When a film is already immortalized within the hearts of many people, with iconic characters, striking phrases and a story based on one of the greatest writers of a country such as Ariano Suassuna, it is to be feared that a sequel will not be up to its predecessor. O Auto da Compadecida 2, sequel to the hit of the same name, opens this week in theaters, directed by Guel Arraes and Flavia Lacerde
Since it was announced, the sequel to auto da compadecida has brought a mix of feelings of joy and fear.joy of bringing together such captivating characters and the imagination of Ariano Suassuna, fear of what could come, since it was a new story involving Chicó and João Grilo, and the distrust became even greater with the first images of the feature revealed.
It was and it wasn't Taperoá, because it looked more artificial, almost like everything set up, more made up, much less litThat one let's wait to see if it's really good Auto da compadecida 2 does not lose the essence of the first, it still brings good stories and good additional characters, but without the same strength and power as its predecessor, even for fear of risking telling new stories that could harm what has been marked for another 25 years Who tells a tale increases the tale Everything is familiar, the tales and more tales, more lies and with the addition of more cordel (these here well tuned) and with a little skits as well and a soundtrack with Brazilian songs in tones and prominent voices
Don't mess with a team that's winning and here the duo dynamic Chico and João Grilo is back with their great harmony In this new story, Chicó and João Grilo meet again after many years, the two catch up on the events about João Grilo's life and "death" and the after, in new stories and adventuresTaperoá, in the northeastern hinterland, is still the center of the story, there revolve several tales, whether contacts by Chicó and João Grilo, as lived by the two, despite being with less light, darker, more artificial and more set up, with scenes in the studio and without external scenes, as was the first and a heavy makeup and sometimes looking stereotyped.
The girl Clarabela (Fabiula Nascimento, the very nice and beautiful) went to the big city, but returns to the countryside city with dreams and also a help from her father, the powerful Colonel Hernani (Humberto Martins, very canastron), who becomes a new love interest of ChicóWe also have Arlindo (Eduardo Sterbilich getting better and better in acting and imitations) a guy who owns several things including department store, radio and tv who wants to be the new mayor of the city thus disputing with Colonel Hernâni the votes of the suffering people At this point in the plot, the good script along with the performances has a good dose of criticism of how politics works in small municipalities and in a humorous way (Remembering the Cine Holliúdy series)We also have the entry of an old friend and partner of João Grilo, Antônio do amor (Luís Miranda priceless with some disguises that even remind us of Eddie Murphy
In this new story we have returns from other characters who were in the film and in the miniseries, such as Rosinha (the great Virginia Cavendish who fills the screen with her charisma and continues to be in great harmony with Selton Mello), while Joaquim, the cangaçeiro (Enrique Diaz) makes smaller, more punctual appearances Here the great performance continues to be by Matheus Nachtergaele with his João Grilo and showing the great actor he is going from comedy to drama with full ease Selton Mello, on the other hand, comes with a more nostalgic and philosophical Chico, a storyteller but still hairy that due to this the story of João grilo still remains on the lips of the people
In a part of his memoir "I Still Remember" Selton reflected on how the first auto da compadecida saved him not only because of the time before (25 years ago) he was playing complex and more serious characters (such as Archaic Farming) and having existential crises, but as the discovery that he was also a good comedy actor and how Guel Arraes, director of the two films, saw in both (Matheus and Selton) the perfect choice for The characters before they even have a script As if the two were already predestined to be João Grilo and Chico and be great friends In this sequence, both he and Matheus seem to bring and make a bow and a retribution for such important roles that helped shape their long careers in audiovisual and in the imagination of Brazilians, which makes the scenes light and comicalAt the same time, the affective memory of the first film and the auto da compadecida 2 seems to have also helped in the grieving process that both have recently experienced with the loss of loved ones
And a new compadecida
A special participation already announced and also shown in the posters and trailers was the entry of Tais Araújo as Our Lady, The Compassionate in place of Fernanda Montenegro (who could not participate due to her busy schedule) comparing the two is difficult but what was proposed Tais did well but the script in this matter became practically a copy and repetition of the first film And the repetitions and copies of certain events that marked the first end up diminishing the second that could have been a more remarkable film, it is kind of implied that there was fear when it came to daring to tell a new story even because Ariano Suassuna had several stories that could have been used even more when a film is still remembering and when talking about it still draws several smiles even 25 years after
Auto da compadecida 2 is a good movie, not as much as its predecessor, but it is a new approach for the new generations to get to know the universe of Ariano Suassuna, with Chicó and João Grillo Here the advertisement of the movie on Santa Helena products official sponsor of the movie that was great
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