Y Tu Mama Tambien Film Reaction (Essay Sample)

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Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN FILM REACTION
The film “Y Tu Mamá También” is a film that originates from a Mexican culture and made its debut in 2001. The film translated into English means “And your mother also”. The film is directed and co-written by two brothers; Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón who is just the co-writer. The film depicts two boys in their teenage years taking a road trip with a lady in her late 20s. The boys are coming to an age where they will be regarded as men. The setting of the movie is in 1999 and the then current issues that are affecting Mexico are depicted in the movie. There is the clear depiction of Mexico’s end of a reign of Presidents all hailing from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. The opposition was shown in its rise with their leader Vicente Fox.
The film was noted to be controversial because of the way it had illustrated sexuality. This caused the movie to suffer complications in the ratings in various countries. Despite this, it had a good debut on the market in Mexico. The film was released into the market in its original Spanish form and made approximately $2.2 million on its first weekend. This movie has numerous scenes where masculinity in Mexico is shown by men. The celebrated Mexican film shows the difference in the ability of men to portray their masculinity in different ways.
Socio Historical Context
The film combines narrations of storytelling and a period of interruptions of the action. The narrator gives additional information about the characters, events and the setting that currently s displayed. The numerous narrations and forward story emphasis draw on the current issues that the poor people of Mexico are currently facing. The issues are social, political and economical. The story revolves around these two teenage boys on the brink of adulthood.
Julio comes from a leftist family who are a middle class family while Tenoch comes from a family whose father has a high rank in the political field. The motion picture begins with each boy having the last sexual encounter with each of their girlfriends. The girls are heading out on a road trip too to Italy. The ability of a man to have sex with a woman is shown to be his basis of masculinity in this scene. Despite coming from different economic backgrounds, the notion is the same in Mexican community.
When their girlfriends leave for their road trip, the boys find out that life after school is boring. This shows that the only interesting thing about the women in the community is their provision of sex. The boys find themselves in the company of an older woman at a wedding. Her name is Luisa and she is the wife of Tenoch’s older cousin Jano. They find themselves speaking about relationships and their sexual experiences while at the wedding. In both of the boys’ speech they sought to impress the woman and would compete who could outdo the other.
The man who can outdo the other in terms of their ‘sex game’ is more masculine than the other. They came up with a mythical beach that is secluded named “Boca del Cielo”. Translated to English the secluded beach is named Heaven’s mouth. The older woman initially refuses to join them in their quest to find this mythical beach. The film shows how easy women are to sway from their original decisions. They cannot be the pillar of nationalism and the emblem of the nation.
However, after a teary and sad confession from his husband about his cheating, she changes her mind. The confession is through a phone call. The phone call aggravates her and she does not want to wallow in self pity. This scene shows the emotions that drive a woman. The film depicts that a woman inability to say no is because of the surrounding environment and how it makes her feel. She decides to join the new young men on an adventurous journey. Tenoch and Julio have no idea where this dream beach is and are going blindly to find it. They drive through a poor and rough Mexico that clearly depicts the current situation. The film shows the lack of direction of men in their role as leaders. Though they may not know where they are headed, the women will always follow.
Because of the long journey ahead, the group makes a stop for the night and they sleep in a motel. Luisa leaves a sad message on Jano’s answering machine as she bids him goodbye. She begins to cry and this is when Tenoch finds her as he is looking for shampoo. The lady seduces him and they end up having sex as Julio watches angrily over the open door. Tenoch feels awkward because she is the wife of his cousin but has sex with her enthusiastically. His values here are colliding with his immoral behaviors.
Because of Julio’s anger he confesses to having sex with Tenoch’s girlfriend. Luisa tries to even things out by having sex with Julio. This is another scene that shows that the society has allowed for sexual immorality where women are used as sex toys. It shows that immorality is used in solving immorality problems that arise. Despite the lady being older and mature, she falls as an easy lay for the young boys. Unlike the past, this would not have happened.
Tenoch reveals that he too had sex with Julio’s girlfriend. The two boys become infuriated and they begin to fight. Luisa threatens to leave them mid-way the journey in an attempt to stop the fight. The threats work however, and the group continues with their adventurous journey. The group scene in fight shows the men’s constant fight to prove their masculinity. However, when threats of the denial of sex the...