I really liked this movie more than I thought I would. Even at slower parts, I was never bored. My favorite part was when the mother and the little brother were at home, looking out the window at the rain, probably wondering where their family was. I liked this part because the filming was really pretty and well done, like the rest of the movie. I didn't like when the commercial fishing boat, the Leca, didn't rescue Moussa, Simon and Theo. At first, when they spotted the boat I thought that that was it, and they were going to be rescued because Moussa and Simon got so excited. But when the captain wasn't too enthusiastic about picking them up, it kind of made me sad, because they were so close- but so far away. I can understand why the captain didn't save them though, since they were trying to focus on their job and there were just too many immigrants that if they saved all of them "they'd be coast guards not fishermen." I also didn't like when Moussa let go of the raft, basically knowing he would die once he did. I felt bad for Simon when he did this for several reasons. I felt bad because Moussa had just left Simon alone with a young boy who was very ill and dying. Also, Simon couldn't go and chase after Moussa because he had to stay and hang onto the raft with Theo, so he probably felt helpless. However, if I was in their situation, I would probably let go rather than hang on. If I was in their place, I would be so scared and probably lose all hope to fight for my life. I was amazed they made it as far as they did but after a while, got kind of painful to watch because I was just hoping they would be saved by a miracle.
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