Films that take place at different times in history, and are produced at different times are bound to have dissimilar effects of their audiences. Despite being made forty years apart, Pigs and Battleships (Imamura, 1961) and Y Tu Mamá También (Cuarón, 2001) both deal with similar subject matter. The political turmoil in their respective countries at the time of production are depicted in very different ways, and even in surprisingly different genres.
Pigs and Battleships uses the lower class world in Japan to show what life was like for the people having to live in Japan after the Second World War, and what effect the country’s political decisions and government had on the people. At this point, the allied occupation in Japan had been taking place for a few years, and the threat of attack …show more content…
There is a separation between the characters in the film and the events going on in the city around them. The three main characters of the film, Tenoch, Julio, and Luisa all come from different backgrounds, and are brought together by their want for independence and freedom from their everyday lives. None of the characters show a particular interest in the protests happening in Mexico City, despite the fact that Julio’s sister is one of the screaming activists demanding change in their country. The class struggle between the two boys is never put under a microscope and examined overtly. Coming from an upper class background, Tenoch seems aware that his father’s corrupt political career is not something to emulate, and even pushes back upon when it comes to his education. The mixing of drama and road trip film genres makes the social commentary on Mexican society more subtle. The only overtly political comments made by Julio and Tenoch when referring to their feelings on the instability surrounding them, is while they recklessly drive while shouting about “Team
Pigs and Battleships uses the lower class world in Japan to show what life was like for the people having to live in Japan after the Second World War, and what effect the country’s political decisions and government had on the people. At this point, the allied occupation in Japan had been taking place for a few years, and the threat of attack …show more content…
There is a separation between the characters in the film and the events going on in the city around them. The three main characters of the film, Tenoch, Julio, and Luisa all come from different backgrounds, and are brought together by their want for independence and freedom from their everyday lives. None of the characters show a particular interest in the protests happening in Mexico City, despite the fact that Julio’s sister is one of the screaming activists demanding change in their country. The class struggle between the two boys is never put under a microscope and examined overtly. Coming from an upper class background, Tenoch seems aware that his father’s corrupt political career is not something to emulate, and even pushes back upon when it comes to his education. The mixing of drama and road trip film genres makes the social commentary on Mexican society more subtle. The only overtly political comments made by Julio and Tenoch when referring to their feelings on the instability surrounding them, is while they recklessly drive while shouting about “Team