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Good to see you having a laugh instead of crying from watching once were warriors ,you should look at the sequel of that movie called what becomes of the broken hearted anyhow keep smiling cos when you do the world feels better
As an Australian I love having these guys as neighbours. Our senses of humor are both warped as fk and complimentary. Pretty sure the UN is glad we're all the way down the bottom away from the sane people.
“How was Japan?” is one of the best final lines of a film. Speaks to the sweetness of Boy and how he doesn’t ruin the magic for his little brother, even though he himself has now seen the reality of his Dad. Perfect encapsulation of the essence of the story.
The general rule, ni cell ohs or they get washed in a bucket of water. Videos, pics have to be taken from outside the Urupa,( Grave Site)@@karlpomare6774
I'm a 40 year old kiwi, 1984 represent! I was raised around this lifestyle, and I'm not Maori. It resonates as just a time in life when things were chaos, but normal as we didn't know anything else. Everyone drank and smoked. No seatbrlts. Absent father on a pedestal... I broke the cycle 🫶
I’m Maori and I watched this at the movies with my mum who grew up in the next town over but wasn’t raised like that. It was a surreal experience seeing it on screen. I think Taika is the best at reflecting kiwi humour on screen.
@@nathangaspacio6128 Depends on who and where you lived... as a white NZ kid growing up in the 80s living in one of the richest suburbs in the country (although my family was in no way rich we preceded the rich people, but no were near as poor as Boy) most people i knew had family life nothing like in Boy, but we knew the rural areas and poorer areas were like it... NZ then and now is an extremely broad array of life, but it definitely has the 80's NZ tone down pat, if shown in a small slice of that spectrum.
@@NZBigfoot I was white growing up in the early 2000s in a working class, not poor not rich suburb with a high maori and pasifika population so there are things I cant relate to like the era and the rural aspects but the way people talk, the way kids interact, and the way families are represented felt very similar to the kind of NZ childhood I had and the people I grew up around.
Funny, I was looking for a Boy reaction just yesterday. It's super accurate to 80s New Zealand, I grew up in Ngogotaha, just outside of Rotorua and while not quite as rural as this it's still dead on. The language, the music, the weed growing in the garden, it's all there. The water is kind of a cleansing thing. Graveyards are tapu, which is kinda like sacred, both things and places can be tapu so museums with tapu things will have bowls of water at the door of the rooms containing them. You rinse your hands as kinda of washing the tapu and getting ready to go back out into the world. The green lake outside of Rotorua is tapu and was always off limits, the kids always said you were tapu, or cursed, if you swam there.
@@mariahdjones6761 The island in the lake is a burial ground, but honestly as a kid I was more scared of being cursed than I was of any possible ghosts.
One of my fav movies. It encapsulates coastal rural NZ in the 80's perfectly. Alot of underlying messages. Alamein went off the rails after his wife died, but it's his healing process. When the movie ends, you get the feeling he and his boys are going to be a tight family again.
Watching this again...now as a dad...it hurt watching this....I was an 80s kid in a tough...poor part of Wellington...reminds me of kids I knew at school....wonder what happened to them.
@johnosleigh2465 check out his short movie 2 cars...kids left in cars outside a pub...child actors are awesome.. Maori kids seems to be naturals. Once again Taika finds humor....tenderness...in what are quite sad circumstances...
Taika has done so much for nz cinema. yes we have a big movie industry here but what Taika does to show a very raw and real nz in boy (along with more of his work) is second to none. this film came out when I was a younger teen and played a big part in me being interested in working in film, I now have a degree in filmmaking and am on my way to working full time in the industry. Its very interested to see a none kiwi view this, considering our humour... niche lets say. but I really enjoyed your takes and thank you for your interest in nz film. Taika is king
Reminds me of the times spent in the Christmas holidays in Whakatane, had cool Maori friends next door, even had cooked lambs tails cooked on chicken mesh over a fire oh the memories and I think Boy hits the essence of New Zealand perfectly.
Taka is such a lovely and amazingly creative person. This movie is such an accurate portrayal of life in New Zealand in the 80s. As kids we were left to our own devices, and we did what we wanted will the barest minimum of parental involvement or supervision. We did not have helicopter parents in those days, most would be considered criminally neglectful by today's standards.
@@bucksrchamps2775 my mother absolutely loved that film. She also watched it several times, not long before she passed. She really liked Sam Neill (I strongly recommend Death in Brunswick) and had a total crush on the bloke in this one, Taika Waititi. This fact was mentioned by the celebrant at her funeral 😀
I had the pleasure to live in the area for 10 months back in 2011. It was like stepping back in time 40 years. Beautiful genuine people. Yes, there was poverty, but there was a wonderful community spirit. The extended Waititi family that I met are born performers with wonderful imaginative minds. I got to know one of Taika's cousins, he was one of the funniest and yet slightly crazy people I've ever met. I will always treasure those memories.
