Can Not-Mexican people really enjoy this movie?
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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. -
PoppyTransfusion — 13 years ago(August 12, 2012 10:40 AM)
Non-Mexicans may not appreciate the finer points of the film but its themes - love, life, death, mortality, growing up - are ones that anyone can identify with. Combine these with actors that inspire joie de vivre and an exploration of Mexico that most non-Mexicans could never access to enjoy and you have one fantastic film.
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GuyOnTheLeft — 13 years ago(November 04, 2012 01:58 AM)
You might be right. I didn't realise they were in Mexico until about halfway through the film; before that I took them for some reason to be from a South American country like Argentina.
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pako_dl — 13 years ago(January 28, 2013 10:46 PM)
I'm Mexican, you're right, I love this movie because it captures Mexico like no other Mexican movie has, it captures it not as a beauty, not as something ugly, it captures it as a fact. I think non Mexican people can enjoy this movie because it's a great movie, buy only Mexicans could truly relate to every aspect of it.
Whenever I get tiered of Mexican movies showing the decadence in Mexico, I go back and watch this movie.