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Spanglish (2004)
Universal depiction of immigration and a vast range of human emotions
The movie reflects upon the life of millions of people in the world leaving their home land for one reason or another. It is just too general to be believed to be on Mexican immigrants only, and that is the strong point for me.
Since human beings are unique in their actions, it would do injustice to the movie to ask why the characters reacted as they did. I saw it as a very plausible and possible scenario and very interesting one too.
The movie goes beyond immigrants and their problems, it deeply touches the human factors like love, self loving, self doubting, love of children, feeling of rejection, need for approval, regret, and ...
This is why I have given it a perfect 10, showing us so much and yet not superficial.
The only thing I had hard time to feel realistic about was Deborah's daughter's reaction to the newcomer and how Deborah treated her and always talked about her beauty! If I were a girl, I would have been absolutely jealous about it but again, there might be a few out there to react such.
Saz Dahani (1974)
A universal story told in a real life story in a real place on earth
0. Watchers should not be turned off by the location or culture, the story is universal even though told in such a specific geography.
1. Amateur acting in its most authentic way
2. Human desire so palpable
3. Human exploitation so real that you could see it everywhere and recognize it only if you look around yourself
4. The conclusion, I leave it for the movie goers to get to that part but briefly said, a great concluding story.
I could not give it anything less than 10 as I would do it to the other movie of the same director, The Runner. These two are amongst the best movies I have ever seen and I have seen a lot from around the globe.