Grew up just like those kids. Parents divorced and mother never home to feed us. We used to be fed by neighbours. Ended up with malnutrition and boils. Divorced my parents and moved on with life. Never forget and forgive those who past on trauma to their own children. Cycle of trauma needs to be broken.
Forgiveness is important bro. It's better to let go of the resentment and anger. When we forgive, we take control of our own emotions and responses instead of allowing the actions of others to dictate our lives. It empowers us to break free from feeling like a victim and gain a sense of emotional strength. Forgiveness encourages personal growth by promoting empathy, compassion and understanding.
@kiwidubz I disagree. Some actions are unforgivable. Neglect and abuse has a tendency to affect our self-worth - What matters is that we accept and love OURSELVES in spite of any traumas we might have incurred.
@@chrissiereacts A big heart is willing to forgive and let go but a hardened heart will hold on to anger and resentment. People won't forgive if they haven't found peace, and they won't find true peace unless they forgive
@@chrissiereacts Welcome to the lives of kiwis Gen X, and more so welcome to the reality of cycles upon cycles of neglect and abuse, this has been a common theme in New Zealand for generations, we still have the highest rates of domestic and family violence and violence against children in the developed world. There is a dark side to us, that we hide really well for the most part. It's only when movies like this come out and forces us to see ourselves do we realise it
I was a kid at this age at this time in NZ, West Coast of the South Island though. My parents were never this bad but plenty of kids at my school were just like this. Effectively raising themselves
@anon7472 I was at school in the West Coast in NZ in the early 80s. Sure there was issues. I left in the 6th form year to another region with better teachers and it made all the difference. I still miss the West Coast it feels like home. But Australia is my home now.
I don't know if it's a generation thing but growing up amidst that kind of a familiar environment, I'm glad a movie that tells our story and in this way captures another thing that helps heal; our laughter through it all, and that sense of humour you can only find down in the Southern Hemisphere.
The actor/director that played Shogun/Dad is Taika Waititi. he is now a big time director/film maker in Hollywood and is married to Rita Ora. this was one of his earlier films which is loosely based on his childhood and filmed in his home town of Waihau Bay in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Any other Kiwis in the comments section remember seating in the car while your parents have a beer in the pub late 80s early 90s, great times normally see other kids you know, can of coke and some chips while we wait.
Hahaha yeah definitely, I was driving my old man from the pub age 9 - 1986. We also saw many fights outside the pubs sometimes..it was cool seeing our mates in other cars all doing the same lol parents wouldn't be able to do that anymore but we liked it.
I came to this awesome director late. My wife suggested Jo Jo Rabbit and we saw it at the cinema. It was unique and I enjoyed it. A couple of years later we watched Boy, and then Hunt for the Wilder people. I was rapt when I saw that you were reacting to it. His style is completely his own and I love it. I look forward to watching your reaction to Wilder People, but I might need more wine!
A lot of kiwi kids grew up this way, especially in the 80's/90's and even the 00s. Taika knows how to turn a harsh reality into a light hearted spectacle. The greatest quintessential Kiwi film of all time.
You mentioned Cliff Curtis: he took the lead role in The Dark Horse, a 2014 NZ movie that co-starred James Rolleston (who played Boy in this film). It's an excellent, deeply affecting film - definitely worth looking at.
Growing up in New Zealand it's almost impossible not to have watched this movie at some point. All the characters are unexpectedly deep (like how weirdo wasn't just played for laughs and tied the story's ending together) and the way reality and imagination/expectations clash just make you feel so sorry for them. Especially Boy and Allamein (I remember finally understanding his character as a kid when the "it's not fair" scene played). The humor causes you to have a massive shock when it suddenly gets very serious, like the part where Allamein took his jacket away or when Boy lied to the older kids to get them to leave. That "I thought I was like you, but I'm not" part is probably one of the simplest but most emotionally efficient sentences I've heard in a movie. It basically tied together every single thing Boy learnt throughout the film and reminds you of every thing Allamein lost in his life.
What I love about your videos is watching some great movies with someone who seems really friendly. It's nice. The world is a little bit nuts at the moment so it's always lovely to see friendly people.
Our ppl wash our hands or " Cleanse ourselves with water " when we come out of a Cemetary. Without getting into the superstitious side which is so no unwanted spirits come out with you ,there's the other aspect that we usually clean up around the Graves by pulling out weeds changing flowers & water & there pots etc..etc..which can get a bit messy😊 We learn independence as early as possible in life, it's just the norm but the rural locations growing up were safe, no security needed amongst paddocks & cows.😂
Kia Ora from Aotearoa - the song it starts with was our end of TV broadcast song for the night at 10:30pm when we had only two channels in the eighties.
I think the teacher did that because he knew he would look it up for himself, good teacher. I spent hours making me a crazy horse patch cutting and bleaching a denim jacket. Dress like shōgun for any 80s party's dress up party's. P.s love the channel
Hahaha you even made a Crazy Horse patch 😂 thats hilarious but I get it. I laughed when the kids were playing tag around the old wreck house lol or tiggy as we called it. That scene brought nack cool childhood memories only because we would play right into the late night sometimes 10-11pm. Our neighbour was not happy hehe
@@MWPaora yea we had a rugby end of year trip to Queenstown theme was double denim spent so much time making the patch look legit they wouldn't let me wear it in the Airport. Hopefully won't get a fine next time I wear it in public Haha people love it!
