The 400 Blows

Review

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not_mine

It's a movie that left me a bit indifferent. The story and characters are well-developed, and it does a great job of showing how parental neglect affects children—and in this case, the story’s protagonist—but I think it could have delved a little deeper into that. I felt like I didn’t quite understand Antoine Doinel or his feelings well enough; maybe it’s just me, since I tend to be a bit “melodramatic” in my daily life, but I felt it lacked more emotion—maybe sadness... I don’t know. At first, it reminded me of “El Bola” from the 2000s. Obviously, there’s a pretty clear difference between the two, and I don’t mean to compare them. In short, I don’t think it’s a bad movie, but I felt it lacked depth.