Cesar Chavez Film Analysis

If I was the instructor and I could only assign one of these films to my students, I would choose Diego Luna’s 2014 film “Cesar Chavez.” I chose this film because Mexican American Civil Rights are underrated. It is a very important part in history that most instructors tend not to express as much or even skip the chapter. In high school, I remember learning about the Renaissance Era, Civil War, WWI and WWII, Cold War, African American Civil Rights, slavery, even wars in other countries that don’t involve the U.S.; however, I’ve never had a chapter or even heard about Mexican American Civil Rights. Schools need to instruct and teach about Mexican American Rights. During WWII, Mexican Americans served in the war. They fought for their country and rights, and yet when the war was over they still got treated poorly, as did women and African Americans. In 1948, the American GI Forum began. It was a civil rights organization and a way for WWII Mexican American veterans to receive somewhat equal rights as whites after the war.
As Mexican Americans struggled for further society civil rights, they did not get anywhere near culturally represented as African Americans or women rights. Not getting …show more content…
The whole idea of the movie was to show how hard it was for Mexican American workers to get a union and to have civil rights. The Delano Grape Strike and Boycott took place from 1965- 1970. The farm workers used Chavez as a leader. He ordered strikes, meetings, taught nonviolent ways, and brought the farmworkers close to one another to help strengthen their party. Chavez goes on a 25 day hunger strike to help create national attention. Chavez and the UFW go on a 300 mile march from Delano to Sacramento to show their demands. Chavez also calls to the general public to boycott grapes. Even though the strike and boycott were nationally known, the support from others was still not