Watch our interview with the director to get an inside look at the film itself!
FILM REVIEW
One of the reasons Amazon Prime is great for movies, it’s a treasure chest of hidden gems when it comes to Indie Film, I would even argue that the best indie films can be found on Amazon compared to other streaming services. And let’s face it, it’s one of the best ways to distribute a film that may not necessarily get seen through other avenues. One of those hidden gems is a film called Mexican Moon by director Chris Zhudi. It’s a film that was shot right at the beginning of the pandemic and barely got finished before filming was shot down in 2020. Completing the film very much resembles the theme within the story about the resilience of human beings against great odds as well as finding soul in the depths of despair. It was an interesting film to watch as it deals with a Vietnam Veteran trying to come back to civilian life in a small Texas border town with no prospects until he has made an offer to do what he is best at… Kill.
And if you’re trying to escape what you had to do during war, but your offered lots of money, would you do it? It certainly is the ultimate test in humanity. It is an artistic film, I can’t say that you would watch it over and over, but it is a beautiful film because of the way it was shot. It allows you to take an intimate look into the main character himself. It’s the kind of character study that we don’t often get in today’s films whereas indie films can explore that a lot more. I can certainly go on and on about Mexican Moon, but in doing so would spoil it and I feel like this is a film that everybody should experience because no matter what time period it is set in, it has a universal theme. As I said the resilience of humanity. It also shows us the audience, the strength a character can when crawling out of the abyss and find hope. It may not be the perfect film for escapism like some typical action movie that we’ve seen over and over or whatever chapter we’re on in the Fast and Furious series, but it is a film that should be experienced and talked about because it definitely inspires great discussions. Those kinds of films are the great ones. And it’s the perfect example of how you can tell this enormous story on a short budget because we should all know by now that 200 million dollar movies don’t necessarily tell great stories. Sometimes less is more. But for this week, my hidden gem on Amazon that I want to recommend to cinephiles is Mexican Moon by Chris Zhudi. It’s a 7/10
