04-19-2008, 12:14 PM
i know this may sound trivial but do you think the oscar award winning movie 'no country for old men' adds to the growing negative ideas that people have about mexico-us border cities? if you have not already watched the film, i'll just give you a brief and vague idea of its plot so you'll be able to join in on the thread without my ruining the entire movie for you.
the plot tackles illegal drug dealing, extortion, murder and plenty of violence and the setting is at the mexico-us border. no country for old men won an impressive four academy awards including best picture.
based on the cinematography, acting, directing and story telling, i think the movie deserves the acclaim it gained for itself but that however, is besides the point.
let me just make it clear that i am not saying the producers and the movie director consciously and intently wanted to further smear the reputation of mexican border cities. all i wanted to say is that the movie was highly recognized, widely viewed and called by many critics as "extremely realistic". and because of these reasons plus the larger-than-life effect of the cinema, it may in some way alter or influence the public's view of border cities in Mexico.
and so, considering that there has been a media frenzy regarding mexican border dangers and increased crime rate, do you think movies such as this add to the general negative view of mexico border cities?
the plot tackles illegal drug dealing, extortion, murder and plenty of violence and the setting is at the mexico-us border. no country for old men won an impressive four academy awards including best picture.
based on the cinematography, acting, directing and story telling, i think the movie deserves the acclaim it gained for itself but that however, is besides the point.
let me just make it clear that i am not saying the producers and the movie director consciously and intently wanted to further smear the reputation of mexican border cities. all i wanted to say is that the movie was highly recognized, widely viewed and called by many critics as "extremely realistic". and because of these reasons plus the larger-than-life effect of the cinema, it may in some way alter or influence the public's view of border cities in Mexico.
and so, considering that there has been a media frenzy regarding mexican border dangers and increased crime rate, do you think movies such as this add to the general negative view of mexico border cities?
