Chris Pappas
Like Water for Chocolate was definitely an interesting movie, much different than what we have seen previously. The forbidden love aspect that we discussed before the movie was a definite topic. With the main character, Tita, her mother, and (red headed) sister Gertrudis, all experiencing a different kind of forbiddance. The message, in my opinion, was one of following your dreams, not allowing anything to come between. Tita and Pedro were tortured souls throughout the whole movie. Longing only to be with each other, but the Cinderalla style mother, wouldn’t allow that to happen, even with her death she haunted the ranch.
Tita’s special power to add her love to the food she prepared was an interesting use of magical realism. This ability is set in the normal, modern world, with authentic depictions of humans and society. Her tears in the wedding cake, made everyone feel her pain. Her explosion of love, with the rose pedals, made everyone leave the table to pleasure themselves, definitely an interesting twist that I didn’t see coming.
The most unusual tradition had to be the youngest daughter being forced to care for the mother. I have never heard of such a tradition, and frankly, I’m glad for that. Some of the characters stood out to me. Though he didn’t play a large role, Sargento Treviño made me laugh every scene he was involved with. You had to feel bad for the doctor, who put his love out for Tita, she partially reciprocated, that is, until Pedro was around.
Better late than never x2 haha!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the message you caught from this film. Following your dreams..Tita and Pedro really did find a way to follow their dreams of being in love. I hated how the movie ended though with him dying????