@@gigawebsurfer every school I've been to has had a library, just came from the folks place they would have been in primary school in the 50s mum from England, dad is from Opotiki 1 hour drive couple bays over from were this movie was set, both had library's in their schools.
Boy is a fantastic movie, so funny. Washing your hands with water when leaving the cemetery is to remove any Tapu as the Cemtery is a scared place. Aroha New Zealand
@chrissiereacts, there are so many unbelievably good New Zealand movies.... For a small country with low population as film makers our people truly do punch well above our weight especially with what is generally created with (comparatively) a basically non existent budget.. Due to our geographic isolation the films produced have a tendency to be tending towards darker stories but starting in the 60s right through to current day the films written and produced here are something this country is and rightfully should be proud of! the creativity shown by the people of Aotearoa is a product of our beautifully diverse cultures and existence in a world that for a long time grew around us has led us to a place where we hold our own and are not afraid to speak out when our ideals often differ to those of other places that believe their way of things is "how the world should view them" that's beside the point though. you should most definitely look up New Zealand cinema and view more of the many masterpieces in film that have been made over the years.
JoJo Rabbit, Taika Waititi also directs and plays Hitler in it. Scarlet Johanson and Sam Rockwell among others are in the movie. If you do watch it you will cry your eyes out at a pair of shoes.
80s NZ born and raised in Northland and this movie 100% normal. In the late 90s I remember the senior kids at college bringing weed to dry in the senior common room. Can't forget the smell of grass clipping 😂 what time to be alive.
Chrissie, watching you laugh at the simplest of things makes single men think you would be an easy one to keep entertained!!! There's hope for some of us 🤣😂🤣😅
Awesome movie! Love this. Also you need to watch Eagle vs Shark a quircky romantic comedy. Also Poi E the song at the start was a massive hit in New Zealand in the 80's RIP Delvanius Prime the composer of the song and an 80s New Zealand legend
Hi Chrissie,.. another classic kiwi movie with an all maori cast. I'm 47, & I laughed so much when i first saw this movie, as I can definitely relate to the character of Boy being the oldest of all my siblings (10) having to be a parent during the 80s coming from a broken family etc. This is a humourous side to this movie that most peole think of when they watch this movie but for me, I remember those times which I saw in the character of Boy like the little darker subtle moments for Boy that resonated more with me, like watching a parent drive away while screaming out for them to take you, left feeling rejected & unwanted, or having a temper with the younger siblings because all I wanted to do was have fun as a kid and crush on girl's lol & play with my mates, instead of having to explain adult issues to my younger brother's Lenny & Anthony, being home alone alot having feed them all, growing up around drugs , alcohol, gangs was the norm for Us. At times it was very confusing but I grew up and learnt some stuff that definitely kept my own kids and now grandkids away from a type of lifestyle all in all However, I personally think this is still a good movie... Your reaction was spot on I think also, I am enjoying your reactions to our Nz movies I've seen 2 of them now the first being your reaction to Once Were Warriors. So thanks for sharing the video. I look forward to watching many more. 🙂
Nz we always wash our hands when entering and leaving a cemetery. Its respect of the “tapu” strong spirit. Its like cleansing yourself before and after entering a scared place. Theres water faucets on the grounds of cemetery’s or if theres a death in the home, we can put a bottle of water outside. Its not a have to, but its respectful to do so
0:46 Poi E by Patea Maori Club. Classic song for us Maori lol 4:45 after visiting our loved ones inside the burial grounds, we wash away anything bad that we may carry out with us. At least that's what i was told as a kid.
Funny how he talks to the rural kids like "have u seen thriller? I have I've seen it x amount of times". That's the 80's cassette tapes, everything was not as up to date as they are now. Thanks to the internet.
love your reactions chrissie been watching for months thought it was time to drop my first reccy, u should watch storm boy (the 1976 version pls) . iconic aussie film and i reckon you'll love it
Taikas NZ based less main stream movies are described easily in the phrase "Happy Sad" movies... alot of NZ cinema is done along those lines but he does it really well, and its something that tends to resonate with the NZ zeitgeist.
I love the film as I was the same age as boy at that time living in New Zealand and it was just like this, I always laugh at the teacher smoking out the window, I remember my teacher doing the same 😆
**** A MUST **** If you haven’t already Flight of the Concords Fyi it’s a TV series that was loved by people all over the world. Set in the United States with the main actors being from New Zealand both in real life and in the series and trying to make it as musicians in USA
4:48 He's cleaning his hands out of respect. Anything to do with the dead; or with food preperation is quite tapu (sacred) and you must be clean. You will never find us sitting on a kitchen bench, picnic table, etc.. for instance if we're raised with our traditions. 24:40 He doesnt still have fantasies about his dad; hes comforting his younger brother instead of telling him the truth; as you can see at the end hes stepping up and caring for his siblings. If you want another very raw Kiwi movie check out 'Savage' or if you want something more light hearted Siones Wedding or Eagle vs Shark 😊
The funniest part in that movie is when he parks in the middle of the road sets up a chess board on his car and tells the people on the street to play chess with him and goes insane 😂😂😂
those bottles of water is important because a graveyard is tapu (sacred) and the water is holy and is from a river, you wash your hands with it before to not ket your mana in the graveyard and you wash your hands after to not let anything tapu out of the graveyard hope this helped!
