Comments on: Bernal and Luna can’t save “Rudo y Cursi” http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/ Movies with Rock Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:23:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: R http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/#comment-15970 R Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:24:45 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/#comment-15970 Well, this was my issue when I saw the film that I think you really hit on: outside of the milieu of present-day Mexico (assuming things get better), is this movie worth anything on its own? Because, tragically, most people that I saw it with in Mexico laughed incredibly hard because so many points hit home. They were trying to show that life for us on a daily basis has now become a cliche; art is now imitting life and it's ridiculous. But if you remove that layer involving real-life situation, it's really just another cliche. Seriously, everything in the movie has happened or could truly possibly happen; case in point: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073002977.html If you take that away then you're right, it becomes a lame version of what it tried to represent. Great review of a little-known movie though. Thanks. Well, this was my issue when I saw the film that I think you really hit on: outside of the milieu of present-day Mexico (assuming things get better), is this movie worth anything on its own? Because, tragically, most people that I saw it with in Mexico laughed incredibly hard because so many points hit home. They were trying to show that life for us on a daily basis has now become a cliche; art is now imitting life and it’s ridiculous. But if you remove that layer involving real-life situation, it’s really just another cliche.

Seriously, everything in the movie has happened or could truly possibly happen; case in point:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073002977.html

If you take that away then you’re right, it becomes a lame version of what it tried to represent.

Great review of a little-known movie though. Thanks.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/#comment-15961 Eric Melin Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:40:13 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/#comment-15961 R - Really insightful stuff you've written here. The idea that they are "too blind" to see it coming, however, is in itself an overripe cliche and its done no better here than I've seen it a million times before. On the other hand, I really like your cultural context idea. I can appreciate the movie more for being a criticism of Mexico's inner turmoil way more than a successful rise-and-fall story. Thanks for the comments! R - Really insightful stuff you’ve written here. The idea that they are “too blind” to see it coming, however, is in itself an overripe cliche and its done no better here than I’ve seen it a million times before.

On the other hand, I really like your cultural context idea. I can appreciate the movie more for being a criticism of Mexico’s inner turmoil way more than a successful rise-and-fall story. Thanks for the comments!

]]> By: R http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/#comment-15960 R Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:18:14 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/#comment-15960 It's also a commentary on the state of Mexico today. There's an enormous pink elephant in the room, and no one talks about it; the failure of Mexico is inside itself, and no one's willing to look there. Notice that their whole goal is to build a house for their mom, and they have enough money to do it; but they never do. Instead they get into massive personal problems that are OBVIOUS to everyone but them. It's like a brick wall that your train is headed toward, and you casually caress the break and then decide to take a nap. Instead, probably on the best commentary in the whole movie, it's the drug lord that builds a house for the mom. The movie's final message is that narcos are everywhere in Mexico, but the "innocent" population is just as guilty for looking the other way and not doing anything about it. It’s also a commentary on the state of Mexico today. There’s an enormous pink elephant in the room, and no one talks about it; the failure of Mexico is inside itself, and no one’s willing to look there.

Notice that their whole goal is to build a house for their mom, and they have enough money to do it; but they never do. Instead they get into massive personal problems that are OBVIOUS to everyone but them. It’s like a brick wall that your train is headed toward, and you casually caress the break and then decide to take a nap.

Instead, probably on the best commentary in the whole movie, it’s the drug lord that builds a house for the mom.

The movie’s final message is that narcos are everywhere in Mexico, but the “innocent” population is just as guilty for looking the other way and not doing anything about it.

]]> By: R http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/#comment-15959 R Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:12:55 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/bernal-and-luna-cant-save-rudo-y-cursi/#comment-15959 You're missing the point - the point is that it's obvious where things are going and yet they are too blind to see it coming. Consider that these guys' other movies almost all have to deal with fate in the universe - it's no different here. It's obvious, and unstoppable. Is it because of their personalities? You’re missing the point - the point is that it’s obvious where things are going and yet they are too blind to see it coming. Consider that these guys’ other movies almost all have to deal with fate in the universe - it’s no different here. It’s obvious, and unstoppable. Is it because of their personalities?

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