Beasts of No Nation - Quarantine Movie Reviews

One day, during quarantine, I felt like watching a movie so I went to Netflix, searched some films up, you know the process and then I come across this movie called Beasts of No Nation. Now let me tell you, Beasts of No Nation is this masterpiece of a movie that follows a young boy named Agu, and his horrifying journey from a mischievous kid to a rebel child soldier. Directed by Cary Joji Fukanaga, this movie isn’t afraid of showing you the frightening circumstances of war and poverty. This movie teaches us to be grateful for what we have because some people will never experience such luxuries in their lives, although being a fictional movie, you and me both know well that these situations do take place in real life in some nations. This film really captures the mindset of Agu, you can really sense his transformation from a boy to a soldier, from goofy and cheerful to ruthless. But we haven’t even spoken about my most favorite character of the movie and perhaps my most favorite character of all time, the Commander.



The Commander, played by Idris Elba ( this role is what made me an Idris Elba fan) is this merciless, manipulative and narcissistic man who is the leader of his battalion. He brainwashes the newer, younger recruits with propaganda. He tells them they fight for their rights, for their country but all this is just a method to control his soldiers like puppets. Now I don’t want to spoil this movie for whoever hasn’t watched it yet but please believe, that this is definitely worth a watch. It’s pretty old but even so this is the best Netflix original ( probably the best movie ) I have ever seen.

P.S I think Idris Elba should pursue more roles like these instead of those sci - fi flicks that really undermine his talents. Tell me what you thought of the movie in the comments below.

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