history of film in latin america- film review and comparison

Latinos in Films

A silent motion picture released in the year 1920 , The Mark of Zorro showed Douglas Fairbanks as a heroic representative of the Spanish colony of California . He was Don Diego Vega alias Zorro , a kind of batman or superman against forces of evil . He was also the Robin Hood hiding himself behind a mask . When he acted on behalf of Spain , he was weak , effeminate and a traitor besides . But , when Zorro took his stand against evildoers he was strong , powerful , and all words connected to the faithful - he

was faithful to his people , and worked to end their sorrows . As a representative of America , democracy and freedom , Zorro found his calling . He could act brutally to attain his ends with the best interests of innocent people at heart . As an example of his brutality , he scarred the faces of the enemies with his signature Z ' Nevertheless , Zorro became an American hero , but only because he championed the values of America . Brutality was forgotten , only values remained

On the other hand , Once Upon a Time in Mexico , released in 2003 starts with Johnny Depp (called Sands in the film ) portraying a corrupt agent of CIA , thoroughly influenced by the Mexican way of life , walking into a restaurant (small and Mexican ) wearing black clothes and dark glasses in a full display of machismo . Unlike Zorro who is fully macho only when he fights to help the innocent people from evildoers the CIA agent in the 2003 film is macho in all his evil ways . At the restaurant , Sands meets up with his sidekick , Cucuy , and literally barks his commands at him . Also unlike Zorro , Sands cannot be effeminate The American mind is set . Today , the Latin American population is said to be adding woes to the life of Americans . There are far too many Latinos than America would like within its bs . They are settling for jobs at low wage rates , and also said to be corrupting the healthcare system that simply cannot accommodate the huge number of immigrants in the nation . It is for this reason that the CIA agent in the 2003 film is portrayed as a corrupt individual - somebody that just cannot be trusted , despite the fact that his job is to protect the honor of people , just like the job taken up by Zorro in the 1920 film . After all , Sands has spent a considerable amount of time in Mexico - the present day Mexico , with all its woes and worries , trickling into the United States in the form of illegal immigrants

Of course , both Zorro and Sands are powerful fighters . Zorro has a sword that flashes , in addition to humor in his warrior moves . He rescues many people from dishonor . Sands , too , is a necessary part of the American life - a defender , because he is brawny . At one point Sands ' eyes have been gouged out , there are bullet wounds in his arms and legs , but he manages to annihilate the evildoers that approach him...