So far Turtles Can Fly, was the first film to watch in class
to actually make me sick to my stomach. Now when it comes to things like plot,
characters, and filming the film was great. I really did enjoy the film its
just a couple things in it were so disturbing it hurt.
The main
thing I watched that disturbed me was the relationship between Agrin and the
blind little boy. She did not want anything to do with the child and kept
saying things like its not heres and that she wants to leave the boy behind.
And this hurt because all I could think was, was that is your child, WHY don't
you love him. She even in the end left him tied to a rock which then lead to
him being caught in a mine field. Risking her child's life and not showing him
love I thought was completely unacceptable. Yes she was I believe raped and that's
how the child came to be, but regardless, its only a child and its not the Childs
fault. It can even be argued that the child didn't show her love, where in many
scenes it is shown, for example: When they would sleep together or even when
she would try to hug the child. My only argument against this, is the fact that
she never showed the child love to begin with, so how was the child supposed to
know how to love in return. So again I personally was disturbed after watching
such a neglectful mother.
The
Diasporic situations that arise in this film are shown with the two different
villages in the same village. You have the Village satellite is in, which seems
to be more privileged IE. they have houses and televisions. While Agrins
village is much more just tents and dirt. So what it seems like the Director is
trying to show is that even through all of these changes the people still have
their own personal problems and that these Splitting and molding of two
different societies can have a detrimental effect on its people.
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