The poor image Colombia's national cinema "fault?
originally published in the website of the Bogota daily El Espectador ( www.elespectador.com ), under "virtual columinsta"
The offensive distortion that director Doug Liman, includes in her film Mr. & Mrs. Smith , introducing Bogota bustling metropolis of eight million inhabitants, as a warm Mexican poky old town riddled with the rigors of war prompted a wave of indignation justified in our country with public denials, protests of the District Administration, and finally Departure of movie theaters, including, but most of those who objected to the tape (starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) repeatedly forgot that the film industry trend of global shape in numerous productions an abominable Colombia (and nonexistent) is the main guilty to the creators of cinema!
For the sample, the film Rosario Tijeras (directed by Mexican Emilio Maillé on the original novel of the writer Jorge Franco Ramos Antioquia) about to be released ... even without having seen it, and even reputable journalists say that Jorge Franco "without falling into the social criticism or roll sociological wrote a song for the emancipation of women under foreign audiences ...", just get another drink from the same stinking cliche: Colombia is a nation of prostitutes, drug dealers and gunmen foul-mouthed ...
see us as we make ourselves, with the images that we export (and then get angry when we return them Mr. & Mrs. Smith and company), because each new work inspired by our appeals to the eternal reality kitsch skit, a dialogues between people miserable miserable ... the mules, to the traffickers, the paramilitaries, the guerrillas ... The technical aspects are flawless, the performances superb and magnificent photography. So what? Indeed, in terms of artistic talent is concerned, many projects resist any objection and deserve generous adjectives.
And what, if disturbing is the background, the rancid recipe "reflect reality" and display the most brutal of the national context, enhanced with cash to confirm stereotypes and popularized in the international arena by exiled rebels, journalists irresponsible and 'intellectuals' questionable (some extended to soap operas and the winning works in the local literary events). So, why be surprised if in Europe or the United States Doug Liman on duty here assume an inept military valor is raging against guerrillas and forsake the poor of the paramilitary outrages? Why
scandalized without our own producers and actors, almost obscene, ridicule the misfortunes of his countrymen to win international awards for the old trick of begging passers-by exposing his wounds and burns for charity (only the homeless and needy have sores authentic own, not others, and also studied acting did not do, or live a dream life, or even talk to the impostada spoken of Diego Cadavid, Manolo Cardona, Juan Carlos Vargas, Flora MartĂnez and how beautiful rich or famous celebrity Creole compatriots cashed unfortunate caricature). All host Colombian films Foreign distilled pessimism insistent sister "Rodrigo D no future," "The rose seller," The Lady of the Assassins "," the first night, "" Losing is a question of method "and many other local productions . Where is the counterpart optimistic? When will we see on the big screen a screamer, a Patasola, a typical comedy, a flying saucer at least a simple sprite in place of the monotonous habit of discovering with each release that the fire burns. Such a huge build our champions utopia movies to send to international markets imaginary bandits and prostitutes as a craft?
Moreover, fortunately his performance in "Maria Full of Grace" (or drug?) Was insufficient for the Academy Award Oscar for Catalina Sandino, and not because the actress lacks merit, but because the award have contributed to increasing the pornographic glee with the ordinariness and the suffering of our homeless. Is that all our women are whores? Are all our young drug addicts? By chance, we were all Colombians engendered in violation involved and among Mines quiebrepatas? When you emerge fantasy, alternate worlds, historical episodes! Hopefully
who make movies in Colombia warn how healthy it would make films about little-known elements abroad about our country, and surprised critics highlighting the best of the big cities we have raised, or the millions of Colombians who speak without saying 'Pirobase' o ' Gonorrhea 'every half sentence, or the countless poor families living on dignity. Until that happens, continue that great paradox according to which the productions have won awards at international festivals, while at the same delight that discourage foreign public of tourism between our borders.
Written in July 28, 2005
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