Chicuarotes

There is a lot of misunderstanding about this movie in this review section. Once a person understands the culiture of CDMX and the life of a chilango en México then that person will be able to understand this movie. Great delivery and full of emotional drama. I would not expect anything less from a Mexican director. Great cast, great characters and this movie portrayed the real struggle in cdmx. This movie is a heavy movie. Full of emotion and was delivered very well. I am just adding extra characters to this post to meet the minimum. Para mis mexicanos, somos más fuertes juntos. Vive México.

If someone imagined it could happen, the story of chicuarotes is one of many unfortunate stories that surround the most poor in Mexico and developing countries, it portrays in an immersive manner the struggles and the ignorance of people that are just born, raised and mourned in misery. It is not a movie that generates guilt in the viewer rather than it awakens appreciation of what you have and confronts you to the terrible reality that some people live, from your comfortable couch. Characters are poorly developed but not stupid as some say, it is really a series of bad decisions. A lot to process.

Esta Pelicula Mexicana Vale Mucho la Pena Esta Son Las Películas que deberíamos apoyar Las Actuaciones de Benny Emmanuel Como Cagalera Fueron Muy Buenas Igual Con la Interpretación de Gabriel Carvajal Como Moloteco Fueron Más o Menos Para ser su Primera Película y la Dirección de Gael Garcia Bernal Fue Buena

I feel this movie is overhyped by the people because of it's fake deepness, it doesn't have anything but a "reality" so it's just full of homophobic remarks and the writer spitting "hey this is wrong by the way". The decisions the main character takes are ridiculous constantly and they don't have normal consequences, it always works out some way. Every image is beautiful but it lacks of a good writing. By the way, the actors actually do the best they can, but there's no saving for the script. Summary: Empty and beautiful

Two teenagers behold the abyss of poverty, domestic violence, social issues and life in the dark corners of Mexico City. We get to see the abyss through the eyes and actions of the characters and the recurrent question: "Is there any other way to survive?". There are many moments in which different metaphors based on details, conversations and objects make their way into the film to create an atmosphere that goes beyond what is presented. Some of those metaphors fail to complement the main story and actually in a certain point we might stop paying attention to the plot of the movie. However, it gets the jobe done in building the entire context, in making you feel scared and anxious when an intense scene appears.