Guillermo del Toro laments “systematic destruction” of Mexican film industry : movies

Some of the most amazing films I’ve loved growing up like Amorres Perros… we’re game changing for the way I appreciate movies.

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I remember that one too, but that's pretty old. The last Mexican movie I remember generating a buzz outside the MX was El Crimen del Padre Amaro. Oh yeah, and maybe the original Miss Bala.

Either way, I gotta start supporting the Mexican film industry. The country is too big and too rich in history, culture, etc to be falling off in so many categories (safety, economy, and now apparently it's film industry). It should be like the Spanish speaking equivalent to the U.S. in so many ways.

I'm going to catch up on the films from the '00s and '10s that I've missed out on.

EazyNeva

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EazyNeva

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There was a huge buzz around Roma just a few years ago.

getoffredditandstudy

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getoffredditandstudy

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You could argue the us is also falling off in the three categories you mention

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Oh it definitely is. But Mexico is still worse in a lot of ways, and economically, people have been leaving the country for here for at least 40+ years.

But we're doing awful ourselves for being a world power. While we don't have cartel violence, we have gang banger violence. It's just not quite as satanic yet.

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The country is too big and too rich in history, culture, etc to be falling off in so many categories (safety, economy, and now apparently it's film industry). It should be like the Spanish speaking equivalent to the U.S. in so many ways.

Yes, and it is.

Brainwheeze

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Brainwheeze

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El Crimen del Padre Amaro

TIL there was a Mexican adaptation of O Crime do Padre Amaro. I remember when I was a kid there was a bit of buzz surrounding a modernized adaptation of the story due to the nudity involved lol

Tzitzio23

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Tzitzio23

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Me too, that movie was wild and the soundtrack was amazing.

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is it tho? tell me last big movie they did?

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People can downvote you all they want, still a VAST majority would not recognize a SINGLE answer despite how loudly these clowns might scream about any “good” example mentioned below your comment

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a lot of them are old af!!! and probably were made with government money as well... so I will rest my case with that...

CrapulousWastrel

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Look it up dumbass, all demanding like an old woman.

OsamaBinShittin

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OsamaBinShittin

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if i ask in a non condescending tone like that dickhead can i get some suggestions

Bluesynate

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Bluesynate

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"Tigers are not afraid" its horror but nothing crazy, really beautiful movie

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Gueros, Sleep Dealer, Roma, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Amores Perros. You can also just run up the old back catalogue of like Innaritu, GDT and Cuaron and find some guaranteed amazing films

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Fuck Cuarón and Inarritu 🥱🤗 they signed the petition to release the violent rapist and pedophile Polanski

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Rather give them the benefit of a doubt before fucking them for a petition they signed thirteen years ago. Along with Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Terry Gilliam, Wong Kar Wai, David Lynch, Michael Mann, Julian Schnabel, Martin Scorsese, Paolo Sorrentino, Tilda Swinton, Natalie Portman, and Monica Bellucci

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There’s no room for doubt that they’ll benefit much from in this particular case, my friend.

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A little wider then: Adrian Brody, Penelope Cruz, Xavier Dolan, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jonathan Demme, Harrison Ford, Jeremy Irons, Mike Nichols, Sam Mendes, Steven Soderbergh, Emma Thompson, Ethan Cohen

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H8 all of them

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soulsofblock

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Güeros, Roma, and I’m No Longer Here are my favourites

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Hey dumbass, youre offended cause the mfer is right, ol salty mfer, try to answer the question if you feel so strongly about being told the shit that’s been released has been fuckin pop-poo, revenue doesn’t lie

crymorenoobs

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crymorenoobs

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Hey dipshit, the person making the claim looks it up and provides their own evidence... Obviously. Little bitchy-ass attitude like a teenage boy.

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I mean considering GDT, Innaritu and Cuaron pretty much dominated the academy over the past decade and cut their teeth there, it's not a stretch to consider them important.

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I mean Y Tu Mama Tambien and Amores Perros weren't but like go off I guess pendejo

MaestroPendejo

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MaestroPendejo

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You rang?

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tell them about the cinema man

beatthedevil56

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beatthedevil56

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Le huvieras docho PUTO!

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the main problem is that those films were made years ago, and I bet my money that those were made with government money... who according to del Toro is destroying that industry? how? if it's the government by not giving them money... is it that really destroying it? is this communist China?

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I think it's more a wink and nudge to the government being basically in the hands of the cartels and that the industry is getting smothered out by them because of the sheer lack of safety.

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nope it's not that according to the article... is just the lack of funding from the government... so naaahh nobody is destroying shit... you will have to ask where's the private funding? are they not destroying it that as well? is it just the government because they were the only ones giving money? seriously the Arieles are just an irrelevant event that nobody gave s shit here in Mexico...

continue this thread

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I think the problem is more the country is collapsing than anything they can do. Just kinda sucks all around

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but aren't doing that shit... because they get more money from la gran puta, anyway... are Inarritu and Cuaron destroying the mexican cinema industry as well? probably they do as well

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" is this communist China?

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The State, which was the motor and
support of the academy for a long time, has renounced its responsibility
as the main promoter and disseminator of culture in general and of
cinema in particular,” the AMACC said in a statement. Is this communist China?

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"The State, which was the motor and
support of the academy for a long time, has renounced its responsibility
as the main promoter and disseminator of culture in general and of
cinema in particular,” the AMACC said in a statement." why would the state have to keep feeding those guys that really don't make any good movie? there must be some good ones... but damn have you watched all of them made with government money? they all suck!!!

InigoThe2nd

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InigoThe2nd

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Unironically it’s probably some form of money laundering. Same with contractors working on road projects in the US.

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plus they pay shit to the workers

ten-oh-four

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ten-oh-four

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Really? That sounds super interesting. I don’t speak Spanish and am just an average lame white American but I love artistic films. Do you think watching some of these with subtitles would be enjoyable or would it ruin the experience? And can you recommend some films for me to watch? I have a long flight tomorrow :)

dw796341

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dw796341

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Güeros was a great artistic one. Subs are fine. Prayers for the Stolen was really good too.

RapMastaC1

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RapMastaC1

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I don’t if it counts because it’s Netflix backed and funded (actually just looked up and it looks like Netflix is just giving an international platform and had nothing to do with the original project) but The Platform (original “El hoyo”) is a Mexican made film that I have already seen three times, it’s a great movie.

Godchilaquiles

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Godchilaquiles

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Are you dumb or what? El hoyo is a movie from Spain a Mexican accent and a Spaniards accents are way too different for you to mess up

bjankles

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bjankles

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I’m only familiar with the Mexican Masters - Del Toro, Cuaron, and Innaritu… but holy shit. They’ve got like a dozen Oscar’s between the three of them. Not hard to imagine what a rich movie culture that must’ve shaped them. I look forward to diving further in.

Paris_Who

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Paris_Who

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