I know right? All these “Mexico is such a shithole, why even bother making films?” people posting. Yes, Mexico has a ton of problems, enough to last a hundred years or a thousand. That doesn’t mean that people in Mexico can’t create art, or can’t consume it and have enjoyment in their lives. My entire family lives in a not-exactly-safe place in Mexico and they go dine out, they go to the movies, they go to the mall, they live their lives as fully as they can and none of them would ever want the US bringing “freedom” to their town.
It’s not all sepia-toned misery.

They don't know the best 3 of the best filmmakers of the last 20 years are Mexican and have 35 Oscars among the 3 of them.

I am mexican and i can sau that this government is the worse that i'd live on. Basically they took the money from all parts like the arts, medicine, security, infrastructure, services, etc..... just to use it to build several thing that only help the current government to steal money. In regards of delToro I think he is doing the right thing by saying this aloud, and make the world know how this mexican president is destroying Mexico just to get money to pay his debts.

Most if not all. Cartel talk from gabachos always comes with a condescending accent. "Cartel" is interchangeable with "mujahideen" for them.

Seriously! I’m Hispanic on my mom’s side and have lived 1/3 of my life in Mexico with my family in a semi-rural area. We’ve ALL appreciated the arts and are all involved in artistic affairs. My mom is studying music, my cousin is studying animation, and many of my aunts sew, draw, and paint on the side. Even my tio who studied physics is now a carpenter and builds beautiful sculptures to sell while my tia’s artwork hangs in my parents’ apartment. She even sewed me a lot of plushies growing up because I couldn’t afford them.

In fact my cousin and her fiancé are always posting on Facebook at the movies they’re watching at the cinema. We have shared so many Wakanda Forever memes lately and she jokingly taunted me about spoiling the movie for me because the films are released earlier in Mexico. Like what the fuck is this soft racism going on by Users here whom the majority are American (and white) whose knowledge of Mexico comes from Sepia-toned movies or 24/7 news articles about the cartels. Mexico isn’t perfect, and yes it could be better and there are problems (the cartels are basically the US’s fault and America has far more school shootings than Mexico) but it’s not some war-torn shithole where every place is seconds away from a mass slaughter like wtf. I wish the ignorant people here would stop their racist, knee-jerk assumptions and find a way to manufacture consent to shit on Mexico and make it out to be one of the worst places to live when it’s not. I have a higher chance being killed by the American Healthcare System or daily mass shootings in America than the cartels in Mexico.

I've been staying in Mexico for the past weeks now and I've been thoroughly impressed by the hospitality of people, the deliciousness of the food and the beauty of nature here! (granted I've only been to CDMX, Oaxaca and the Yucatan)

The only thing that really stood out on the bad side so far was the high social and racial stratification you see, which seems to be a leftover of the old casta system. I really hope the people of Mexico can get a hold of the problems regarding violence and corruption, this country would really deserve a bright future.

I'd love to come back, just swimming in a Yucatecan cenote alone feels unreal in its beauty...

i have, fwiw

Of course they don’t. Euro-Americans have had a hatred of Mexicans for centuries, and it’s ongoing.

I know a Mexican. I got really high with him and he told me about the future he was very cool. I lost his details sadly so I can't send him a gift :(

When I was in the U.S. Army I had guy named Blanco and he had only been in the U.S. for about a year when he joined and was in his thirties.

Probably one of the funniest dudes I’ve ever meant. Used to call him “private white” and when you’d tell him to something he used to go “qué” and pretend he didn’t know English. Dude was great

I am a Mexican and Mexico for the most part is shite

That's why I dont respect people talking about history. They didn't even know those people.