I thought that Rebelle was a very interesting movie to watch during class. I found the characters to be very compelling and the story to be a great view. Though, I didn't really understand why she was able to do everything that she could. Why was she able to see ghosts and why was she able to kill all of the soldiers? I understand that most of it was just for effect, but why was it able to happen in the first place? Also, I was confused about all of the spiritual aspects of the story. The magician had a large amount of talismans that he would give away like a sort of currency, but what were they? Also, why did the uncle continue to let the magician and the witch back into his house after they repeatedly destroyed his life? It probably has to do with the weight that family has in African culture, but I couldn't imagine anyone in America doing that.

during it. I liked the different personalities of each character and how they contrasted from each other, but during the beginning I was a little confused as to what was going on. At first, I was confused because I thought that the movie somehow went forward in time right before Komona got married. I could not believe that not only was she 13/14 years old and willingly getting married, but also fighting in war and killing her family! However, the subtitles helped when it would say her age, because then I realized that it did not go forwards, and that this was just a really really different way of life and culture! My favorite character was Komona because she was so strong. I felt so bad for her because if I was forced to kill my own parents, I would probably kill myself since I would not be able to go on knowing I did that, even if I WAS forced. Not only did she have to kill her family at a very young age, she had to go on with life- and she sure did. I felt really bad for her because she suffered so much loss, and I wish this film showed a little more of her emotional side and a little less war. On every thing about this film that I found super intriguing and cool was all the albinos! I did not expect to see the scene where dozens of them were all together, like a little village. I found it kind of ironic how Magicien was searching for a super rare white rooster, and he was kind of like the super rare white rooster since he was albino.

There are already a few pieces of movies with the same core reference to child soldiers in Africa. They all had one thing in common - they showed us an overall birds-eye view of what child soldiering was like. This movie appeared to be steered in a different way. It is not an overall picture of things, but rather a personal ordeal told from a strong-willed girl.Aside from some of the the wishy washy 'voodoo' and romance elements of it, there are many things worth pointing out from this movie. The key attraction is of course the fantasy side of things which artistically fit very well into the overall story. But ultimately it is a heartwarming story of survival.The style used in this movie reminded me of City of God, not because of whether it possess the same style or the gore behind it (well it was not that gory), but the music used and the tone of the setting are unique in its own way.

I thought I'd hate this film--another "60-minutes"-like guilt-trip about child soldiers. But it was something else--a personal story, an adventure, a love story, etc. The camera-work and editing were original and very good--all done in a low-budget way. Art over technology!The story itself felt very real even though it is also very classic and very generic: --war-time, challenge, and hope of redemption. She gets pregnant, has to return home, things get worse before they get better, etc. It reminds me of a Brazilian film I saw about street kids back in the 1980s or 1990s--"Pixote." The homeless street kids in Brazil didn't have AK47 guns, but their lives followed a similar story. "Streetwise" an American documentary about homeless teenagers in Seattle also has similar stories--growing up too fast. Sad to think this is true all over, which also makes it so classic. Faulkner's novel "LIGHT IN AUGUST" comes to mind too--many parallels. And then there are the ongoing drone-strikes the US does all over the world--more disrupted lives, more rebels--and more movies...