To answer your question “what was that for” when we leave the urupa (cemetery) we rinse our hands with water and say a karakia (prayer) before we leave to wash off anything tapu (sacred) 🫶🏽 I hope that makes sense.
In a lot of ways, this isn’t all that much lighter than Once Were Warriors. I watched this first before being a dad. Watching it now as a father is so much more intense
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Good vid! Uncle Taika would be proud, 4:50 We clean our hands of the spirits from the graveyard
please react to ninja assassin next
You should do the dark horse next it's a awesome movie from New Zealand
Good to see you having a laugh instead of crying from watching once were warriors ,you should look at the sequel of that movie called what becomes of the broken hearted anyhow keep smiling cos when you do the world feels better
Hopefully this posts:
The original music video for Poi E that played at the start and end.
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As an Australian I love having these guys as neighbours. Our senses of humor are both warped as fk and complimentary. Pretty sure the UN is glad we're all the way down the bottom away from the sane people.
Although NZ is actually at the very top of the world on the UN flag heheheh 🇺🇳
😂😂😂 I'm glad we're both far away from the UN
@@morrisanderson818 Yes. We get to watch the fireworks and eat radioactive popcorn. 👍
Greetings Auzzie neighbor
My ANZAC familia, stay on your side, i'll stay on mine. I Love you all.
“How was Japan?” is one of the best final lines of a film. Speaks to the sweetness of Boy and how he doesn’t ruin the magic for his little brother, even though he himself has now seen the reality of his Dad. Perfect encapsulation of the essence of the story.
^^^
Maori tradition to wash your hands and sprinkle water over yourself when you leave the urupa (cemetary) to make sure the spirits dont attach to you
I could be wrong but I think its something to do with being tapu
@dynamik5937
Yes it is tapu. If you don't adhere to the tradition you can get cursed with an attached spirit
Also you can’t wear metal in the urupa for the same reason from what I learnt. Have to leave them outside.
@@PawnhubrI've never heard about the metal but if you have liquid or food and you walk in, you must finish whatever you're holding before leaving.
The general rule, ni cell ohs or they get washed in a bucket of water. Videos, pics have to be taken from outside the Urupa,( Grave Site)@@karlpomare6774
I'm a 40 year old kiwi, 1984 represent!
I was raised around this lifestyle, and I'm not Maori. It resonates as just a time in life when things were chaos, but normal as we didn't know anything else. Everyone drank and smoked. No seatbrlts. Absent father on a pedestal...
I broke the cycle 🫶
I’m Maori and I watched this at the movies with my mum who grew up in the next town over but wasn’t raised like that. It was a surreal experience seeing it on screen. I think Taika is the best at reflecting kiwi humour on screen.
And he captured NZ culture so well especially what it was like as a kid in an NZ family.
@@nathangaspacio6128 Depends on who and where you lived... as a white NZ kid growing up in the 80s living in one of the richest suburbs in the country (although my family was in no way rich we preceded the rich people, but no were near as poor as Boy) most people i knew had family life nothing like in Boy, but we knew the rural areas and poorer areas were like it... NZ then and now is an extremely broad array of life, but it definitely has the 80's NZ tone down pat, if shown in a small slice of that spectrum.
@@NZBigfoot I was white growing up in the early 2000s in a working class, not poor not rich suburb with a high maori and pasifika population so there are things I cant relate to like the era and the rural aspects but the way people talk, the way kids interact, and the way families are represented felt very similar to the kind of NZ childhood I had and the people I grew up around.
One of NZs greatest moments this movie...kiwis are simple but raw...
I know a few that are cooked....
Funny, I was looking for a Boy reaction just yesterday. It's super accurate to 80s New Zealand, I grew up in Ngogotaha, just outside of Rotorua and while not quite as rural as this it's still dead on. The language, the music, the weed growing in the garden, it's all there.
The water is kind of a cleansing thing. Graveyards are tapu, which is kinda like sacred, both things and places can be tapu so museums with tapu things will have bowls of water at the door of the rooms containing them. You rinse your hands as kinda of washing the tapu and getting ready to go back out into the world. The green lake outside of Rotorua is tapu and was always off limits, the kids always said you were tapu, or cursed, if you swam there.
Ooooh I'm from Tauranga and intrigued, did they say why the Green lake was Tapu? I know I could just Google this but I prefer real people
@@mariahdjones6761 The island in the lake is a burial ground, but honestly as a kid I was more scared of being cursed than I was of any possible ghosts.
