Blog #7:
http://www.filmjournal.com/machuca
I would have to agree with this review done by the Film Journal, of the movie Machuca. The review explain how the naive children are unaware of their changing surroundings, politically, due to Allende who has taken over power. This holds true in the beginning of the movie as the children spend much time together and often influence one another to go to rallies that they may not necessarily agree with, or rather that their family agrees with. Another part of the review that stuck out to me was how at the end they discuss how the rough times in Chile led the boys to become more involved and start to pin against one other. One specific event that made Gonzalo realize that Machuca is not all he really says he is. When Gonzalo's sister dies, he really is confronted with the hard true of the violence being brought to their country, and how this is dividing the people. Gonzalo is also shown Machuca's true colors when he sees him hiding behind his mother as they are protesting against Gonzalo's mom. He sees how harsh the opposing side is fighting against his mom, and how they are so quick to use violence and threats against her in order to obtain power. In these times Gonzalo is beginning to see the full picture of his country falling apart and became less naive of the problem at hand. This division amongst the crumbling society is portrayed through the division in the friendship and how they are unable to withstand the political drama. I think the one fault I find with the review is that they don't speak so much on the division as they do the innocence of the children. Although it is important to point out, I think the idea that the division was portrayed through the young, naive boys, was a hug underlying take away from the story itself.
I would have to agree with this review done by the Film Journal, of the movie Machuca. The review explain how the naive children are unaware of their changing surroundings, politically, due to Allende who has taken over power. This holds true in the beginning of the movie as the children spend much time together and often influence one another to go to rallies that they may not necessarily agree with, or rather that their family agrees with. Another part of the review that stuck out to me was how at the end they discuss how the rough times in Chile led the boys to become more involved and start to pin against one other. One specific event that made Gonzalo realize that Machuca is not all he really says he is. When Gonzalo's sister dies, he really is confronted with the hard true of the violence being brought to their country, and how this is dividing the people. Gonzalo is also shown Machuca's true colors when he sees him hiding behind his mother as they are protesting against Gonzalo's mom. He sees how harsh the opposing side is fighting against his mom, and how they are so quick to use violence and threats against her in order to obtain power. In these times Gonzalo is beginning to see the full picture of his country falling apart and became less naive of the problem at hand. This division amongst the crumbling society is portrayed through the division in the friendship and how they are unable to withstand the political drama. I think the one fault I find with the review is that they don't speak so much on the division as they do the innocence of the children. Although it is important to point out, I think the idea that the division was portrayed through the young, naive boys, was a hug underlying take away from the story itself.
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