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Left me Flat...6 stars at best...

posted 17 years ago by LamontSmith
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I'm a very sympathetic person. Hell, I'd even consider myself a Liberal on most issues. But my sympathy meter just didn't jump for Caye in this film.

I feel horrible for child prostitutes, sex slaves and people who are forced into the lifestyle because they are illegal immigrants or legitimately have no other option.

Caye was so 'tortured' but she came from a good family that liked her and could have found a job and left the lifestyle any time she wanted to. I kept saying to myself throughout the movie, 'why don't you just stop doing it'?

She wasn't supporting a drug habit, she was moderately intelligent and she could've gotten family support.

I'm sorry. This film left me flat.

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[–] disintegration12 17 years ago

well her family situation comes into question a lot with her mother and successful siblings. she probably had very low self-esteem and didn't really care at that point about exploiting herself. i still feel for her, even if she wasn't neccesarily "forced" into prostitution.

[–] KevSmithfan 16 years ago

Everytime she went back to her family's home I had the same question. She wasn't a drug addict, she had a good family, and it seemed she even slept at home in her childhood bedroom. I really didn't get why she was a prostitute. Zule, I completely understood her plight. She is obviously very sad about her situation and seems to want to get out so. There are some women that do it because they know it's good money, but I don't think they act like they are trapped in this lifestyle if they don't have the other ailments, ie(alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling etc.) So....what is her deal?

[–] princess_k65 14 years ago

I could not relate to her character either. If anything she was annoying and spoiled. From what I gather she was in the life so she could pay for a boob job which is even more pathetic. She was very insecure throughout the entire movie.

I think what bothered me most about her character was that she was the one who taught Zuleman, which makes no damn sense at all. The viewer gets to hear from Caye on several occassions about her stupid nostalgia but one never gets to hear from Zuleman about her hopes, dreams, passion, fears, and pain. So I was left hollow, like where is the other side of the story? the other side of the friendship? Seemed pretty one-sided to me.

I don't think I would even give this 6 stars.

[–] Arum 13 years ago

She's really not the only one from higher upbringing on the job. I have a friend who exactly fits Caye's model, or even surpasses it. She's very bright, from very respectable family, and yet, she's on the job, because she loves it and it makes good money.

Maybe you should try and leave your American bias behind you. Prostitution is not just about destitution. Even more so, it does happen, that women like to have sex with strangers, you know. It's not just men, who do.

[–] RomaVictorrrr 13 years ago

Good answer, Arum

I didn't feel any need to feel sorry for Caye. I still enjoyed her character and her story and rooted for her throughout the movie, especially through her issues with Manuel. Zule and the methadone girl had problems. Caye was more upright than they were.

[–] timlin-4 12 years ago

Prostitution is legal in Italy so she has a normal professional job and the normal existential angst and family trauma.

[–] moominoid 11 years ago

You mean Spain. Yes, it is legal there.