Comments on: Hermano

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 02:52:00 +0000

I personally loved this movie , the way the director shows passion and vehemence for soccer and the actors jobs are great , I think this movie was great although i hated the ending i really felt what gato felt and i saw his reason to do what he did , i think this movie really is great and shows so much in those 2 hours great job guys personally my favorite movie

By: HB

HB — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:46:00 +0000

SPOILERS!
Even though the ending was very abrupt and seemed absurd, I think it was consitent with the rest of the movie and the best illustration of de character of the movie and especially of Daniel. The title of the film is hermano, it is about the connection between these brothers. I think the point is that Daniel is obsessed with this connection, with his brother. The coach says at one point that if Daniel is to succeed he has to step out of the shadow of his brother. Sometimes he does this, by going for the finals and going for the deal. But still he is more obsessed with his brother than with football. Because he only wants football if he can have it with his brother. So he puts it all on the line at the meeting. And finally when he realizes he can’t have football and his brother, he chooses the love for his brother, by taking revenge.

By: Yamina

Yamina — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 20:00:00 +0000

SPOILERS. DON’T READ IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT.

The acts the Daniel did to the goalie really set off Julio’s gang, and in the moments where the screen goes black and the shooting continues then moves on to just Julio at the professional soccer game really does imply that he is dead. Though Erick said he might have gone to jail or hiding, killing a gang member like that out in the open with the rest of the crew watching was asking for a death wish, and unfortunately he got it. You can’t get away from that sort of shit. If Daniel wasn’t shot right there on the field, he would have been hunted down not long after and ended up killed anyways.

By: Darrien

Darrien — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:38:00 +0000

I think it is also sad I was shocked for sometime. I think the real message of the movie was that Daniel felt like his brothers life was more important than his own. He was willing to do what he did so that Julio wouldn’t do it. So he saved him from doing the dead because he felt like he owed his moths and let her down. So now he has a chance to save his brother and takes the opportunity. Poor decision I thought but hey became much more bolder through out the film.

By: LL

LL — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:09:00 +0000

That is the point. After the first couple of times during the movie when Daniel says that Julio and his mother saved him…I realized there is this ambiguity that the director is playing with in terms of whether he knows the entire story of how he was found. he seems to understand what was done for him b/c he keeps stating that they saved his life…but in the scene where he asks Julio what it was like the day he was born…it again throws whether he knows into limbo. i think the most important part of the entire movie is the comment that Julio makes about Daniel getting his dream and that they should have left him when they found him…I think that statement and the shock of it…is what causes Daniel to lose control. As Julio and mama saved him, he now knew the absolute truth, and he made a decision to sacrifice himself to save Julio.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 06:07:00 +0000

I didn’t like the ending either. If Daniel got killed from kicking a guy to his death(?), Julio would have taken the law into his own hands right there and then and end up getting killed in the process.

By: JAG

JAG — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 04:55:00 +0000

JAG
SPOILER
Spoiler…? I wish someone had sae me the 2 hrs. I spent by telling me the end was going to stink!
Ok… VERY disapointed. I totally agree with the critic, the good brother ends contradicting everything he stood against throughout the movie. I guess I have been out if Latin America for a long time. The movie, in my point of view, is an example of Latin American Culture where drug lords are glorified and good citizens are ridiculed and shown as cowards… Good deeds and good actions don’t payoff and been a drug dealer/thug does like “corridos”. Very disapointed and I give it ONE star. If I go to the movies and spent 90 minutes watching it, I don’t want to spend another minute researching what happen at the end…

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 05:05:00 +0000

Sorry… I meant ” Daniel did die” not ” lie” typo.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 05:01:00 +0000

SPOILER…First of all, I agree with some posters here that this Blake person is such a bad reviewer and I don’t think he gets the movie at all and ,to be frankly…is heartless. I personally will give this movie at least 9 out of 10.
After reading some of the post now I understand it makes perfect sense Daniel killed Max to save his brother Julio. However, I went back and watched the ending three times and something is troubling me. I see after Daniel killed Max, Julio was put both his hands over Daniel’s shoulder and then they were looking each other in the eyes. Then Julio pushed Daniel and Daniel fell on the ground while a few gun men grabbed him. Then it’s the black screen and gun shot. So I think Daniel did lie. But what I don’t understand is why Julio pushed Daniel instead of saving him?

By: Lester Fernandez

Lester Fernandez — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:55:00 +0000

I feel as if Daniel made that decision because he just couldnt take all the trouble max had done for him and his brother and he felt in debt to his mother since she saved his life. He felt as if he had to repay his mother by not letting his brother ruin his life.

By: Josiah

Josiah — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:44:00 +0000

Spoiler!!!
All I know is that Daniel dies at the end. His brother Julio hugs him, but the gang boss presses the gun to Daniels back and you hear a gunshot. Doesn’t get much clearer than that

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:50:00 +0000

Obviously the reviewer didn’t understand the movie at all, if the rating is so low because of two choices Daniel made. All he had his whole life was his brother, and his mother. His mother is dead, and that just leaves Julio left in his life. He always played side by side with his brother in everything, and even though Julio had an enormous amount of raw talent, he made sure to give Daniel equal opportunity to flourish out there on the field. Daniel wasn’t going to leave him behind to go sign a contract. His brother meant more to him than any of that money ever could.

