Landfill Harmonic

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08/08/2017 passionate story happy ending See more 10/04/2015 good movie it was for free awi awi See more 07/30/2015 When I heard the premise for Landfill Harmonic in an e-mail I received, I expected it to be a more depressing documentary than it turned out to be. I was expecting these children who played the instruments made from trash to be trying to find happiness in what they were doing, but I had no idea they were part of a legitimate orchestra which went on to perform with some pretty big American bands. I'm not extremely well-versed in documentaries though I consider myself to be a film buff; I really prefer fictional stories that are well-executed to the feel of documentaries which are filled with interviews and a lot of footage which was filmed first before organizing it into the best story the filmmakers can make. That's how I felt about this documentary in particular: it felt too much like it was edited in a scrambled manner instead of telling a truly compelling story that I could get lost in. Having seen probably only a handful of documentaries in my life I was glad I had the chance to see a foreign documentary; I think I have only seen two including Landfill Harmonic which I can remember. The general structure of this film was interesting: there was sort of a 15 to 20 minute introduction in which they explained how the musicians went about making musical instruments from trash, and they briefly showed the actual process of making some of the instruments. After this introduction, the rest of the film focused on the journey of the different kids and of the orchestra as a whole, showing how music strongly benefited all of their lives. Towards the conclusion of the movie it seemed to get repetitive with letting the audience know how successful the orchestra became, but I guess the movie had to sell its point like any other movie. It was a delight to see this movie through MKE Film for free, but I am not sure if I would revisit it in the next few years. See more Read all reviews

Landfill Harmonic

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