This movie made me really despise the character of Jaibo. It's so unbelievably frustrating how many times evil prevails in a certain movie. I recall our professor telling us how the director was perceived negatively by Mexico for creating this film, but I don't believe it depicted the Mexican culture in a negative connotation whatsoever. If anything this film truly appeals to family values, love and the outcome of children based on their upbringings.
The message to me was more on the lines of psychology's biggest debate on: nature vs. nurture. This film just confirms my stance that children turn out the way they are due to nurture. Human beings are not born evil or unsuccessful, they are a result of their environment and experiences throughout life. Honestly life is a never ending learning process and this movie just justifies that in order to be successful we must make choices and decisions. No one is perfect therefore we must attempt or at least strive to do good both at home and school/work.
In this film, we see that Pedro is a result of his environment at home in particular because his mother's lack of love for him. However, the struggles and predicaments he comes across are always a choice and in the end his outcome is his own doing. The lesson in this film is that no one is to blame for your situation because in life you always are given a choice. It saddens me that the protagonist Pedro lacked motivation to stand by his belief which led to his demise. He could have chosen to eliminate hanging out with Jaibo but he doesn't.
Also another issue that I found strongly piercing in this film was that of ethical responsibility in terms concealing lies. When Jaibo kills Julian, both Jaibo and Pedro decide to bury the truth. The constant lying catches up in the end. What happens is one lie leads to another lie until you are faced with a tangle of lies that you just can't undo the situation any longer. As a result the lies back fire and catches up to you. In this film, the lie caught up with Pedro and ate him literally alive which resulted to his death.
This film is meant for a serious audience because in order for a person to understand the film, one must really ponder at the back of his head regarding behavior, psychology and mental stability. Even though I did not enjoy this movie as much as other films, I still think it's worth watching it. It gives the audience an insight on ethical responsibility.
I would honestly say this film was not very enjoyable to me at a personal level. I found it rather difficult to watch for certain reasons. It was very disappointing because the protagonist just kept on being bombarded by tragedies. Pedro was overshadowed by Jaibo's constant bullying. I found myself unable to completely connect with the film. I thought the themes were fantastic regarding poverty, motherly/family love and ethical responsibility.
The message to me was more on the lines of psychology's biggest debate on: nature vs. nurture. This film just confirms my stance that children turn out the way they are due to nurture. Human beings are not born evil or unsuccessful, they are a result of their environment and experiences throughout life. Honestly life is a never ending learning process and this movie just justifies that in order to be successful we must make choices and decisions. No one is perfect therefore we must attempt or at least strive to do good both at home and school/work.
In this film, we see that Pedro is a result of his environment at home in particular because his mother's lack of love for him. However, the struggles and predicaments he comes across are always a choice and in the end his outcome is his own doing. The lesson in this film is that no one is to blame for your situation because in life you always are given a choice. It saddens me that the protagonist Pedro lacked motivation to stand by his belief which led to his demise. He could have chosen to eliminate hanging out with Jaibo but he doesn't.
Also another issue that I found strongly piercing in this film was that of ethical responsibility in terms concealing lies. When Jaibo kills Julian, both Jaibo and Pedro decide to bury the truth. The constant lying catches up in the end. What happens is one lie leads to another lie until you are faced with a tangle of lies that you just can't undo the situation any longer. As a result the lies back fire and catches up to you. In this film, the lie caught up with Pedro and ate him literally alive which resulted to his death.
This film is meant for a serious audience because in order for a person to understand the film, one must really ponder at the back of his head regarding behavior, psychology and mental stability. Even though I did not enjoy this movie as much as other films, I still think it's worth watching it. It gives the audience an insight on ethical responsibility.
I would honestly say this film was not very enjoyable to me at a personal level. I found it rather difficult to watch for certain reasons. It was very disappointing because the protagonist just kept on being bombarded by tragedies. Pedro was overshadowed by Jaibo's constant bullying. I found myself unable to completely connect with the film. I thought the themes were fantastic regarding poverty, motherly/family love and ethical responsibility.