The end decision should be easy to understand. His mother is killed so he is filled with a rage. A deep anger that you probably don’t understand, which is obvious from your ignorant posting. He holds this all in just to protect his brother. It is a different world out there, one in which one bad decision can really flip everything over and leave your family tree cut at the tip. His brother was just about to walk out on everything that he worked for to get to that moment, and it was all circled around Max, the guy who killed his mom. That anger exploded and he rushed and just let it all out. How is that hard to understand? It’s simple! And by doing this, he protected his brother. He gave his brother the peace of mind of knowing who did it, and took the bullet instead. He sacrificed himself in the most selfless way possible to protect his brother, Julio; whom he cherished more than anything. It’s the way of the martyr. It’s easy to understand, and the decisions do not ruin the film.

Get out of your ignorant bubble, and try to understand depth. Characters don’t just have a shallow linear path in front of them, and if they stray.. Uh oh, the director made a mistake. It’s called consequence, and reaction. LEARN IN.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:25:00 +0000

I agree with Gian, it was what Julio told Daniel about leaving him in the trash that I belive made Daniel snap…

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 22:13:00 +0000

This movie made perdect since. This review is horrible. Julio said Daniel was a gift. Daniel was saving Julio’s life. He wanted his brother and him out of the slums.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:56:00 +0000

blake you couldn’t be further from the truth, you sound like an idiot and obviously missed the whole point of this film or you were to busy having your head up your ass, your probably truly retarded or just a heartless ginger bitch.

By: Gian

Gian — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:00 +0000

ONLY FOR PEOPLE
WHO
WATCHED THE MOVIE
At the end Daniel sacrifices for his brother to return him the favor of saving his life at the beginning of the movie, and to get his brother out of the slum. The director was motivated by a professional football player who passed through a similar (not the same) situation before becoming a player of Caracas FC. Hope my review has been helpful for some.

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:56:00 +0000

this is exactly what the point is, and I thought it was well done… the ending was supposed to have that ambiguity… it is assumed that Daniel killed Max and in turn was killed by the boss’ gang in order to get his brother out of that mess and out from under their influence…. right? or did I read this story wrong?
… I thought the movie (even the ending) was very well done… I do believe I would have hit more of an emotional connection with Daniel if I had seen him actually die at the end, but the more I ponder, the more I realize that it really was not the point of the story… I don’t think the story is about Daniel as much as it is about his brother Julio…. (that’s just a personal opinion though..)

By: Moses

Moses — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:30:00 +0000

I really don’t think Daniel’s actions are that far fetched. First of all, he was dealing with his mother’s death and trying to save his brother when it came to the contract. His second action could be similar to how a lot of passive people allow things to build up before they finally snap. The game and his brother’s words finally cause that snap.

By: Moses

Moses — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:23:00 +0000

My assumption was that since he wasn’t shown at the end of the film that meant he died. His brother is shown living his dead brother’s dream even though the roles should have been reversed.

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:10:00 +0000

I had the same question about the ending!!

By: Mario

Mario — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:12:00 +0000

It was the only way his brother would understand that violence only brings more violence, it was the only way to make him forget about vengaence an being angry and just glorify his brother’s life by doing what he wanted.

The main thing that ruins it is what you said, it was the only scene where I felt the director didn’t do a good job. It was so lacking in comparison to the rest of the film, that it felt out of place

By: Justin Rezende

Justin Rezende — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:48:00 +0000

The message throughout the movie is how hard it is in Venezuela and other South American countries to pull yourself out of poverty. The ending is an example of one moment costing Daniel that chance.

By: GMZ

GMZ — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:22:00 +0000

I believe the ending is suppose to mean that one day Julio saved Daniel’s life when he found him. Now daniel made that decision to save Julio’s life.

By: Erick

Erick — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:51:00 +0000

Thats what I to know as well, as soon as the movie ended and I only saw Julio I began to do research its very Heart-braking the way it ends for me, but my question also is, did Daniel die or is he in jail or hiding. Also its a movie and all but Julio must be devastated to see his mother has died and maybe his “Brother” as well, he is playing for Caracas but just imagine how terrible he must feel, I just wanted to share this with you.

By: speculator

speculator — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:45:00 +0000

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I had the same question after I finished the movie. I am assuming he died because of the gunshot noise on a black screen similar to earlier in the movie. Also, he is not there at the end of the film supporting Julio at the lineup so if he’s not dead then he must be in jail or hiding. But, I can only speculate about what happened. Perhaps the director wanted to leave the ending ambiguous so the viewer can decide how Daniel’s actions affect his future. He was, ironically, the one who tried to prevent his brother from being a murderer so maybe he took it upon himself to kill Max in order to bury his brother’s hachet. It might have been his way of giving his brother a fresh start in life.

By: kinan

kinan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:27:00 +0000

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so my question is what happens at the end after daniel does the act ? does he die? or does he stay alive and just does not make it …to the team.