July 2016
It’s
time for episode 30 of See Hear Podcast.
This
month it was Tim’s pick, and he brought to the table a late night
cult classic in Perry Henzel’s 1972 film, “The Harder They Come”
starring reggae superstar, Jimmy Cliff.
This
film is important in so many respects – it brought Jimmy Cliff to a
worldwide audience, it had a brilliant soundtrack, and it was the
first Jamaican feature film. Henzel declared he made it for Jamaica,
but many people outside Jamaica have embraced it as it encompasses
the well used movie theme of fighting back against a corrupt society
in all its facets – employers, the recording industry, religion,
and the law.
Jimmy
Cliff plays Ivan, a young naïve country man coming to Kingston
hoping to make it in the music industry, but has his dreams crushed
at every turn – until he decides to take matters into his own
hands, for better or worse. Make no mistake - he is an anti-hero with
many failings of his own.
Tim,
Bernie and Maurice discuss these themes as well the influence it has
left on so many other films, music as politics, where the movie fits
into the mood of film movement of the day, and whether you can really
hold off an entire army with one six-shooter. Tim even suggests a
unique ratings system for this movie.
Please
join us for what was a really fun show to record. Shame I couldn’t
get the guys to join me singing a verse acapella of The Harder They
Come.
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