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Una combinación magnífica del humor, el suspenso y el amor, El secreto de sus ojos es un filme que puedo llamar un favorito. Todos los personajes traen algo significativo a la trama, sea la comedía o sea los temas de la justicia. Los saltos entre el pasado y el presente provienen transiciones bien hechos y le guían al espectador hacia el final. Más de todo, el simbolismo y las situaciones del filme se muestran como las perspectivas de alguna gente tienen el poder a cambiar las de los demás. La trama y los temas siguen la vida adulta de Benjamin Esposito, quienes obsesiones de la justicia para Morales y el amor para Irene se ponen igual en el mente del espectador. Mejor dicho, ME hacen estar obsesionada hasta que llegue el final sorprendente, que me dejó con la boca abierta. Una película que todos deben experimentar.

City of God is not only a true eye-opener to the horrors of criminal life in the "favelas" of Brazil, but the cinematography alone is enough to leave you on the edge of your seat, begging for more. Fernando Meirelles' use of lightening and shadows and filmed snapshots is incredible and augments the symbolism of the camera in Buscapé's life journey. I enjoyed how the film progressed in a novel-like fashion, imitating the book that it portrayed with various "chapters," each of which described a particular character's story. Likewise, the development of a large number of characters is sometimes too daunting to attempt in a 2-hour film, but I thought it was well accomplished in City of God. Finally, the plot itself was simply an amazing and stark depiction of the violent reality that exists in the Brazilian ghetto, to the point that murder became even a normal part of daily life for young children. That's certainly a thought to chew on for some time.

21 Grams is a tremendous feat, an emotive film that explores the depths of life and death and everything in between. Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, and Naomi Watts give outstanding performances and truly reveal the measures we are willing to take in the name of love, revenge, forgiveness, and death. The way Alejandro González Iñárritu connects the lives of these three characters is mind-blowing, as he challenges the viewer to piece together the narrative as the film continuously flashes from the past to the future to the present. Although I found this fragmented style confusing at first, it slowly begins to unravel and make sense, and I believe it is the only way these tragic stories can effectively and artistically be told. The characters in the film, and in turn the viewer, wrestle with a deep variety of emotions and issues that have the potential to change their lives forever. At least it certainly had a profound impact on myself.