Nacho Libre

Who: Hiromi
What: Nacho Libre
Where: Few years ago at the movie theater when it came out.
Why: Because I love Jack Black in baby blue stretchy pants with bright red accessories .

This movie is about a monastery cook, Ignacio (Jack Black), who grew up as an orphan himself in a small village somewhere in Mexico and who had a lifelong dream of becoming a real heroic luchador (masked wrestler) despite the opposition of people around him. His dream of becoming a luchador was crushed many times, because wrestling was forbidden by the monastery. Ignacio was looked down upon by the other monks for being an orphan himself and wanting more in life than a path to be a good monk. His letdowns refueled his passion to be Nacho Libre (masked luchador he created) by night to fight to earn money to take care of the orphans so they can have better food at the orphanage. Becoming Nacho Libre in secret at night gave Ignacio a sense of norm, who he is and his purpose in life. At the end of the movie, he proves himself and to others that he is somebody other than a pitiful cook and fulfills his lifelong dream of becoming a real hero who genuinely takes care of his people.

Although I dislike wrestling matches, I saw a television commercial for this movie and decided I wanted to see it. In fact, this movie was more than just wrestling matches. It was about music, food, culture, friendship, fashion, aiming for one man's dream and finding his purpose in life, etc.

Role casting was amazing!!! I felt like I was watching a well-made documentary, because all characters were very natural in their acting and very believable.

In contrast to many of today's movies that are filled with ongoing sound and CG effects, Nacho Libre stands out in a hue of simplicity. This movie is beautifully edited, thus it instantly became one of my favorite artistic cinemas.

I recommend this movie to anyone who appreciates simple yet artistic cinematography.

Comedy - yes.

Romance - yes, pure love.

Violence - yes, there are wrestling matches (rough actions) in the movie, but they are not gory or gruesome.

Music - awesome! I even have the soundtrack.

Casts - awesome.

Story line - super great!

Overall - an instant classic!