The City
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Movie Reviews of The City
Movie Review: Review for "The City"
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie shows what illegal immigrants have to deal with in their everyday lives in the United States. Scenes include how they are not getting paid, a kid who can't attend school because her dad didn't have a rent bill or a phone bill (which means that if you aren't the part of the city, and you don't own something, your kids will not be able to get educated), and all of the hardships that they go through. The movie portrays a different image of New York because it was filmed in black and white, compared to image we get from MTV of New York as a city which of full of colors.Movie Review: Immigrants' Perspectives
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie shows the immigrants' perspectives about their life living in America. The movie consists four different immigrants' lifestyle and their difficulties. Overall, it is kind of depressing, but many thoughts can be reflected through each immigrants' story.Movie Review: La Ciudad
Summary: 3 Stars
La Ciudad is a movie that is put together with several different stories that all relate to the mistreatment of latinos. The stories are linked together when one takes a photograph. In the movie the black and white sets the mood. If it was in color the movie would not give the audiance the full affect of how oppressed these latinos were. I also noticed in the movie that everytime that a latino would fall into a problem that the latinos would come together and help eachother out. Examples of this are when the wall fell on the man and then all of the other works stopped working and went to help get hom out of the rubble. Also when the one women needed money so she can pay the bills for her sick daughter many women that she worked with gave her money to help. This shows how these immigrant workers help eachother out. I also thought it was interesting that the movie took place in New York. Everytime I used to think of New York, I would think of New York City and Times Square. This movie really made me open my eyes to what also goes on in the outskirts of New York City other then big buildings. Overal I thought the movie was put together really well and I liked it.Movie Review: La Ciudad Review
Summary: 3 Stars
La Cuidad was a good movie that helps show what some immigrants have to indure. The movie takes place in an urban setting in New York. It gives four sepaerate tales of four Latin immigrants with all of them having a connection because they all eventually visit the same photgrapher. The movie is pictured in black and white which adds to the effect it has on the viewers. The tales work to show the mistreatment of immigrants here in America. In the movie, immigrants were being cheated out of their pay, children were refused by schools and more. The movie is well constructed and gives a real view of how hard being an immigrant can be.In one section, the film portrays dozens of male immigrants on a New York corner ready to work for anyone who came. I do reccommend this film especially to those who are interested or working with the subject of immigrants.