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> If Cuarón's experience was always defined by a very simple interface (that of the "sirvienta" or "mucama"), then it's understandable that his version of her i
by subpixel 8y ago
> If Cuarón's experience was always defined by a very simple interface (that of the "sirvienta" or "mucama"), then it's understandable that his version of her is a muted - one could say desaturated - version of the real person
That's just rationalizing away the fact that the film's subject was poorly handled by the film's director. Someone else - and I'm not suggesting that has to be someone whose experiences more closely map to Cleo's - could have told this story better, or at least in a way that would have felt less out of touch.
The film was pretty beautiful but dramatically, a miss.
- dguaraglia 8y agoI'm sure there's a great movie to be made about Cleo's life, from her perspective and showing us more of the underbelly of Mexican society at the time. My - admittedly half-assed argument - is that Cuarón might have not had that movie in mind, and analyzing the film as "Cuarón screwed up by not making the film I wanted to see" misses that point. I wish I had seen way more about the ship that comes and picks up the baby and her mother at the end of Children of Men... but the movie wasn't about them.
- js2 8y agoThanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. In retrospect I didn’t think much of Children of Men or Gravity either, and I can’t even remember what I thought of Y Tu Mamá También, so it apparently didn’t leave much impression on me. Maybe he’s just not my cup of tea. My upset with Roma was given how critically acclaimed it is, I was expecting a lot more. I appreciate your perspective but I still don’t think the film is worthy of the praise it’s been given. I went and read a ton of reviews after to try to understand what I might be missing and I just ended up getting more and more annoyed. Oh well.
- armandososa 8y ago> but dramatically, a miss. Well, I cried like a baby at the scene at the beach.
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