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      This week's film was a really interesting one. Although the majority of the class did not seem to enjoy it, I liked it a lot despite some scenes being very disturbing. To the question of who is the intended audience of this film, that I am still unsure of. I want to say it raises awareness on child abuse so it is a film that is open to everyone, I want to say that because it is drama/indie film, it would be geared towards people who enjoy that genre, and I also want to say it could be geared towards sexual assualt victims. That one I am iffy about because I am unsure as to whether seeing such an intense film like this for someone who has experienced sexual assualt would be traumatizing or if it would be healing...         For me, what originally prompted me to want to see this film (other than it being required) was the fact that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would be in it. I've always been a fan of his work and I especially think he did a grea...

 This week's film Mosquita y Mari was very sweet. It was easy to follow along and I really appreciated their friendship dynamic. It was interesting because you have Yolanda who is a good student, comes from a good family, and has a clear path for what she wants for her future. Then you have Mari who is struggling to get by, she's trying to pick up odd jobs to help her family, and she isn't doing so well in school. When Yolanda starts helping Mari with geometry, you could tell that the two really hit it off and also, Mari was improving in the class. I felt that the film lacked dialouge. There wasn't much speaking, even between the two protagonists and I don't recall much background music either. I wonder if this was intentional. Regardless, it worked well with the film. I felt that I could pick up on the emotions of both the characters and especially when they were together, the way they looked at each other provided a lot of context.  One thing that was brought up i...

      I was really reluctant to give my honest opinion on this movie at first, but after hearing everyone else's thoughts from today's class, I'm glad I can now say that I really disliked the movie and would never watch it again 😁.     The acting was cringey, the two main characters weren't that likable, the storyline was not believeable, the way Zaynab and Alma met at the bar was weird, it wasn't funny, and overall, I just had a hard time paying attention throughout the film. The scene where Zaynab and Alma got into an argument about Zaynab not being out to her mother yet, it seemed like the that scene was suppose to be really heartfelt and moving but for some reason, I didn't feel anything from it. I'm not sure if it's the script or just the acting but nothing about their chemistry felt genuine.      Someone from class raised the question of why the film was percieved so poorly by us and I've been thinking about that but I still don't seem to ...