The lesser you know about Y Tu Mama Tambien, the better and more powerful your experience with the Mexican gem will be. What sparked me to write this little comment is reading the previous review written by Naturalhealer.
SPOILERS
Louisa has a perfect reason for giving up everything to see Heaven's Mouth. She doesn't give up for the sake of those two horny teens ... it's a more personal reason. I would have done the same thing if I was in her shoes knowing that my life is about to end. One last taste of freedom. To discover Paradise. What life is all about. That's Louisa's personal journey to find the answers. Sex serves multiple purposes in the film ... which I'm not going to get into. The film is mysterious just like life. I came out of the film feeling refreshed and it made me to look at my life in a different light. We don't realize that til the very last scene.
I should add that the film has more than a handful of scenes that will leave you haunted. The camera works are raw, brilliant, and gorgeous. The underwater scenes are lovely and poetic. In one scene, the camera floats to the back of a country hotel where we see an ancient woman dancing and a family of women cooking and another scene (my favorite) is when Louisa dances toward the beautiful boys drunk on tequila. I got "marked" possibly forever by Louisa's haunting gaze.
It's a very beautiful film - bursting with honesty, passion, and life. I'm going to see it again.
SPOILERS
Louisa has a perfect reason for giving up everything to see Heaven's Mouth. She doesn't give up for the sake of those two horny teens ... it's a more personal reason. I would have done the same thing if I was in her shoes knowing that my life is about to end. One last taste of freedom. To discover Paradise. What life is all about. That's Louisa's personal journey to find the answers. Sex serves multiple purposes in the film ... which I'm not going to get into. The film is mysterious just like life. I came out of the film feeling refreshed and it made me to look at my life in a different light. We don't realize that til the very last scene.
I should add that the film has more than a handful of scenes that will leave you haunted. The camera works are raw, brilliant, and gorgeous. The underwater scenes are lovely and poetic. In one scene, the camera floats to the back of a country hotel where we see an ancient woman dancing and a family of women cooking and another scene (my favorite) is when Louisa dances toward the beautiful boys drunk on tequila. I got "marked" possibly forever by Louisa's haunting gaze.
It's a very beautiful film - bursting with honesty, passion, and life. I'm going to see it again.