Hailed as "one of the most inspiring and exhilarating documentaries in years" (Steve Pond, The Wrap), Louder Than a Bomb tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world's largest youth slam. By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, the film captures the turbulent lives of these unforgettable kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and vice versa. Louder Than a Bomb is not about "high school poetry" as we often thin... (Full plot summary below)
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Hailed as "one of the most inspiring and exhilarating documentaries in years" (Steve Pond, The Wrap), Louder Than a Bomb tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world's largest youth slam. By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, the film captures the turbulent lives of these unforgettable kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and vice versa. Louder Than a Bomb is not about "high school poetry" as we often think of it. It's about language as a joyful release, irrepressibly talented teenagers obsessed with making words dance. While the topics they tackle are often deeply personal, what they put into their poems-and what they get out of them-is universal: the defining work of finding one's voice.
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| Boston GlobeTy BurrThink of it as "Glee" without music. Without a net, too. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayLouder Than A Bomb is a different kind of high-school movie, brimming with life and hope instead of social-climbing, bullying, and furtive first kisses. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSiskel and Jacobs focus on the performances, which are inspiring and electrifying. |
| Boston PhoenixGerald PearyThe kids whom Jacobs and Siskel have chosen for us to watch are so enthralling, with such remarkable life stories, that their autobiographical poems have actual power. |
| Ebert Presents At The MoviesIgnatiy VishnevetskyIt's about, kind of, this community, and the way these groups come together. |
| About.comJennifer MerinA documentary about the competition between inner city and suburban high school poetry teams to win Chicago's 'Louder Than A Bomb' teen poetry rave. The teens hone their rhyming skills and styles until they're nothing less than terrific. |
| Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerThe filmmakers showcase an art form diverse enough to include a panoply of styles and methods. |
| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsAn emotionally-evocative poetry slam blasting the King's English to smithereens leaving Ebonics as the last language standing! |
| Gordon and the WhaleChase WhaleLOUDER THAN A BOMB is an explosive look at capturing your dreams. |
| Common Sense MediaBarbara ShulgasserTeens perform poetry in inspiring docu; some cursing. |
