In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)

The Worst Film Ever

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

The movie really humbled me, it showed me that I was truly blessed. I live in a country where I can pretty much do anything;where I have the freedom of speech,but in the movie if anyone spoke out against Trujillo they were thrown in jail.The movie opened my eyes and now I see that there are a lot of countries that are totally controlled by their governments,where people have very little rights. Overall the movie was good, I enjoyed it.They could have gave more background on Trujillo. The movie could of had a little more action in it.The ending was very sad, you have to be a cruel person to beat four sisters death.I almost cried I think there should be a second movie, and their children will continue pursuing their parents dream!

The movie In The Time of the Butterflies was a inspiring movie for young women. It shows you that you don't step down from something that you know is right and just because someone tells you too. This movie also shows you how Trujillo ruled over the Dominican republic for thirty years. I would like to see more of his rulings and understand how the people of that time went through.even though Trujillo was wrong the Maribal sisters stood up for there rights,beliefs,and fought for justices till there deaths.I believe that if you take the strength of the Maribal sisters you would understand that it is OK for you to stand up for what you believe in.

By watching this movie, I was educated in that women are abused severely in so many other cultures for reasons we take for granted in the United States. I did not know that women in the Dominican Republic were abused and/or beaten to death for protesting corruptness. I am an American born Black woman of Hispanic origin (Puerto Rican heritage).A lot of us born to Black women and Hispanic fathers outside of wedlock do not know much of our heritage due to the separation of our parents and most of us are raised solely as Black children. As an adult, I am embracing my Hispanic heritage. I need to learn more of my father's culture. I cannot learn from him because he has passed on, but he never stopped looking for his ángela negra pequeña.I plan to use this movie in my English Literature class in honor of March's Women's month.We must abolish domestic violence against women all over the world! Women are the creatures God put on this earth to reproduce. Such violence against women must end. What better place to deter violence against women than educating young men in school.Please continue to bring new material to us.

This story about the Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for resisting tyranny is a remarkable film. The acting, directing and writing excellent. Importantly, the cast was not Anglicized. Unlike, say, The Mask of Zorro, which is set in Spain but has Antonio Banderas as the only Hispanic actor in a lead role, this film opts for authenticity from top to bottom. Which serves a sign of respect for the powerful, compelling drama that is rendered.