The fifth film we watched in theory was Chico and Rita, a 2010 Spanish film, centered around 2 lovers from Cuba, set in the 1940s-1950s.
I felt like Chico and Rita was my favorite film so far from the films we had watched. The art of background was stunning in my opinion, reminding me of the graphic artwork used in the game Borderlands. I also found the soundtrack interesting, I normally dislike this type of music, but felt with the film it worked well and was pleasant to listen to.
Although I feel it was indeliberate, I found the characters designs slightly racist and outdated. Rita had the typical hourglass figured desired during the time, which shows the patriarchal ideology coming through, the women having to dress themselves and weight how they are desired to by the men. Rita would also dissapear into the shadow due to her skin coour being the same as the darkness of the shadow. I doubt the director intentionally due to hate, rather by accident, but it can still be seen as racist by some and perhaps offending.
We also see the racism common during the time, mainly when they are not allowed into the clubs as it was 'Whites Only'. If a club did such a thing today, it would be met with severe reprocussions, but during the 50s this was common place. It is interesting and shocking to see how the racist ideology at the time was so severe. White people being treated as superior to the locals, even though they were minority in Havana.
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