Review of The Devil's Backbone (2001) by Mattbrady99 — 17 Feb 2022
Guillermo del Toro is right when it came to Hollywood's portrayal of kids in movies with "children as happy, brainless creatures that spout one-liners." The same goes to the tired praise of "the accurate portrayal" of kids who swear and make crude banter, because "omg that's what kids totally do and say". However, what I feel is missing from a lot of these movies is just how vulnerable and how unsafe it is to be a child. Where the chances of experiencing trauma and being ignored lies in certainty.
And I think del Toro captured that effectively.
This review of The Devil's Backbone (2001) was written by Mattbrady99 on 17 February 2022.
The Devil's Backbone has generally received very positive reviews.
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