If the Shoe Were on the Other Foot...

Maybe you should watch the movie and then comment, although it's pretty obvious that you've already made up your mind.

Yes, because the police scenes where the white protagonists are busted totally ruined Midnight Express, Brokedown Palace, Bridget Jones II, etc...

You're certainly entitled to your views, just don't pretend they come from a position of righteousness.

No matter how far back you may claim you go, your hands aren't clean, either.

And ironically, if you go back far enough, you will realize it was native americans who had the bad immigration laws.

Some food for thought, since clearly you are starving;

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/opinion/27hogeland.html

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I just saw this movie. I loved it. I'll probably buy it. It was a sweet, touching story. I agree that this movie was simply showing a point of view that is probably very common among illegal immigrants. And it was likely made so we could "feel their pain." Liberal propaganda, no doubt.

However, love or hate this movie, fact is fact. This country has laws and they are meant to be followed. The mother didn't belong here, and she was, in fact, taking advantage of our benefits.

TampaMr, while not everyone is "eyeballing" that housekeeping job, some are. There are plenty of unemployed Americans who would take that job in a heartbeat. Why don't they get these jobs over the immigrants? Chances are it has something to do with the wages that an immigrant will take, verses those a citizen will take. So what do we have? Poor illegal immigrants and unemployed Americans. That, sir, is hurting our country. And in "the future," people won't be looking back at your post or anyone else's, because no one is really going to care. For the record, "the future" that is being referred to, is the far off future. The passing of time that would be required to make anything said here "historical." I mean, honestly. Please.

Filld, if you are ashamed to be an American, please feel free to go elsewhere.

BornDead, nothing Sarah said was hateful at all. All she did was say what she felt. Whatever her reasons, she got it off her chest.

Comments were made regarding the fact that Sarah posted her thoughts and judgments about this movie, without having seen it. Every single person who has posted in this thread has done exactly the same thing, and probably daily.

Have you ever turned on the TV and thought, "Ugh, I can't stand <insert actor's name>. I can't believe they <insert horrible thing they've done, that you are far too good to have ever done to another person>?"

Yes you have.

Have you ever seen someone walking down the street, and didn't trust them?

Yes you have.

Or perhaps you've seen someone wearing revealing clothing and thought, "Slut."

Again, yes.

How many of you have told that person what you were thinking? How many of you have waited around to hear what they think of you? And as cowardly, wrong, or perhaps even smart as it may be, all of us have done or said something without waiting around for the consequences.

Of course, all of those situations may not apply to everyone, but I promise you, if you think hard, you'll remember a time you judged someone (or something) you didn't know. I know I have.

So before you cast the first stone, think.

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the movie wasnt about racism, or how whites are terrible people,
it was about a boy doing everything that he could possibly do to be with his mother.
and as for the whole 'she shouldnt have been here.' thing, neither should you, how the hell do you think you got here? by taking land that belonged to others!
And twice too! and the reason that YOU are here in the first pace is also the reason why immigrants from all over the world come to america, freedom from countries and governments that want to control them

WOW!
how can i country made up of immigrants and filled with so much diversity be so ignorant.

and... "But, if whites were to produce a movie bashing Mexicans so clearly and utterly, it would be a monumental controversy. Can anyone else see that?"

are you serious!

mexican people in movies are portrayed living in a place filled with dirt, they're all greasy ,dirty and sweaty carrying around something so stupid like a live chicken while wearing a poncho. or they are cholos, gang-bangers . This movie shows how they are hard-working. taking jobs that nobody would do for 2.50 an hour.

"taking advantage of our benefits in the first place"


people love to say this, when it is rich white people (for the most part) who hire them to pick tomatoes or clean their homes for little money.


what if someone told your great-great-great grandparents this when they came here seeking a better life.

I agree that you can't judge a movie (for the most part) by its trailer. I disagree that this movie was racist.

I will agree with the OP in that I thought the portrayal of Americans, not just white Americans, was definitely a negative portrayal, and a skewed one. From the Chicano couple to the drug dealer to the woman that fires Rosario, Americans are not depicted in a positive nor forgiving light. However, it was an exaggeration of the truth. Are we not constantly thinking of our money and stepping over and using other people to get it? Not all of us, of course, but many of us do. The movie simply showed this in an exaggerated form to get its point across. It was showing a point of view, nothing else. Honestly, how else would you expect immigrants to feel toward Americans? I did like that the other family Rosario worked for were shown to be more compassionate and human- I just hope they paid her better.

I don't think the border patrol were portrayed as monsters, though that's what they must seem to immigrants. They're simply doing their job defending a law, which I'm sure most Americans understand. The problem is that it's a law many feel is unfair. I don't think illegal immigrants should go unpunished for breaking the law, but as a people we should be more understanding and willing to help our neighbors who we constantly mistreat and use as our virtual backyard. As the movie said, nobody would choose such a situation unless they had a good reason. Most immigrants probably don't really want to be here either.

I personally loved the way the Mexican people were portrayed in the film--yes, on the whole they were shown to be the good guys, but it also showed that not all of them were saints, i.e. Enrique. I thought it was a mostly unbiased portrayal and a great story.

If you argue correctly, you're never wrong.