"The film "Nine Queens" makes quite a few statements about Argentina and globalization. The biggest statement I believe this film makes about Argentina is the moral crisis regarding poverty and crime, and how people must weigh their survival against the crime life. In terms of theatrical perception and portrayal, Argentina comes off as a crime filled country that is very dirty. Little crimes seem common and unavoidable. I believe that the point of portraying Argentina this way was to draw attention to the poverty/crime inside Argentina and perhaps draw help to it. I think this film is more of an attention getter for political reasons."
--Derek Roberts
(taken from my response on the forum)
You make the statement that the film is an "attention getter for political reasons" and I have to agree. The morality of the Argentinia is exposed as being poor and filled with deceit and betrayal. What is the political arguments stated in the film? If you say that the moral crisis is regarding the survival of the fittest against poverty and crime, then the best political reasoning for this film would be the corruption and the ignorance of the Argentinian government.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with everything you said about the perversion of poverty and crime in Argentina. I would go a bit further and tie it in to globalization though. I think that a lot of it is either caused by or taken advantage of by forces of globalization. This can be seen in the character Gandalfo. He came to Argentina from another country and was obviously doing some bad things. He came to Argentina and took advantage of the state of things to make some money, was caught, and was being deported for it. This shows the interconnectedness of different countries as money and ideas flow from one country to another.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the author of the blog in that the movie is an attention getter. I think the movie raises awareness about the life of people in Argentina and state of the country's economy. However, the movie also has a global aspect to it. The main focus in the movie is on the heist and the con, which illustrates how an economic depression forces people to question their morals and the law.
ReplyDeleteThe film review discusses the main social-political themes that are represented in Argentinean film. However the film response needed to have included a short synopsis of the film, whether or not it represented globalization, and elements that support their position on the film. They do mention one element, setting, but do not go in greater detail. They could have described the city and said why it was better than using a surburban or country setting. Which may be because cities have a better representation of the wealth of the country because more people live there. Therefore the setting adds by showing the crime and poverty in the movie.
ReplyDeleteThis film response needs to expand its analysis. Check other film responses on other blogs.
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