Chur bro. Born and raised Awahou/Vegas fella here your accurate as I got some Whanau buried at the green lake much love my Ngo Whanau
Fun fact: the word “Tapu” or “kapu” is where the word “Taboo” is originated from.
@@teddiegauta651 Neat, I didn't know that
I loved the complaint "Oh not crayfish again"!😄
Yeah, I had a similar complaint growing up in the deep south near Bluff. Got so sick of oysters all the time! Now I only wish I had as much!
One of my fav movies. It encapsulates coastal rural NZ in the 80's perfectly. Alot of underlying messages. Alamein went off the rails after his wife died, but it's his healing process. When the movie ends, you get the feeling he and his boys are going to be a tight family again.
Watching this again...now as a dad...it hurt watching this....I was an 80s kid in a tough...poor part of Wellington...reminds me of kids I knew at school....wonder what happened to them.
Yeah this movie aged so well, watching it first back at school and seeing it again recently, it just hits so different.
Made me cry
Same here man from Porirua
@johnosleigh2465 check out his short movie 2 cars...kids left in cars outside a pub...child actors are awesome.. Maori kids seems to be naturals. Once again Taika finds humor....tenderness...in what are quite sad circumstances...
People hate on Taika because of Thor 4 but he truly is one of the best filmmakers out there. This and so much of his work is amazing
Taika has done so much for nz cinema. yes we have a big movie industry here but what Taika does to show a very raw and real nz in boy (along with more of his work) is second to none. this film came out when I was a younger teen and played a big part in me being interested in working in film, I now have a degree in filmmaking and am on my way to working full time in the industry. Its very interested to see a none kiwi view this, considering our humour... niche lets say. but I really enjoyed your takes and thank you for your interest in nz film. Taika is king
It is Maori tradition to wash,sprinkle water over yourself after existing outside the cemetery gate. Leave the spirits inside. 4:46
Thank you :)
Reminds me of the times spent in the Christmas holidays in Whakatane, had cool Maori friends next door, even had cooked lambs tails cooked on chicken mesh over a fire oh the memories and I think Boy hits the essence of New Zealand perfectly.
100% I grew up around Kawerau… this is any little town in Nz to this day
Born in Whakatane raised in Waimana Boy really captures maori culture and our humble beginnings!
Nice to see a lovely person enjoying our beautiful sense of humour and culture
Thank you for reacting to Boy! What an off the beaten path movie to choose to react to! Major props.
Really enjoyed this. You always choose some outstanding viewing.
Thank you 😊
Taka is such a lovely and amazingly creative person. This movie is such an accurate portrayal of life in New Zealand in the 80s. As kids we were left to our own devices, and we did what we wanted will the barest minimum of parental involvement or supervision. We did not have helicopter parents in those days, most would be considered criminally neglectful by today's standards.
This is easily one of my favourite movies.
" Hey Shardaney, wanna see some Michael Jackson dance moves?"😂
@adamblack5374 mine too. Watch it at least once a year.
Absolute classic line
Hunt for The Wilder People is great too
Yes.
The best movie fs I’ve watched that movie so many times and I don’t watch movies so u know it’s good
@@bucksrchamps2775 my mother absolutely loved that film. She also watched it several times, not long before she passed. She really liked Sam Neill (I strongly recommend Death in Brunswick) and had a total crush on the bloke in this one, Taika Waititi. This fact was mentioned by the celebrant at her funeral 😀
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Pretty sure it is a better movie IMHO
I had the pleasure to live in the area for 10 months back in 2011. It was like stepping back in time 40 years. Beautiful genuine people. Yes, there was poverty, but there was a wonderful community spirit. The extended Waititi family that I met are born performers with wonderful imaginative minds. I got to know one of Taika's cousins, he was one of the funniest and yet slightly crazy people I've ever met. I will always treasure those memories.
the first TH-camr to have boy in their gallery!! Love it 🤍
THE WORLDS FASTEST INDIAN.Is a good movie not sure if its N.Z made but is based on a Kiwi who set a land speed record in Salt Lake city U.S.A
Grew up just like those kids. Parents divorced and mother never home to feed us. We used to be fed by neighbours. Ended up with malnutrition and boils. Divorced my parents and moved on with life. Never forget and forgive those who past on trauma to their own children. Cycle of trauma needs to be broken.
Forgiveness is important bro. It's better to let go of the resentment and anger. When we forgive, we take control of our own emotions and responses instead of allowing the actions of others to dictate our lives. It empowers us to break free from feeling like a victim and gain a sense of emotional strength. Forgiveness encourages personal growth by promoting empathy, compassion and understanding.
@kiwidubz I disagree. Some actions are unforgivable. Neglect and abuse has a tendency to affect our self-worth - What matters is that we accept and love OURSELVES in spite of any traumas we might have incurred.
