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 The more time passes, the more I realize that this film is both ridiculously stupid but impressive in the strangest ways. First of all, do I recommend watching it? Probably just once, to //experience// it...but otherwise it probably isn't worth it.
-Rebelové suffers from the standard issues that most Czech productions face: lackluster acting; odd script;((:fn:>For reference, one of the lines is (paraphrased): ‘Of course it looks like a shrine, it's a shrine to trains!’ which refers to a //train time table//.)) weird direction and editing; clear lack of budget; etc.
+Rebelové suffers from the standard issues that most Czech productions face: lackluster acting; odd script;((:fn:>For reference, one of the lines is (paraphrased): ‘Of course it looks like a shrine, it's a shrine to trains!’ which refers to a //train time table//.)) weird direction and editing; clear lack of budget; etc.\\
 Reportedly, the director of the film had little previous experience with films...and mostly filmed music videos. After you watch this film...yeah, that checks out. Though the choreography here is actually not that great.
 One of the strange positives of this film is that it portrays the 60s in a way that doesn't feel artificial in the same way that many 60s nostalgia films nowadays do. The other notable upside is the music: unusually for Czech music, it's actually good. I found out this was because it isn't Czech in origin, but it's mostly American music that was translated and adapted for the film. So if you're used to those originals, it'll sound really weird.
-Anyway, time to move onto the plot: it's not that great. Though the concept here is //really// interesting. Like very //very// interesting, though the execution falls short.
+Anyway, time to move onto the plot: it's not that great. Though the concept here is //really// interesting. Like very //very// interesting, though the execution falls short.\\
+Basically, we're following two groups of people: teen girls (18-19) and young adult guys (early twenties). The teen girls are about to graduate Czechoslovak highschool, so they're preparing for it. The young adult guys are army deserters who are intending to escape the country, with the ultimate goal of reaching America. Yeah, bet you weren't expecting that from a romcom.\\
-Basically, we're following two groups of people: teen girls (18-19) and young adult guys (early twenties). The teen girls are about to graduate Czechoslovak highschool, so they're preparing for it. The young adult guys are army deserters who are intending to escape the country, with the ultimate goal of reaching America. Yeah, bet you weren't expecting that from a romcom.
 The two groups meet by chance and shenanigans ensue. Notably, the lead girl and lead guy end up being true love and whatnot. In any other context, they'd end up happy together. While the guy group is waiting for their opportunity to run, the Warsaw Pact Invasion ends up happening, which ends up making life incredibly difficult for everyone involved.