Y tu mamá también

Another late night -- but not from work or school, just a taste of life from a year ago... saw the superb Mexican film Y Tu Mama Tambien at The Ridge, then food & bevs at DV8, followed by late-night coffee at the Blenz on Davie and Granville. I recognized one of the main actors, Gael Garcia Bernal, from last year's Amores Perros, another good Mexican film. Although I thought this film was better overall, not just provocative but pensive and sobering. And let's not forget to mention that the 23-yr old Bernal is very easy on the eyes! He was one of the best parts of Amores Perros!

Y Tu Mama Tambien is so chock-full of references to social and political and personal behaviour that it merits multiple viewings to catch them all. I would have to say that if I hadn't taken Latin American Studies this past term, many of those cultural references would've passed right by me. The narrator puts forth a perspective that creates an entirely different way of viewing the film, even in its most innocuous moments. Some scenes were tough to watch, not just the graphic sex scenes (many of which were pretty funny, actually), but some scenes were so loaded with implications that it was like watching an impending disaster, a runaway train... anyway, this isn't going to turn into a spoiler alert, I'll shut up now...

Thanks to Shellie from Ontario for being a good sport and coming along to the movie!


Shellie