@@chrissiereacts A big heart is willing to forgive and let go but a hardened heart will hold on to anger and resentment. People won't forgive if they haven't found peace, and they won't find true peace unless they forgive
@@chrissiereacts Welcome to the lives of kiwis Gen X, and more so welcome to the reality of cycles upon cycles of neglect and abuse, this has been a common theme in New Zealand for generations, we still have the highest rates of domestic and family violence and violence against children in the developed world. There is a dark side to us, that we hide really well for the most part. It's only when movies like this come out and forces us to see ourselves do we realise it
@@kiwidubz Would you forgive someome if they murdered or sexually assaulted your child to the point of deep trauma?
I was a kid at this age at this time in NZ, West Coast of the South Island though. My parents were never this bad but plenty of kids at my school were just like this. Effectively raising themselves
@anon7472 I was at school in the West Coast in NZ in the early 80s. Sure there was issues. I left in the 6th form year to another region with better teachers and it made all the difference. I still miss the West Coast it feels like home. But Australia is my home now.
@kiwiadventures3773 hey me too, I went to school in Runanga, moved to Perth in 88.
Same
holy ive been waiting for years for someone to react to this. really reminds me of being on the east coast when i was little
It’s really bittersweet to be honest! Really funny but really sad too.
Perfect description.
I don't know if it's a generation thing but growing up amidst that kind of a familiar environment, I'm glad a movie that tells our story and in this way captures another thing that helps heal; our laughter through it all, and that sense of humour you can only find down in the Southern Hemisphere.
The actor/director that played Shogun/Dad is Taika Waititi. he is now a big time director/film maker in Hollywood and is married to Rita Ora. this was one of his earlier films which is loosely based on his childhood and filmed in his home town of Waihau Bay in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
I love watching movies from New Zealand, they tell such beautiful stories
Any other Kiwis in the comments section remember seating in the car while your parents have a beer in the pub late 80s early 90s, great times normally see other kids you know, can of coke and some chips while we wait.
Hahaha yeah definitely, I was driving my old man from the pub age 9 - 1986. We also saw many fights outside the pubs sometimes..it was cool seeing our mates in other cars all doing the same lol parents wouldn't be able to do that anymore but we liked it.
80s/90s try the seventies 😮
@@MWPaora shit no people freakout seeing kids in cars now days but yes was good times.
@@heathcornbeef wouldn't know wasn't even a twinkle in the old man's eye in the 70s. I'm from the 80s
@jessebmansell7968 Spring chicken 🐔🤪
I came to this awesome director late. My wife suggested Jo Jo Rabbit and we saw it at the cinema. It was unique and I enjoyed it. A couple of years later we watched Boy, and then Hunt for the Wilder people. I was rapt when I saw that you were reacting to it.
His style is completely his own and I love it.
I look forward to watching your reaction to Wilder People, but I might need more wine!
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@chrissiereacts 😁 🍷
This is New Zealand ! This is how we grew up in rural areas .... wouldnt change my upbringing at all , it made us kiwis who we are !
A lot of kiwi kids grew up this way, especially in the 80's/90's and even the 00s. Taika knows how to turn a harsh reality into a light hearted spectacle. The greatest quintessential Kiwi film of all time.
You mentioned Cliff Curtis: he took the lead role in The Dark Horse, a 2014 NZ movie that co-starred James Rolleston (who played Boy in this film). It's an excellent, deeply affecting film - definitely worth looking at.
Love Dark Horse. Such a poignant film about Genesis Potini.
Growing up in New Zealand it's almost impossible not to have watched this movie at some point. All the characters are unexpectedly deep (like how weirdo wasn't just played for laughs and tied the story's ending together) and the way reality and imagination/expectations clash just make you feel so sorry for them. Especially Boy and Allamein (I remember finally understanding his character as a kid when the "it's not fair" scene played). The humor causes you to have a massive shock when it suddenly gets very serious, like the part where Allamein took his jacket away or when Boy lied to the older kids to get them to leave. That "I thought I was like you, but I'm not" part is probably one of the simplest but most emotionally efficient sentences I've heard in a movie. It basically tied together every single thing Boy learnt throughout the film and reminds you of every thing Allamein lost in his life.
I knew the actor that played rocky, Te aho. Went to high school with him. Didnt really talk to him but he was pretty cool
My favorite line in the movie is " oh not crayfish again" . A delicacy for most people but when you live in the far north of nz it's rather common.
East Coast bro. Ngati Porou bro. Tolaga Bay. Tokomaru.
What I love about your videos is watching some great movies with someone who seems really friendly. It's nice. The world is a little bit nuts at the moment so it's always lovely to see friendly people.
That's really nice! Thank you 😊
Was going to suggest “The Dark Horse” (2014) but someone already beat me too it, so my next suggestion “The Whale Rider” (2002).
