We can see many aspects of Hispanic culture in this movie. First, we see music. Music starts out the movie and ends it. Also we see the macho aspect take place again. Adolfo from the beginning is not easy to like. He basically runs Gina's life. She is scared to wear certain things because she knows that her husband won't approve. She also doesn't do things that she enjoys such as smoking cigarretes because Adolfo doesn't like her to do that. Then we see him insult her when she is wearing that dress and to eventually beat her. We also see the theme of love. Candido and Yoyito are reunited after many years and still love each other. It was a love that was still burning after 50 years. When Yoyito dies we see a part of Candido die.
The aspects we see that are particular to Cuba are the tea, rum and coffee. It is everywhere. Also we see people selling things on the side of the road and it being transported to other areas of the country knowing someone will buy it. We see the funeral that has to take place in the area that the person was born even if they didn't live there. Along the way we get to see the mode of transportation where people hop onto an empty truck to be transported. We also see how run down the country looks and how many things are rationed.
I really did not like this movie. First, it really bored me. It was so slow moving. Again, I am upset by the macho aspect and how these women are submissive to their men. We see another man beating on his wife. This really bothers me. I was a victim of domestic violence and to see it portrayed as being normal really bothers me. I just want to shake these ladies. I also think that Gina looks like an idiot. She leaves on stupid man for another! Oh well another movie down!
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I agree completely with your assessment. I frankly am tired of seeing these men (machismo) beating up on the women if they dare to do something they disagree with. In most of he films we watched there was a violent man, surely this isn't that prevalent in this culture. The women start out submissive then end up becoming strong and coming into their own as the film progresses. Poverty is very evident from the smuggling of food, refusal to take cuban money, people being transported like cattle etc. They seem like very passionate people for a love to endure fifty years I guess they have to be. The people in the film in general seemed happy even with the level of poverty. These movies must be hard for you to watch . Your right that kind of behavior should never be portrayed as normal. Lisa Gallagher
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