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| Nelson_Mandela 06/24/19 1:35:03 PM #19: | #68. Y Tu Mam Tambin https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Y_tu_mam%C3%A1_tambi%C3%A9n_poster.png Dir: Alfonso Cuarn Genre: Drama, Coming of Age Year: 2001 Y Tu Mama Tambien scandalized the people of Mexico in 2001. Looking at it now, it almost seems tame. But it was, at the time, a really unique thing to portray realistic sex and drug use amongst teens in Mexico. However, this wasn't Kids--a movie that was shocking for the sake of selling tickets. This was a really personal tale of youth in revolt in which the actors mostly improvised their lines to reflect how they would react in certain situations. Y Tu Mama Tambien is also a really cool road movie set in a location that was never really portrayed in film at the time. We see Mexico from the urban centers to the small villages inland to the beach towns on the coast. The realism shines through in these places as well, showing that it's not that kind of "look at how crazy these teens are" kind of way. I won't spoil the ending here, but it is also one of the more poignant parts of the movie--particularly the final narration around the nature of friendship and youth. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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