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Déficit (2007)
a critical view of Mexico social interactions
I found this movie stimulating. It is true that the themes that the movie touches are touched lightly but enough you make them evident, Gael made an accurate portrait of Mexican upper class. I also believe he made the decision not to make things obvious, and I found that decision to be correct, it would make the film feel artificial for Mexican viewers, and I believe the movie is targeted precisely for Mexican viewers. The movie doesn't explain things to you with apples, and that's where its beauty is. The lack of interest of the upper class towards anything other than its own lives is patent from the very start of the film, we see the main character go thru what seems to be a local group of protesters without ever wondering why are they there... they're just an obstruction on his way. The everyday interactions with the lower class is depicted with delicacy and accuracy. There are some goofs in the film, but over all, a very interesting film. Mexico needs this kind of films that are critical to the status quo, that invite to reflection, instead of the inertial film making that leads towards telenovelas kind of stories. I would love to see more filming of this kind being done in Mexico. It is unnecessary to say that many people will come to see this film because of Gael, and that is a good thing because many of those would not have seen it otherwise, even if the message is not obvious the denunciation is there.
A Day Without a Mexican (2004)
fun movie
I found this movie to be rather amusing, as commented by other users it is indeed one sided, it focuses solely on the latin side of events, and has some characters that seem to be taken more from the director's imagination than from reality (the "this was their land" guy). I am OK with it being one-sided, I never felt the movie had any other pretentions. I would not qualify this movie as racist either, it just shows the situation of the latins in california and how little of them the non-latin population really understands. I was laughing the whole film, no surprise non-latins would not understand, thay just don't understand, period. Of course you have to keep in mind the movie is a parody of the real life, you will find a lof of stuff 'amplified',but there are some interesting portraits of the north american society that are not very commonly portrayed in films of this genre, like the banality with which the society commercializes everything, and the sometimes stupid ways they try to understand things. This movie, bien sûre, IS in the realm of fantasy, I wouldn't expect the latin population to actually disappear from one day to the other and then come back...
cheers !