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Why not this plot instead?

posted 8 years ago by knifemagnet
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An American family is attacked while on vacation by cartel associates and find little help from American law enforcement as the area had been unofficially 'ceded' to Mexican cartels. Could also have a message in the beginning that it is inspired by real events:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/31/signs-in-arizona-warn-of-smuggler-dangers/

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/border-patrol-official-drug-cartels-have-taken-control-several-areas-along-our-border

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/245511/arizona-sheriff-says-mexican-cartels-now-control-some-parts-state-daniel-foster

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/hidden-cameras-capture-smugglers-crossing-border-no-mans-land-n175696

This film was made in 2015, yet is now hitting theaters across my area... weeks away from elections. I have never seen a relatively small foreign film get such screen exposure outside of boutique theaters that cater to independent and foreign films. Yet, those reasons, and the timing, appear to be obvious.

[–] syafiqjabar 8 years ago

Because that would be a little cliche, wouldn't it? A lot of movies about happenings in places outside the US tries to make things more 'relateable' by making the POV that of Americans. Anyway, this is essentially a monster/slasher movie and it works better if the monster is something alien to the protagonists.