Can Not-Mexican people really enjoy this movie?
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un_comfortably_numb — 12 years ago(August 29, 2013 02:30 AM)
Yea I'm white too, also, Mexican. So how is your color relevant? My great grandmother was French, which doesn't mean I'm any less Mexican than the next guy. I'm not trying to be a little bitch here, it's just that Mexican is a nationality, not a color. Just sayin'.
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qwertyKeys — 14 years ago(June 17, 2011 05:52 AM)
The Mexican aspects of the movie didn't really speak to me in a way it sounds like they did you. So in that way my own failures as a viewer are obvious. That being said I very much enjoyed it in an artistic fashion.
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KTope — 14 years ago(June 22, 2011 09:04 AM)
I'm a Midwestern American, and I thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed this movie. Although I have watched many excellent Mexican movies in the past, I still felt that I had seen a side of Mexican culture that I hadn't previously experienced. I felt it was deliberately as much an exposition of Mexican culture as it was of the other, more obvious themes; and it definitely added a lot of depth to the film.
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DuckyGirl — 14 years ago(July 20, 2011 04:21 PM)
That's how I felt too! I'm sure if I was Mexican I might appreciate it even more, but it showed me a really interesting perspective of Mexico. Hearing that so many Mexicans felt it was authentic and fascinating, and knowing that it was an actual Mexican-made movie (actors, director, sets, etc.) was really good. And it inspired me to learn more about the country's history, since it was clear to me that beyond the surface of characters and plot, the director was also using symbolism.
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Granitetinarg — 12 years ago(November 29, 2013 05:57 AM)
I'm from middle Europe and planning a trip to Mexico in July. That is partly the reason I chose to watch this movie, to get in touch with Mexican culture, to see how the country looks like and because I wanted to se a non drug-related theme (the only impression of Mexico I got until now was from Breaking Bad). I absolutlely loved the movie as it portrays the country just as I wanted it to be when I started considering Mexico as a destination. I guess now I'll be even sadder if my trip doesn't go through
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KinksRock — 14 years ago(January 06, 2012 10:11 AM)
I love watching movies set in locations other than where I live. I don't thik being Mexican or not Mexican has anything to do with it.
One of my favorite films is "Cinema Paradiso", and I don't think I have to live in Italy to get what it's about.
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michael_wafula — 13 years ago(April 07, 2012 06:53 AM)
African (Kenyan) guy here. Don't speak a word of Spanish, never been to Mexico but I think I know what you're talking about. Many, many similarities with my culture/country. My absolute favourite scene: When the three arrived at that guest house/restaraunt on the first night on the road and they're talking on the table; the beggar with hat in hand; as evening life continues outside as people pop in and out of shops going about their business; and as the waitress comes to take their order, the camera turns and follows this woman who walks, in acknowledges the beggar, turns a corner and walks up to join her friends; the old lady taking a huge swig of her drink and then busts a spontaneous dance; then you see the kitchen staff cooking the meals etc. Except for the brown instead of black people, this could have been in some rural village in Kenya.
I also loved the unfinished construction on the road, the police overtaking and arresting some elements by the roadside; haggling with the mechanic when their car broke down; the way that woman prepared that coconut(?) drink for the lady; even the lady with baby on her back waiting at the bus stand, I related to so much. I think its just shared developing world sensibilities.
