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Can Not-Mexican people really enjoy this movie?

posted 13 years ago by superzorro_1
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I'm Mexican myself, and this movie is a piece of art. The way it captures Mexico is something iv'e never seen in any other movie/tv-show/book/whatever. Impresive *beep* its closer to the documental genre than to the fiction genre, its amazing. The culture, the language, the slangs, the music, everything is there. I can't imagine watching the same movie but set in New Zealand or Baltimore and enjoying it as much. But maybe i'm wrong, i dont know.

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[–] boonjj 13 years ago

yea of course! im from the uk and this is the most beautiful movie ive ever seen, and one of my top favourites

theres a lot to take from it no matter where youre from so yes definetely anyone can enjoy this film!

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[–] MyCutePetTotoro 13 years ago

I think it tell me that you're a black guy that likes a Mexican film ,lol.

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[–] eva-ku 13 years ago

I'm about as white as you can get and I loved it =)

[–] un_comfortably_numb 11 years ago

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'.

[–] qwertyKeys 13 years ago

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.

[–] KTope 13 years ago

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 13 years ago

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.

I think this is a rare film that intimately reveals a specific culture, but has universal themes and resonates with people from many cultures.

[–] Granitetinarg 10 years ago

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...

[–] Depeche-Priest 13 years ago

I'm from Puerto Rico and I enjoyed it! Bit difficult to keep up with the slang though..Its very different to the spanish in P.R.

[–] keiser_shoese 13 years ago

Greece loved it too.

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[–] pignap-1 13 years ago

I'm a Jew, and i loved it!

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[–] Replicant-88 13 years ago

I'm Muslim I liked it.

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[–] Mathiasle 13 years ago

I'm Norwegian, and I liked it.

[–] Bobby009 12 years ago

I'm Finnish, loved it.

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[–] lellic 12 years ago

Lots of love from Brazil =D

[–] jamessharp89 12 years ago

Amazing film. I'm Australian.

[–] hot_action_ninja 12 years ago

I'm gay and I loved it. Absolutely fabtastic!

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[–] KinksRock 12 years ago

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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