I have to say after watching saving face it shocked me. It
mainly shocked me because I wouldn't even believe you if you told me people
were throwing acid in other peoples faces and for the person throwing acid to
not be looked at as a crazy person. However in other countries it is still
crazy, but people still do it as a way of hurting each other. Just the thought
of someone throwing acid in someone's face is horrifying because like one of
the girls said in the film, the minute she was hit with the acid her life
changed. She could no longer show her face without having that reminder of that
painful day.
I really
think it is great that they have plastic surgeons going there to help them
restore their lives, however I believe the better approach is the one parliament
is taking, which is making more effective laws for these crimes. Plastic
surgery is great to help restore lives, but these laws that they can create
will help prevent future disasters. That as well as publicity to this will help
shed light on this horrendous crime and help try and put an end to those who do
it.
I think
comparing the House is Black to Saving Face is a great comparison. Simply
because in both films we are dealing with a deformed set of people, who were
forced into their deformity. Both people did not have a say in having what
happened to them happen. And I honestly believe what both films did that was
great was shed light on the fact that, yes, they are deformed, however they are
still people and should be treated as such. Both films I feel were a great way
to get the focus on things that are not happening in the U.S but should be
helped by people like us. Our problems, as said in class, are very simple and
we soon develop depression and other such things (Not saying depression is not
a serious issue), but these other countries their problem are mutilation and
fear of death on a daily basis. We should be finding a way to help them and
shed light on what is going on in these countries.
Chris,
ReplyDeleteI wonder whether you, too, had higher expectations of the plastic surgery that the one woman in the film received. I definitely thought more could be done for her than was done for her. If that had been me, I don't think I could have tolerated those glasses, as shallow as that might sound. I would probably have tried to "wear" my damaged face and accept it and others' reactions. But it is so much easier to say this hypothetically...
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