Paraíso Perdido

Uma pena que o final do filme foi como foi. Uma pena mesmo!

By fairy tale I don't mean anything facetious. In fact, Paradise Lost has all the ingredients of a wonderful fairy tale: 1. A handsome prince (in fact two princes); 2. A damsel in distress (in fact a gay boy in drag, but not transgender); 3. Another damsel in distress (in fact pregnant and jilted, but beautiful); 4. Two mothers (in fact a real mother and a wannabe) both shrouded in mystery; 5. A king (in fact Jaoa the owner of the club); 6. The king's son and night club performer; 7. Several gallant courtiers (in fact performers) 8. Endearing, racy, saucy, funny moments and in fact stunning Brazilian Portuguese songs.

Lovely lovely.

This Brazilian film is a poorly produced offering with a confusing story. The editing is choppy, with scenes stuck together randomly so as to negate any continuity. Character development is non-existent and one can only wonder what is the point of the movie. Some characters just appear in the film with no explanation or context provided as to who they are or their actual role in the film. Overall, it seems to be targeted to a very specific audience but has little in the way of global appeal.

Actually I liked it. A bunch of misfits and soap opera style. I didn't like the ending though but I guess it's symbolic somehow. I find the music is gonna be hard to swallow for not Latin American people but it's good, a kiss from another era. I don't know, maybe the intention is to show that the world is really small for all of the characters are connected. I can't give it maximum stars for it has its flaws, especially because there are some things I couldn't figure out regarding the original conflict. Definitely, not for everyone.