Born Into Brothels Essay

In the movie, Born into Brothels, the film mostly includes the perceptions and ideas of the filmmakers. It was obvious that the filmmakers disapproved of the children being forced into prostitution, which is why they mostly interviewed children throughout the documentary. Which is why they never interviewed the prostitutes or the parents of the children. Even though the movie was based on the children, insight from the prostitutes and parents would have given more insight to the audience. There are many pros and cons to the fact that the only the children were being interviewed. The pros of the children being interviewed are that since they are the main subjects of the documentary, they provide the audience with a glimpse into their lives. …show more content…
During the interviews, the children mostly talk about themselves, their friends, and what they witness in the brothels and in the Red Light District. This gives the audience an idea of how these children live, and what they witness every single day. The filmmakers make the children of the Red Light District the main part of their documentary. The filmmakers show the children playing in their neighbourhood, in photography class, at the zoo, and at the beach. They also show the children interacting with people outside of the Red Light District, and how people treat them because of their social class. This created pathos for the audience, because they started to have a sense of pity and also took a liking to the children in the documentary. This made the audience more engaged, and wanted them to learn more about the experiences of these children. The filmmakers generally get to decide what they want and do now want to show in their documentary. They decided to show the children being verbally abused by their parents and being denied schooling so that they could prove a point. The point being that living in such conditions is unreasonable for