this film changed my life
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myfriendogri — 18 years ago(June 09, 2007 02:53 AM)
You said that the film changed the way you feel about things.. Has it changed the way that you do things?
The ending, or rather Luisa's ending, for me was "Whaaaaat, oh come on!" .
I've never yet heard of someone with cancer, a month before they die , having the amount of energy she had, road adventure, vigourous sex with two teenagers, and certainly not look look as fit as she did..?
Ambushed by armed bandits, throws herself under the wheels of a 72 ton articulated truck, slips and falls into a vat of boiling oil Yes indeed, but cancer?
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Krustallos — 18 years ago(July 09, 2007 06:19 AM)
I've never yet heard of someone with cancer, a month before they die , having the amount of energy she had
While this is true, it's sort of missing the point really. The full emotional resonance of the story requires that she know she is dying; if you go back and watch the film again the full meaning of various of Luisa's scenes becomes clear. To have her die in an accident, or even suicide, would have wrecked her whole character arc.
In fiction you have to agree with the author to take some things on trust, and implausible illnesses are one of them.
If you're young and you've never seen "Jules et Jim", "Les Valseuses" or "Harold and Maude" this movie could very well be life changing I think. Let's not be so jaded and cynical here.
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bluehairedbeing — 18 years ago(June 12, 2007 05:09 PM)
How it can't make the Top 250 astounds me, but pleases me considering some of the garbage that is on there.
And it had that kind of stun-gun effect on me as well. I seriously wasn't expecting it to be what it was. When I brought it, all I really knew was Gael Garcia Bernal/Road trip/Threesome.. ahaha.. I wasn't banking on something which is very moving, inteligent, inspiring and ultimately heartbreaking. Earlier today I was trying to sum this film up, and I can't find the words. It's truly a masterpiece, but not classifiable. As you watch, it feels so irreverent. And then it ends, and you really feel as though you've experienced something. But then I guess that's what Cuaron was going for because in a loose sense, it mirrors the experience of these characters who's lives, and who's adventure, passes by with no sudden developments, and then bam!
Put very simply, this film is amazing and like the original poster, I've also seen many films which recieve more acclaim than this one; films I've enjoyed, but that have not
really
resonated. Y tu mam tambin effortlessly adresses political and personal issues in a way you rarely see in modern cinema.
I don't know if Y tu mam tambin is the best film I've ever seen, but it's without a doubt the most affecting. -
Johnny_Lovegood — 18 years ago(July 13, 2007 10:06 PM)
I agree with durg1, what is the "work of art" you see in this film? I spent a good $4 renting this peice of crap that had sooooo much hype and for what? A movie about two guys that stop being friends just because they found out they were gay?
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Krustallos — 18 years ago(July 20, 2007 08:49 AM)
A movie about two guys that stop being friends just because they found out they were gay?
Yeah, well, "Citizen Kane" is just a movie about a guy with an overly close attachment to his sledge.
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grungeisdead999 — 18 years ago(July 21, 2007 10:35 PM)
i think its hilarious when people dont like a movie they sum it up into a sentence and therefore that makes it a bad movie.
"A movie about two guys that stop being friends just because they found out they were gay?"
oh wait i forgot every single movie ever made is stamped with a tagline or logline.
whats your favorite movie?
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y-vilaro — 18 years ago(July 24, 2007 09:55 AM)
i don't get why people fixate on that kiss between the guys and sooo many people instantly bring out the gay theme wtf?? what is it with you people why classify that moment of just a thing that happened 'in the moment', that experience that could have been a real thing was beautifully captured on film and it has nothing to do with gayness..
and the thing is yes Luisa was sick and thats what makes you appreciate her love for life even more when you realize she was sick all that time and how she was acting.. it resonates because of what it is.. not all sick people go 'oh im sick my life's over' and lock themselves up in their room they want to make the most of life of the time they have left and how they showed that was amazing.. but the thing that got me the most was that they don't speak again and people assume it was because of the kiss or some gay thing and it IS NOT that.. the kiss might have been like.. the icing on the cake or whatever but it is just a very real representation of when people drift apart when relationships just fall apart and sometimes you cannot return there's nothing you can do about it after all they went through together .. and all they said to each other all their confessions and the luisa thing.. it crossed an invisible line.. it crosses some sort of threshold and then its awkward.. you cant relate in the same way anymore. thats happenned to me in that exact same way.. people just change or something in the relationship changes and you just dont 'click' the same anymore.. especially if life takes you in different directions -
Frengers — 18 years ago(August 02, 2007 11:40 AM)
I can see why someone would say
Y tu mam tambin
is the sort of film that would change their life. I recognized huge chunks of myself and my own experiences in this film too. It taps into these universal feelings but at the same time it feels intimately, intensely personal. Also it's just a great film in general. Very funny, very sad and incredibly natural throughout. -
tearsinrain89 — 17 years ago(October 10, 2008 12:59 AM)
To the OP - I agree that this film is a work of art, but you say that like a lot of modern cinema isn't!! Admittedly there aren't a lot of films around that are these days. (I think the 'art' of film-making is definitely something which is slowly but surely being lost).
But, as for changing my lifeit didn't. There's only one film that changed my life and that was "Det Sjunde Inseglet" without which I wouldn't be where I am today (I mean that psychologically rather than physically as I'm stuck in a dead-end job at 24).
Y Tu Mama Tambien works so well for me purely because it's one of the most unpretentious and unselfconscious films I've ever seen. And I find this ironic because of all the little 'touches' which have been added to the movie that are so subtle yet point obviously to the 'twist' at the end (which when you watch the film back seems so clear!)
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haewatein — 17 years ago(December 23, 2008 05:51 PM)
Yepp. It's really, really outstanding.
I know hundreds of films but this one is definitely something special. Just watched it for the first time.
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vthokiefan0007 — 16 years ago(June 23, 2009 12:12 PM)
i have to admit i totally agree with you on that and im 17 (an aspiring film student). My only question is why is this not rated higher than Amores Perros. Sure, Inarritu is a spectacular director but everything else, including the message, was better in this film.
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