acquired by stealing an entire continent.

sturner88 After Reading Stories written by Jomo Kenyatta and Tsitsi Dangarembga, that were about the negative effects of colonization. It was nice to finally see stories about a place in Africa were the influence of European culture was not frowned upon. The movie Ça Twiste à Popenguine took place in Popeguine, Senegal which were owned by the French. The Wolof people found the balance between their cutler and the French. There was also a little bit of American influence with the younger crowed. Many named themselves after well known rock singers. However, what made this story so ironic was that the French men whom was their teacher was the one who was having a difficult time trying to find the balance between the two cultures.It was hard to put much thought into some of the scenes since throughout the entire movie you are reading subtitles. There were a couple of scenes that didn't make sense to me and made me wonder why they were in the movie at all. Also, there was a couple of scenes were suddenly it would jump from day to night. These scenes did not appear natural and looked force. This confused me as a viewer of the audience because of the fast scene transitions. I very much enjoyed the movie because I felt like it gave me a better understanding of some of the lives of the African culture, or in this case the Wolof culture.