I am at odds on how I feel about the film. One part of me feels its wrong to turn my head and to think that this behavior is not happening in our country as well as others. On the other hand is it typical to be at the extreme that the movie portrayed? I believe a large problem is the breaking down of the family unit. The boys in the film had no family guidance. We live in such a fast paced world we find the children raising themselves and lets face it if they are raising themselves they will act as they did in the film and worse.
As far as depicting spanish culture from the film, not so much. Some with the family on the beach. The mother told Luisa as she fed the baby that she would make a good mom she had the touch. I'm sure this sadend her because she knew she was dying.
I did not see the end of the film but was filled in at work, a good part about the ending is both boys went to college and one would hope would learn like we all do from our mistakes.
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You are right, the boys had no parental guidance at all. Like Tenoch stated before they left the family, "I have to go home to, my parents don't know where I am and I don't want them to worry". They were gone for a couple of days, and they didn't have cellphones or anything like that for the parents to get a hold of them, but would their parents have tried if they did? I doubt it. They were too caught up in their own lives.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I saw in the culture, which we have seen in other films was the poverty of the people. Also, how strangers help others. To me, this film does show the reality of promiscuity in young adults around the globe.
Great blog Annette :)