David Kirk - Maquilapolis
Maquilapolis was an extremely eye-opening film. I have known about cheap labor being utilized in factories in Mexico for some time, but this documentary did I very good job of systematically presenting the struggles of living in such an environment.
I resonated with the living conditions of these families. To start, that there seems to be very little presence and support coming from males. That these women work so hard on their own, and are also raising a family is unfathomable to me.
The disarray of basic infrastructure is also astounding to me. More particularly that the threat of electrocution from power lines being run through mud and water is a daily concern.
I disliked some of the way that the women were presented. As if to add flair and watch ability to the piece the filmmakers added some shots of the women placed on lazy susans; rotating as if they were products. It was effective at evoking the feeling of what these women's plights and what caused them, but I think was over the top. The simple portrayal of their lives was interesting enough for me.
That is something I think the piece did very well. It was extremely crisp in its presentation of these women's day to day lives. It ordered the piece in such a way that the arc of their legal battles was easily and clearly portrayed. This had the effect of showing that these women were smart, resourceful, and persistent, which I think is the best message that can come from such a piece:
Change, no matter that adversary, can happen at a local level by a few hardworking passionate individuals.
Maquilapolis was an extremely eye-opening film. I have known about cheap labor being utilized in factories in Mexico for some time, but this documentary did I very good job of systematically presenting the struggles of living in such an environment.
I resonated with the living conditions of these families. To start, that there seems to be very little presence and support coming from males. That these women work so hard on their own, and are also raising a family is unfathomable to me.
The disarray of basic infrastructure is also astounding to me. More particularly that the threat of electrocution from power lines being run through mud and water is a daily concern.
I disliked some of the way that the women were presented. As if to add flair and watch ability to the piece the filmmakers added some shots of the women placed on lazy susans; rotating as if they were products. It was effective at evoking the feeling of what these women's plights and what caused them, but I think was over the top. The simple portrayal of their lives was interesting enough for me.
That is something I think the piece did very well. It was extremely crisp in its presentation of these women's day to day lives. It ordered the piece in such a way that the arc of their legal battles was easily and clearly portrayed. This had the effect of showing that these women were smart, resourceful, and persistent, which I think is the best message that can come from such a piece:
Change, no matter that adversary, can happen at a local level by a few hardworking passionate individuals.
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