Fall of Fujimori the Film Fall of Essay

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Fall of Fujimori

The film Fall of Fujimori captures the modern dictatorship of President Alberto Fujimori in Peru. Fujimori comes to rise in 1990 when insurgents and poverty appears to be dominating Peru, and he represents the poor and the disenfranchised population. The support Fujimori gained from this faction of people helped him win the elections for the office of the Presidency. Though, after being sworn in as President, the President launches a "War on Terror" against the guerrilla organization called Shining Path, which he wins. Ten years after the beginning of his reign, Fujimori is accessed of "kidnapping, murder and corruption" and flees from Peru to Japan, "where was in exile for four years" (PBS, Documentaries with a Point-of-View, 2006). The documentary illuminates Fujimori in a rather personal light by interviewing him one-on-one, where it is noted that he was "nervous, gracious, diffident and anxious to tell his story" (PBS, Documentaries with a Point-of-View, 2006). Fujimori tells a story of how he helped eliminate terrorism and hyper-inflation, while also "[forging] a common bond with the Peru's poor" (PBS, Documentaries with a Point-of-View, 2006).
Fujimori's demise came in the form of in-humane tactics, including murder by execution which eventually led him to have to flee the country. The documentary also weaves in the testimony of witnesses that had experienced his reign, along with materials that also help depict the story of what occurred during his reign. Fujimori's personal account along with the witness testimonials and archival materials converge together to provide a portrayal of the Latin-American dictator and his ten-year reign.

When watching this documentary closely, the article by Handelman and Griffiths resonated particularly well. The article asserts that "emerging-market countries account for 85% of the world's population but generate just 20% of global gross national product"; but, "by 2035...the combined economies of emerging markets will be larger than the economies of the United States, Western Europe or Japan" (Griffiths). Emerging economies are certainly a force to be reckoned with, not forgotten, undermined or taken advantage of. Emerging markets have "a conscious stealth strategy"….....

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