Te idea of making a mockumentary on the life and death of Jesus was very nice. There are great moments mocking documentary language, Brazilian current and recent political issues since 2016 coup, reactionary people and TV shows, and stories in the Bible themselves. It is the best of dark humor Christmas specials made by comedy crew Porta dos Fundos so far (2018 "The hangover" parody 'Se beber não ceie', and 2019 'First temptation of Christ' are also nice, but in a lower level). However, as with its prequels, 'The Edge od Theocracy' has ups and downs, hilarious momens and others whixh are not so funny. The very end, particularly, deviating completely from the documentary format and showing an awkward videoclip was a frustrating drawback.
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A non-standard mockumentary
mateusolivotti24 December 2020
In general I really like the humor of Porta Dos Fundos, I'm not a big fan, but I like some videos and there was a time when I followed the YouTube channel a lot.
I liked the film, it is a very well produced film, a good art direction and with a humor that works (even if not all the time). It's the default humor of Porta Dos funds, if you don't like that humor you will hate the movie, I liked it even though it was lost in some moments and too strong in some parts, especially in a joke that is just a lot of bad words without nexus and that is not funny at all. They do a parody of the program Cidade Alerta, a part that I found very funny and has good humorous points.
However, the film ends with a musical that is completely meaningless, dull and weak. As for making fun of religion, I don't see myself apt to criticize that part, because I'm not religious, but I recognize that those who are very religious can be offended.
Theocracy in Vertigo is a cool film, nothing more, without many surprises, just good entertainment with some jokes that don't work or aren't funny, a great production. I don't think it's their best Christmas special, but for those who like this kind of humor, they will have fun.
I liked the film, it is a very well produced film, a good art direction and with a humor that works (even if not all the time). It's the default humor of Porta Dos funds, if you don't like that humor you will hate the movie, I liked it even though it was lost in some moments and too strong in some parts, especially in a joke that is just a lot of bad words without nexus and that is not funny at all. They do a parody of the program Cidade Alerta, a part that I found very funny and has good humorous points.
However, the film ends with a musical that is completely meaningless, dull and weak. As for making fun of religion, I don't see myself apt to criticize that part, because I'm not religious, but I recognize that those who are very religious can be offended.
Theocracy in Vertigo is a cool film, nothing more, without many surprises, just good entertainment with some jokes that don't work or aren't funny, a great production. I don't think it's their best Christmas special, but for those who like this kind of humor, they will have fun.
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