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Lejo89
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Living on One Dollar (2013)
It didn't feel real
The idea was great and from time to time I did feel the intention to inspire the viewers. However, the documentary was, to me, confusing. People like, Rosa, were being portrayed as extreme poor (and she is), She told the guys she couldn't go to school when she was young. A sad story and I felt her sadness, but then at the end of the documentary suddenly there is this service Grameen,to loan money and BAM everyone is happy and the women in the village are empowered blabla.. and that within an explanation within 3 minutes. Also it felt like the chemistry between the four guys it self was not always that great. I do not have great arguments to back that up, but it felt more the two guys who can speak Spanish versus the guys who couldn't speak Spanish. They probably did had a hard time and I think it is great they raised awareness to the poverty in Guatemala but it did feel shallow. They wanted to explore to much, the locals, their own experience, the loans, the interviews, Chino...It was not focused. The last thing what I found strange is that one of the guys got sick... took medicine they brought from home... and then he is better?? How did he recover, while living in such an environment?