Netflix is the streaming platform of second chances! Recently, the French comedy Parents of studentsalthough criticized upon its release, has made a place for itself in the top. Nicolas Cuche’s feature film embraces a similar destiny since Spoiled Rotten has just taken second place in the ranking of the most popular films of the moment, just behind Ugliesa science fiction project with the air of Divergent And Hunger Games. Three years ago, the comedy starring Gérard Jugnot, Camille Lou and Artus had only attracted around 442,000 spectators in theaters. Fortunately, its broadcast abroad on Netflix had already allowed the film to restore its reputation! It is now the turn of the French to feast in front of Spoiled Rottenadapted from the Mexican film Our Nobles.
What is it about Spoiled Rottennumber 2 in the Netflix top?
Spoiled Rotten tells the story of Francis Bartek, a wealthy businessman who is tired of the lifestyle of his three children. Lazy, capricious and party animalsthey do nothing with their days except spend their father’s money. To encourage them to change, his father makes them believe that they are totally ruined, thus forcing them to do the unthinkable: work!
The director wanted to send a strong message with his film
On the site ofAllocinedirector Nicolas Cuche revealed that he had been seduced by this theme about parenthood, but also about transmission. After watching the original film, he asked himself: “How can we instill a taste for effort and work in young people who perhaps have an easier life thanks to their parents?“
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“How to deal with the temptations of brands, fashion, overconsumption? It seemed to me that it was a fun and relevant way, pushing the comedy cursor far, to deal with problems that many parents can face to varying degrees of course.” added the filmmaker.
