See Hear Podcast Episode 30 - The Harder They Come

It’s time for episode 30 of See Hear Podcast. This month it was
Tim’s pick, and he brought to the table a late night cult classic
in Perry Henzel’s 1972 film, “The Harder They Come” starring reggae
superstar, Jimmy Cliff. This film is important in so many respects
– it brought Jimmy Cliff to a worldwide audience, it had a
brilliant soundtrack, and it was the first Jamaican feature film.
Henzel declared he made it for Jamaica, but many people outside
Jamaica have embraced it as it encompasses the well used movie
theme of fighting back against a corrupt society in all its facets
– employers, the recording industry, religion, and the law. Jimmy
Cliff plays Ivan, a young naïve country man coming to Kingston
hoping to make it in the music industry, but has his dreams crushed
at every turn – until he decides to take matters into his own
hands, for better or worse. Make no mistake - he is an anti-hero
with many failings of his own. Tim, Bernie and Maurice discuss
these themes as well the influence it has left on so many other
films, music as politics, where the movie fits into the mood of
film movement of the day, and whether you can really hold off an
entire army with one six-shooter. Tim even suggests a unique
ratings system for this movie. Please join us for what was a really
fun show to record. Shame I couldn’t get the guys to join me
singing a verse acapella of The Harder They Come. If you dig what
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