Even The Rain Analysis

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I would give the movie, Even the Rain, a solid 4 out of 5 stars. There is not a dull moment through this movie. The movie leaves you sitting at the end of your seat. I watched this movie with a classmate, and even she was chanting with the crowds. The movie is about a director crew trying to cast a film the story of Christopher Columbus’s interaction with the indigenous people. In the midst of filming, the actors playing as the indigenous people end up being involved in a civil dispute about water with the state. The town bought and invested in a well that was far, then tried to connect pipelines the main towns. They did this in order to avoid having to pay for water. The government was taxing the, about $450 per year. That is three times what they were making in their secular jobs. The similarities to the scene they are …show more content…

I was particularly confused with the obsession with the main indigenous character, Daniel, and his daughter. I understood that he was a moving individual and can incite the feeling of the viewers by his piercing looks, but he was too big of a risk. Daniel becomes a leader of the protests in Bolivia. Also I was confused at one particular scene, where Costa, the producer of the film, gave Daniel five thousand dollars. Daniel never promised to stay out of the up rise and remain silent for three weeks. Instead Daniel ends up using the money to help and gather more supplies and people to join in the up rise. I think many viewers would agree and say this movie left me curious and inspired. I was first inspired by the character change of Costa, the main producer of the fill they were filming. He went from being depicted as a cold and stern character. Costa couldn’t care less of who was going to be casted; all he cared about was how much he was paying them. He was only paying the extras $200 each. Daniel overhears Costa’s phone conversation on gloating about how cheap he is paying the

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