I love how this is New Zealand's idea of a comedy
It's not just the haka it's Poi e, one of the most popular songs in New Zealand. I recommend watching the original Poi e music video on TH-cam
Our ppl wash our hands or " Cleanse ourselves with water " when we come out of a Cemetary. Without getting into the superstitious side which is so no unwanted spirits come out with you ,there's the other aspect that we usually clean up around the Graves by pulling out weeds changing flowers & water & there pots etc..etc..which can get a bit messy😊 We learn independence as early as possible in life, it's just the norm but the rural locations growing up were safe, no security needed amongst paddocks & cows.😂
Kia Ora from Aotearoa - the song it starts with was our end of TV broadcast song for the night at 10:30pm when we had only two channels in the eighties.
One of the greatest movies
You should react to Sione's Wedding and the sequel Sione's 2. Also react to Kawa
Whale Rider would be another good watch for a New Zealand film
James Rolleston (who played the part of boy) was in "Pork Pie" the 2017 remake of the 1981 movie "Goodbye Pork Pie".
I think the teacher did that because he knew he would look it up for himself, good teacher.
I spent hours making me a crazy horse patch cutting and bleaching a denim jacket. Dress like shōgun for any 80s party's dress up party's.
P.s love the channel
Hahaha you even made a Crazy Horse patch 😂 thats hilarious but I get it. I laughed when the kids were playing tag around the old wreck house lol or tiggy as we called it. That scene brought nack cool childhood memories only because we would play right into the late night sometimes 10-11pm. Our neighbour was not happy hehe
@@MWPaora yea we had a rugby end of year trip to Queenstown theme was double denim spent so much time making the patch look legit they wouldn't let me wear it in the Airport. Hopefully won't get a fine next time I wear it in public Haha people love it!
Look it up how? I doubt he has easy access to a library/dictionary. Certainly not a computer or the internet considering when the movie is set.
@@gigawebsurfer every school I've been to has had a library, just came from the folks place they would have been in primary school in the 50s mum from England, dad is from Opotiki 1 hour drive couple bays over from were this movie was set, both had library's in their schools.
@@gigawebsurfer have you seen the movie? Isn't there a scene showing him looking up the word in the dictionary.
I haven't seen it in years
I was one of the people that recommended this. Thankyou
Boy is a fantastic movie, so funny. Washing your hands with water when leaving the cemetery is to remove any Tapu as the Cemtery is a scared place. Aroha New Zealand
This was my childhood much love from new Zealand ❤
We don't muck around with toys & games. Proceeds to play war games with his son 😂😂😂
This was when taika waititi didnt sell his soul
"Im afraid of your phone number."🤣 Just seen you in the thumbnail looking beautiful 😍 I had to watch this😉Love from New Zealand. 🇳🇿
@chrissiereacts, there are so many unbelievably good New Zealand movies.... For a small country with low population as film makers our people truly do punch well above our weight especially with what is generally created with (comparatively) a basically non existent budget..
Due to our geographic isolation the films produced have a tendency to be tending towards darker stories but starting in the 60s right through to current day the films written and produced here are something this country is and rightfully should be proud of!
the creativity shown by the people of Aotearoa is a product of our beautifully diverse cultures and existence in a world that for a long time grew around us has led us to a place where we hold our own and are not afraid to speak out when our ideals often differ to those of other places that believe their way of things is "how the world should view them"
that's beside the point though. you should most definitely look up New Zealand cinema and view more of the many masterpieces in film that have been made over the years.
Great reaction. Thanks Chrissie 😁!
Thank you!! ☺️
Love this movie!
I really enjoyed this reaction x
JoJo Rabbit, Taika Waititi also directs and plays Hitler in it. Scarlet Johanson and Sam Rockwell among others are in the movie. If you do watch it you will cry your eyes out at a pair of shoes.
That's a spoiler saying that
@debmccudden242 the trailer gives it away anyway if you've ever seen a movie before
80s NZ born and raised in Northland and this movie 100% normal. In the late 90s I remember the senior kids at college bringing weed to dry in the senior common room. Can't forget the smell of grass clipping 😂 what time to be alive.
Chrissie, watching you laugh at the simplest of things makes single men think you would be an easy one to keep entertained!!! There's hope for some of us 🤣😂🤣😅
Hunt for the wilder people is another light hearted kiwi movie. Chur!
Awesome movie! Love this.
Also you need to watch Eagle vs Shark a quircky romantic comedy.
Also Poi E the song at the start was a massive hit in New Zealand in the 80's RIP Delvanius Prime the composer of the song and an 80s New Zealand legend
I've heard of that one! Will add it to my list :)
@chrissiereacts another kiwi classic is Goodbye Pork Pie
You should watch the original "Goodbye Pork Pie" a kiwi movie that made yellow mini's famous
I grew up in Nz in the 80s. I fondly remember the house being filled with kids while the adults worked. It was just the way life was.
Very moving as you see a father reconnect with his sons.
