This film was a refreshing change of pace after the last two movies that we watched. It was a combination of a story of a man with a dream and a love story. Kuru had many obstacles in front of him in this movie. He has to leave his village because the radio has ruined his music career and he wants to resurrect it somewhere else. He sees Kabibi on his journey to Kinshasa, you can tell that he is in love immediately.
The reading brought up a good point about Kinshasa. It has two kinds of representations. First, it is kind of a fresh start for Kuru. It gives him a chance to renew his music career, it gives him a chance to make a few dollars while he is waiting and it gives him a chance to find love. However, it is also a strange place in sort of a state of disarray. The town is run by Nvouandu, who has little regard for the poor, other than the women he is trying to seduce. Plus, the town is basically in the hands of a which doctor, which is a little creepy.
Now back to Kuru, he hits a few roadblocks on his quest for Kabibi and music. He bounces around a few different jobs, partially because he is on the run because he stole money from Nvouandu but I digress. He is trying to get some money together to buy Kabibi a typewriter. Kabibi angrily marries Nvouandu because of the night Kuru spent with her neighbour, but she cannot fight her love for him. After many roadblocks (near arrests, almost losing Kabibi, a suicide attempt) Kuru finally ends up with a music career and Kabibi.
The movie was without a doubt the funniest movie we have seen, which was a nice curve ball. Life is rosey is interesting to think about. I say that because, in the movie, life is not always rosey, but everything manages to work out. My interpretation of that saying is that if you keep a positive outlook on life, things will find ways to work out.
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