The Battle Of Chile Part 2 Essay

In the film ‘Machuca,’ the director took the audience on a journey , exploring the lives of two boys, Peter Gonzalo and Pedro Machuca during the time Chile was fighting to rule their own country. The documentary, ‘The Battle of Chile Part 2,’ also gave the audience the direct footage from a journalist point of view of the campaign and fight for Chile. Both film gave viewers the insight of the struggles the lower class families and people struggling to make a living went through during the fight for leadership. ‘Machuca,’ shows how difficult it was for children of different class to maintain a friendship, mainly because the lower class was treated unfairly and not receiving the same privileges as the upper class kids. In ‘The Battle of Chile Part 2,’ viewer got to see the fighting of both sides and how the people and families were all fearful for their lives. …show more content…
I believed the viewers felt more connected to the people in the documentary because they were affected by the decisions of the governing party. Knowing that the battle when on for a lengthy period, one can assume that some of the footage was omitted making the documentary length reasonable, which can also suggest to the viewers that some of the information was misconstrued. The film ‘Machuca,’ allowed audience to see through both Gonzalo and Pedro eyes and sympathize with them. Not being able to see the government leaders in ‘Machuca,’ and hearing their opinions, made war seem less significant in the film and more about how Gonzalo and Pedro were affected by the war and their realization how the war affects their families