Wow! What a culture shock to watch a movie you don't understand. I understood a few words just from high school spanish but had no idea what was being said. It was hard to not know but at the same time it made you pay closer attention to gestures and facial expressions. I found this a great learning experience.
Now about Carol. I don't really feel that she had to much of an adjustment to moving to Spain. I feel that Carol fit in much better with the boys then the girls and almost looked uncomfortable when wearing dresses. She also had an adjustment with religion. I don't know what her religion was before Spain but she looked uncomfortable in the church. I thought that Carol did a very good job adjusting to a new home. One thing that she did seem good at was speaking her mind. She was not afraid to talk to adults. She was also not rigid and respectful like her other peers. I felt bad for Carol in the fact that she lost her mother and at the same time was worried about her father and his safety. She was not sure if her father would ever come home. Carol was very loving and didn't want to worry her father by finding out about his mother's death.
Carol and Tomiche just broke my heart. It was such an innocent love and one in which is easy to relate too. I can remember my first crush and my first kiss. Carol was able to reach out to Tomiche and touch his short life. It melted my heart with their first kiss. You can see that innocent look in their eyes when they look at each other. And each time she kissed him he would leave and look back at her and smile. He was willing to risk his life to try to help save her father's life. In the end she was forced to see her love lose his life right in front of her eyes. I felt so horrible for her. My first crush and one of my best friends died right after we graduated from high school. It broke my heart. I couldn't imagine watching it.
I wish I knew exactly what was being said, but at the same time I like to make up my own story. It will be on my list to watch in subtitles and hopefully I won't be disappointed.
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Tabitha i enjoyed your post, I understood the movie as I watched it before class, it was a very interesting that this also showed how far amothers love would go. Carol;s mother taking her to Spain so her family could care for her after mothers death, is much like the Hispanic culture to get things prepared and know where the loved ones will be. The fact that Carols father was always in danger and could not communicate with the family must have been very hard. In todays world that would not be the case, communication with the military brings much joy to people.
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