Jack
Even the Rain starts out with producers of a film hiring actors for cheap labor. It is interesting to see a movie made about a movie. Sebastian and Costa are the movie makers (possibly producers or directors). They have to find a way to make a movie that seems to be underfunded. They find a local of Bolivia, Danielle, who seems to do a great job. At the same time of acting, he leads a protest against a 400% tax raise just to get drinking water. It's crazy to see that the government thinks somehow the people are supposed to pay this increase overnight. I really liked how Sebastian and Costa changed as the film progressed. In the Beginning, Costa just likes the cheap actors and Sebastian is the one who wants to give all the actors a chance to audition. However, in the end, Costa comes to build a relationship with Danielle and even saves his daughters life. Sebastian became more concerned with finishing the movie and even tells Costa not to go help her. Also, I really enjoyed the scene when all the people involved in making the movie were at a nice restaurant and the waiter tells Costa what the word for water was in the native language (yuka); eventually, the film ends with Costa opening a present from Danielle. The present was yuka.
thomaspfanne
Makes people understand Indian culture, how capitalism works, shows art and real life, what politics is about. There is much here to savor, including scenes reminiscent of the best of Werner Herzog and Costa-Gavras, Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie, and Jorge Sanjines' Yawar Maliku (Blood of the Condor). Three beautiful male actors fight for hearts and minds. Gael Garcia Bernal gets a run for his money from his co-stars, especially newcomer Aduviri as the pint-sized water activist. There is a late scene where Costa tries to get Sebastian over a depression that's left him temporarily bedridden. No, they don't go there, but one can fantasize – it's the ultimate reason we keep going to the movies.
gsaint09
This film relates something about the privatisation of water in Bolivia and the enforcement of that private ownership by the government. Water, previously owned by the people through their government, then water rights sold to a trans-national corporation by operatives within the government. Lest we think that this sort of thing only happens in the lesser elsewhere, please note the following:A US judge declares Detroit residents have no right to water 1 October 2014In a ruling on Monday, the federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Detroit declared that workers, youth and retirees have no "fundamental right" to water, as he threw out a lawsuit challenging the city's policy of shutting off tens of thousands of residents from one of the most fundamental necessities of life.
philipfoxe
I do like Ken Loach's film, being a regular leftie, but they are sometimes a bit 'worthy' and downbeat. This film is right on the money, showing a believable crew making a low budget movie with anti-imperialist intentions showing how Columbus was nothing more than a vicious exploiting thug. I particularly like the way the cast, director and producer are getting on with the job of making a product within a budget and the stress the producer endures when his actors get precious or even more, when his indigenous not so stupid extras get stroppy too. Of course its neo imperialism that raises its ugly head to show that the sins of the past are very much in evidence today as the 'natives' are still fighting for their land and their water against the crushing power of multi national 'free market' companies seeking to expropriate their natural resources with the help of corrupt local politicians. This movie just grew and grew on me as I was aware that it could end in a very bad way. Did it? Well worth the wait. A gripping and visceral piece of drama.
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