It's a beautiful film, and I am fortunate to have watched it at the cinema, on a date. I rarely go to the theatre... and I rarely go out on a date 😊
Hi Chrissie,.. another classic kiwi movie with an all maori cast. I'm 47, & I laughed so much when i first saw this movie, as I can definitely relate to the character of Boy being the oldest of all my siblings (10) having to be a parent during the 80s coming from a broken family etc. This is a humourous side to this movie that most peole think of when they watch this movie but for me, I remember those times which I saw in the character of Boy like the little darker subtle moments for Boy that resonated more with me, like watching a parent drive away while screaming out for them to take you, left feeling rejected & unwanted, or having a temper with the younger siblings because all I wanted to do was have fun as a kid and crush on girl's lol & play with my mates, instead of having to explain adult issues to my younger brother's Lenny & Anthony, being home alone alot having feed them all, growing up around drugs , alcohol, gangs was the norm for Us. At times it was very confusing but I grew up and learnt some stuff that definitely kept my own kids and now grandkids away from a type of lifestyle all in all However, I personally think this is still a good movie...
Your reaction was spot on I think also, I am enjoying your reactions to our Nz movies I've seen 2 of them now the first being your reaction to Once Were Warriors. So thanks for sharing the video. I look forward to watching many more. 🙂
boy is one of my fav movies about here
Dallas and dynasty were two shows from the 80s
I can't believe I missed that 😂
Nz we always wash our hands when entering and leaving a cemetery. Its respect of the “tapu” strong spirit. Its like cleansing yourself before and after entering a scared place. Theres water faucets on the grounds of cemetery’s or if theres a death in the home, we can put a bottle of water outside. Its not a have to, but its respectful to do so
0:46 Poi E by Patea Maori Club. Classic song for us Maori lol
4:45 after visiting our loved ones inside the burial grounds, we wash away anything bad that we may carry out with us. At least that's what i was told as a kid.
saw this movie as a kid with the whānau. Didn't cry then cuz I didn't understand it. But now everytime i do, it gets me teary eyed
I grew up in this era, and Chardonnay, was wearing a top I wore!!! Side hair too.
I am so glad you watched this
Fuuuu Kiaora my dare full on accurate all the way to the door handles sold for scrap😂 lived it loved it humble beginnings 🤙🏾
Meet the feebles is a great kiwi movie
Funny how he talks to the rural kids like "have u seen thriller? I have I've seen it x amount of times". That's the 80's cassette tapes, everything was not as up to date as they are now. Thanks to the internet.
This movie always has a special place in my heart and every time i watch this I cry HAHAHAHA
love your reactions chrissie been watching for months thought it was time to drop my first reccy, u should watch storm boy (the 1976 version pls) . iconic aussie film and i reckon you'll love it
Great reaction I love this movie
Definitely need to watch Hunt for the wilderpeople!
Love your reactions! 😃
Thank you! 😊
Taikas NZ based less main stream movies are described easily in the phrase "Happy Sad" movies... alot of NZ cinema is done along those lines but he does it really well, and its something that tends to resonate with the NZ zeitgeist.
I have a Kiwi friend that plays Poi e (the song in the opening scene) every time we are drunk, honestly such a banger 😂
Very good actory awesome boy and the people in front of that beautiful movie 💯❤️
One of many great movies out of Aotearoa
It was VERY much like this in a lot of parts in NZ
Especially rural areas or small towns
I love the film as I was the same age as boy at that time living in New Zealand and it was just like this, I always laugh at the teacher smoking out the window, I remember my teacher doing the same 😆
I will probably watch this 20 times because your first 😭
**** A MUST **** If you haven’t already
Flight of the Concords
Fyi it’s a TV series that was loved by people all over the world. Set in the United States with the main actors being from New Zealand both in real life and in the series and trying to make it as musicians in USA
4:48 He's cleaning his hands out of respect. Anything to do with the dead; or with food preperation is quite tapu (sacred) and you must be clean.
You will never find us sitting on a kitchen bench, picnic table, etc.. for instance if we're raised with our traditions.
24:40 He doesnt still have fantasies about his dad; hes comforting his younger brother instead of telling him the truth; as you can see at the end hes stepping up and caring for his siblings.
If you want another very raw Kiwi movie check out 'Savage' or if you want something more light hearted Siones Wedding or Eagle vs Shark 😊
It's great to see someone enjoy our local films and culture. Boy is pretty real to life
Another great NZ movie is "Dark Horse" - true story.
I suggest this as well, great film 👏🏾 my favourite role “Cliff Curtis” played.
The funniest part in that movie is when he parks in the middle of the road sets up a chess board on his car and tells the people on the street to play chess with him and goes insane 😂😂😂
those bottles of water is important because a graveyard is tapu (sacred) and the water is holy and is from a river, you wash your hands with it before to not ket your mana in the graveyard and you wash your hands after to not let anything tapu out of the graveyard
hope this helped!
To answer your question “what was that for” when we leave the urupa (cemetery) we rinse our hands with water and say a karakia (prayer) before we leave to wash off anything tapu (sacred) 🫶🏽 I hope that makes sense.
when choppa hits shogun with the plank of wood, he was supposed to aim for the top of his helmet, but missed and got him in the ear
In a lot of ways, this isn’t all that much lighter than Once Were Warriors. I watched this first before being a dad. Watching it now as a father is so much more intense