Guava Island

I great way for young people to learn about political action. Good music that will draw young people in. Themes are complex and will need discussion/deconstruction. Themes may be difficult for a younger person to understand. I showed this to my high school filmmaking class and they enjoyed it and enjoyed deconstructing the messages in it.

Donald glover can't do anything wrong can he? Fine for 9 and up

It's unfortunate that all the creativity ran out of steam just when the main plot kicked off, because all the familiarity could have been easily unfelt with a bit of the imagination Hiro Murai embellished the first act with; the animated intro sequence is a case in point. Nevertheless, almost everything else in this little movie is amazing; Donald Glover's vibrant performance, and his electrifying songs, Rihanna's charisma and lovely narration voice-over, Letitia Wright's appeal (her character is completely unnecessary, though), the lively and colourful cinematography that made the titular island anything but fictional place, just to name a few! (7.5/10)