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The Get Down Part 1 (Season 1)
By Rouén Robinson
Aug 15, 2016 - 4:46:33 PM


Rule The World...

The story of a group of young people in the 70’s who find themselves at the nexus of the hip-hop, punk and disco scenes. As they try to become a part of the different scenes, it becomes obvious that they must sacrifice the lives they once knew in order to live in the worlds they want to be a part of.

Ezekiel Figuero is a teen brimming with potential who is a natural wordsmith, but when it comes to expressing his true feelings about the world around him he must find the courage to do so. Shaolin Fantastic is a teen of the streets who is trying to find his way out of the life he knew by becoming a DJ, but first he must gather together a crew of his own to carve his own musical niche. Mylene Cruz is a teen with an incredible voice who dreams of disco stardom, but she feels she must first break free of her fiercely religious background to achieve her dream. Francisco ‘Papa Fuerte’ Cruz is a political boss in the South Brox who provides his area with the services the legitimate government of the city fails to provide, but to do more he may have to make a deal that could cost him and those who care for him.

The Get Down is vibrant with a style that is able to bring the feel of the Summer of 1977 to anyone viewing this first part of the first season. Baz Luhrmann brings his signature look to this series with his obvious of love of music as he brought to his successful films like Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge! & The Great Gatsby. This first batch of 6 episodes lays the groundwork for the season as it shows the different aspects of that turbulent time in New York from the the points of view of the characters we follow. The young cast perfectly embodies the essence of the characters they portray and the more seasoned cast members are able to support the story with well-versed ease. This is a musical series where the music is the driving force for those involved in making it, but it is not a musical where the actors and actresses spontaneously burst into song.

I rate this part one of season one a 4 out of 5.     


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Rouén Robinson has been an avid moviegoer since childhood and has been critiquing motion pictures for almost a decade. He has been a film critic for The Cinemas on Tempo and was a judge for F LIFF On Location: Grand Bahama Island, an off shoot of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF). Rouén lives in Grand Bahama and can be reached at redr1976@icloud.com and on Twitter @thereelrouen

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