Los héroes del mal

This film is quite simply perfection. Nuanced, complex characters and a story that will just keep you watching till the very end. One of those films that start out simple and unassuming and keep getting more and more baffling. By the end you're so deeply involved in these characters that their motivations and confusions make you desperately want things to work out between them. And then the enditng basically just rips your heart out and then it's impossible to get into anything else.

I was engaged with the characters from the very start. This is a deeply sad and disturbing take on teenage angst. Very well done although the tone wavered a lot between full-on drama and strange playfulness. The musical score was particularly distracting.

At first sigh, a story about teenagers. vulnerability, frustrations, fears, friendship, need to escape out of society and yourself. but the story is more complex. because the identity crisis represents one of significant traits of our time. the refuge, the sexual ambiguity, the angry, the end and pieces reminding by Of mouse and man are parts of a sort of parable. the need of love/friendship, the obsession of social role, the line between him and us are arguments for define "Los heroes del mal" not exactly as portrait of a fragile age but as support for reflection. a film who, in essence, has a real good virtue - the freshness of the performance of young actors. especialyJorge Clemente giving an admirable character.

Reflective, active and reactive about bullying, a sad and realistic youth portrait, drug abuse, suicidal thoughts, neediness, loves and friendships... The anger, hatred and need for revenge of the humiliated and excluded... Interesting to note that in order to end With their suffering, they look for someone equally susceptible to bullying, like the fat guy at school... And impunity for almost all crimes committed is relief for the continuous carousel of suffering... Excellent work...

Aritz is troubled. He takes abuse and tells stories to explain his behavior. He's expansively nihilistic. Estaban is the nice guy who tries to keep Aritz from getting beat up. Estaban falls for the sadness of Aritz and at first there is also a lot of likability. They connect with Sara who has a streak of wildness and is attracted to Estaban, but is pretty unstable in her own way. As the story progresses Aritz spins more and more out of control and Estaban tries to rein him in. Aritz is needy and can't find love anywhere. He keeps asking Estaban and Sara if they love him but can't believe that anyone would or could. I found this story well put together and believable for the most part. Aritz is a charismatic sort who can draw you in.