Innocent Voices Film Analysis

Innocent Voices A bloody civil war that tore apart El Salvador during the 1980s was created into an incredible film twenty five years later. Released to theaters in October 14, 2005 Innocent Voices hit the box office at one million dollars in two weeks. An incredible story told by an 11 year old boy and the struggle of surviving the war, but also trying to live as normal as possible. The director Luis Mandoki gave his audience a powerful motion picture, although some people might disagree with the film’s politics most will find to be haunted by its message. Some of the things that will make this movie great is the conflict, setting, and actors. “When the war started, Dad left for the United States,” Chava a boy tells us the story of his struggle becoming the new man of the house. Living in a barrio in El Salvador at the time of the civil war is already one of the main conflicts but the director adds on a bigger problem. When Chava, the main character, turns 12 he will be in danger by getting drafted into the government army. The conflict in this movie is endless but the fact that his story in not one of a child in the urban wilderness, but one of a child who was on a good path in life when the civil war interrupted him, makes this movie have a …show more content…
The motion picture in this movie is striking because it makes the audience realize how poor El Salvador is. The culture in El salvador has always been poor the director has a great scene in the movie where the family moves back in with grandma and get back to normal for a little while. Chava the main character in the movie meets a girl and decides to take her on a date, keep in mind that there is a civil war and shots could be fired at anytime. El Salvador is known for great food like pupusas and amazing fruits like mango, the director makes a great setting in this part of the movie because there's so much culture to