Viva Villa! (1934)
Premise: After killing the man who whipped his father to death, Pancho Villa becomes a bandit. Years later, he's inspired to fight in the Mexican Revolution to take down the aristocracy for good.
Review: I understand that this was nominated for Best Picture but it did not age well. For starters, the film tells more than it shows, with most of the battles being either discussed afterwards or described in text crawls. It tries to make Pancho morally complex, but instead it ping-pongs between depicting him as a charming antihero, a thuggish rapist, and a borderline child. Add in a highly annoying reporter character and this is a film you should skip.
u/AzulaIsMyFave — 5 days ago