Saturday, July 4, 2009

Amores Perros

Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch) is a film that talks about love, betrayal and death. This film takes place in a small town in Mexico City, where three different stories come together as a result of a near-tragic automobile accident. Each of them have to learn how to handle loss, regret, and the harsh realities of life, all because of love.
By entering his dog Cofi in a dog fight, Octavio (played by Gael Garcia Bernal) tries to make enough money to help his sister-in law (played by Vanessa Bauche), who in fact that he falls in love with. However, she ends up staying behind with her family and he ends up crippled and alone. Octavio is the one who causes the accident, because things really started to heat up after his dog Cofi was shot in the middle of the dog fight. It was not long after the fight when Octavio marched back in the arena and stabbed the gunman to death. That's when he ran to his car, ran a(red) light and crashed right into the other car.
The driver of the other was Daniel's (played by Alvaro Guerrero) mistress Valeria (played by Goya Toledo), who was distracted by her dog's (Richie) barking. After losing one of her legs in the accident, Daniel and Valeria's romantic escapade came to an end.
The only one who was an eyewitness to the accident was a homeless man named El Chivo (played by Emilio Echevarria), who is a caretaker for dogs who have been injured and ran away from their owners. He is also a former guerilla who plans an assassination. In one of the final scenes of the movie, he breaks into his daughter' home, walks into her room, calls her on a cellphone and left this long message, reviling his true self to her.
This movie was such a tragedy. It just seemed to me that there was always one tragedy after another. Even though love was the common factor between all three characters, there was just too much twists and turns involved. Not to mention the use of profanity was just so unbelievable. However, it was very written and done.

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