Y Tu Mama Tambien

Wow, What can I say about this film. Definitely not one I would have ever chose to watch. I felt it was an inappropriate film for this class. That being said, this film was based on the lives of two teenage boys, Julio and Tenoch. Both boys were without much of a father figure. Julio was from a middle class family. He was raised by his mother and older sister. Tenoch was from a more influential home with a father being a political figure. These two young men seemed to not have any strong parental supervision. They were sexual promiscuous, using drugs and alcohol on a regular basis. The macho attitude of the Hispanic male was seen strongly in this film. Luisa's husband had many affairs. Julio and Tenoch admitted to having sex with each other's girlfriend. They were angry and referred to their girlfriends as "sluts". What a double standard they portrayed. Again, this film had political issues with demonstrations in the streets. I did not watch the ending of this film but I looked up the ending and found out that Luisa left the boys in bed with each other. I'm sure the scene was awkward when they woke up. They returned home. Luisa stayed at the beaches. Julio and Tenoch happened to meet each other a year later. Luisa had died of cancer a month after their trip. The two young men parted and never met again.

This film will not be listed on my top 6 films. I'm pretty open minded but I would suggest this film not be shown in the future. That's my opinion, that's my final blog.