Y Mama tu Tambien!
I wasn't surprised when I saw the film that was about teenagers having sex, using drugs, and drinking alcohol. Teenagers are faced with these decisions everyday. It is not uncommon at all. I know there are groups against destructive decisions for teenagers in America, but I don't know if they are available in other parts of the world. The film did have nudity, but prehaps the film wouldn't of given the same impression and affect to the audience without it. It showed the real lifestyle that teenagers live everyday, and many filmmakers try to hide parts of the truth such as the sex. Parents are sometimes nieve as to what their children are really doing and don't realize it until the children get into too much trouble. Many parents believe their children are perfect angels and even when they know they are not, parents don't discipline them or get them the right help. It's a stage many teenagers go through.
The Hispanic family traditions was throughout the film, with the big birthday party in the beginning of the film, and with the family ties at the end with Luisa. The boys taking a road trip to the beach is very common for teenagers and young adults. In America, teenagers and young adults go on Spring Break without parental supervision. The end was sad. I was disappointed that Louisa died, but at the same time I expected it. It is uncommon for a girl of such young age to die of cancer. It was sad that the boys ended their long friendship, but I guess they did what they felt that they had to do.
A little point about the class itself... I enjoyed taking this class. I did dread taking it at first, because I took a film class last quarter, but it was interesting learning about the Spanish/Hispanic culture again. It's been awhile since I took a Spanish class, so it felt good to be able to recognize some of the language used.
Tara McFadden
Tara McFadden
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- Tara McFadden
- Batavia, Ohio, United States
- My name is Tara McFadden. I am working on RN to BSN, through the Christ Hospital Program. I am a Nurse on 5-west.
I agree with you. I also was not surprised.I think that film was ok to have nutity. It represents real life. Teenagers deal with a lot.I have heard so many parents say that my child would never do so and so. I would never say that about one of my children. Kids are going to make bad decisions. That's life! Even when kids have parents that are involved and teach good morals and values kids still do bad things. This film could have been made any where, all teenagers test their own limits.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you. Just the minute you announce what a perfect angel your child is, they do something really bad. I think the film could have lost a few graphic parts, however the truth is is that's how teenagers are.They basically do what they want when they want to do it, regardless what their parents say. These boys were just demonstrating what its like to be a free teenager without any parental supervision. These two boys were clearly off on a path of self destruction and Luisa just wanted to fulfill her last days alive and really live the way she wanted to. This was a very realistic movie, I feel that it was good however it could have had a few less graphical parts.
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