OltionZoto Reviews

Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)

An enjoyable tale

[10/10 · 16 February 2014]

While it will not win prestigious awards this animation movie comes as a surprise with beautiful animations and a light plot that brings smiles upon any young heart while delivering a message now almost forgotten: the courage to dream and chose own way in life. The dedication and the work performed on this little gem is visible in the lovely drawn characters and the great voice acting delivered by known artists.

Personally I recommend this independent movie as a breath of fresh air in confront of the overrated and overpriced sequels upon sequels delivered by big animation studios.

The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890 (1991)

A textbook reading for a history marked by blood and tears

[1/10 · 29 January 2013]

Although trying to appear as a retelling of facts from the period of hostilities between the Native Americans and European settlers this low budget ill conceived documentary remains part of the propaganda which defiles the very core of the issue: persecution and racial extermination. The narrator retells in a fable like context of military operations when the precise phrase is genocide. All the viewers be advised that graphical content and footage from early western movies is used to achieve the brainwash effect and restore the crooked image with which Hollywood depicted the struggle for survival of Native Americans. In this day and age when every hidden truth is being uncovered this production tries to muddle the past again by mixing historical facts with propagandist fiction.