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This is a classic film that depicts a special niche of the Mexican-American culture of Los Angeles in the 1940's. The style and dramatization of the movie is presented in a fabulous musical expression of both color and emotion. Edward Olmos's acting is powerful and captivating as he sheds light into the dark recesses of men's hearts. While this film is a classic, like all true classics, it still speaks to us today.
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A perfect "opening up" of a play, just enough to be cinematically compelling, but never leaving the stage behind. I liked this a lot till the bail out ending.
Ending the story with the reciting of the subsequent crimes and deaths of the falsely accused would have been perfectly sensible and honest. How could any audience possibly respect the fully acknowledged "let's pretend" destinies invented for the defendants, full of success and happiness?
The evil of American soldiers, journalists and judges is laid bare, but the evil crimes of Mexican-American gang members are self-righteously minimized and sidestepped. This play/film remains a perfect illustration of the phoniness of Mexican-American pride. Double-talk and a casual willingness to conflate good and evil within "Chicano" communities is perfectly acceptable, so long as you can point your finger at systemic anti-Hispanic racism. I guess that's the true nature of El Pachuco, then and now: swaggering BS.
What could have an honest phantasmagoria suddenly devolved into dishonest propaganda.
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I believe that if you are born Mexican in the US, you should receive -- along with your "Brown Club" membership packet, a complimentary copy of this film. The film is sublime and any stylistic errors that Luis Valdez MIGHT have committed would certainly be ameliorated by the penetrating and unswerving look into Mexican American psychology. This is Octavio Paz's "Labyrinth of Solitude" put to music. Every time I see this film, I am awed and nearly moved to tears by its heroic, yet tragic, beauty (this is a bit embarrassing when I have to turn on the lights and discuss it with my students, but that's another story). Every image, every word, has been calculated to stimulate thought and introspection. Even the most hardened, nihilistic people I've shown this to have come away from watching it with the same reaction, which is something along the lines of "this film is bad a**."
In short, this movie is revelatory and relevant to anyone who wants to know about this historical psychology of the Mexican American. Our past, our worldview, is not better than anyone else's, but it surely isn't worse -- and it does not merit be expunged from this nation's history. In making this film, the Valdez brothers are doing their bit to right an historic wrong. Now, after watching it, it's our turn.
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I loved this movie, I have even had the pleasure of meeting Luis Valdez, the creator of the theare version. My college even is planning to do the play.
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I enjoyed the movie Zoot Suit very much. I love the nostalgic clothing worn in the film.
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