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During the twentieth century, Mexico experienced an era of economic instability and an obvious division of social classes. In Amorres Perros, Iñarritú, the director, brilliantly portrays the distinction in the separation of social classes and the effect of the economy on society. In Amorres Perros, Daniel, Octavio, Susana and el Chivo represent the three social classes in Mexico; the rich, the poor, and extreme poverty. Octavio and Susana clearly represent the lower class. Their confined home depicts the limitations of the poor. Octavio, his brother, his mother, Susana, a child, and a caregiver live in the same cramped home. Their rooms share close proximities, and the family lives in a state of suffocation and claustrophobia. Due to the unavailability of money, the lower class could not afford a luxurious lifestyle and instead attempt to save money by any means necessary. Iñarritú emphasizes the lack of comfort and space through the characters’ dialogue and setting. The household maid mentions “the babies need diapers and formula”.
Amores Perros is a Mexican film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu in 2000. It is an anthology film containing three distinct stories which are connected by a car accident in Mexico City. Each of the three tales is also a reflection on the cruelty of humans toward animals and each other, showing how they may live dark or even hideous lives.
narrated through flashbacks which show at the beginning and at the end. Each character in each Amores Perros had a relationship with there dog. In the opening of Amores Perros the movie begins with and revolves around the car crash which is the common event in all three stories.
Octavio runs a light during a chase, hitting the car Valeria is driving.
In Amores Perros Chivo tries to make contact with his daughter, Maru, whom he abandoned when she was a child and who believes he is dead. He left her when she was young because he was in jail for 20 years and her mother thought it was best when...
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