Movie -- Real Women Have Reaction Paper

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Surprises are definitely not this film's strongpoint and whoever enjoys them might want to look away. Nonetheless, the acting and the story together compensate for the lack of tension and shock.

The movie shows how people are trapped because of their belonging to a particular group. Because of the insecurities they feel, individuals are unable to discover themselves and are thus likely to spend their whole lives feeling sorry for what they are. It takes only a small time for Ana to mature and realize that there is nothing wrong with her, whereas it is almost impossible for her mother to escape the prejudice she was taught during her lifetime. Even when she is presented with the opportunity of enjoying herself, Carmen prefers to leave her daughter and the rest of the factory workers.

While the movie follows Ana as she grows from a teenager into a woman, it also shows how her principles were unaltered by the environments she came across. Even with her strong determination, Ana is aware that she still has much to learn and is not reluctant to admit her lack of confidence when the circumstances ask for it.

Although there are several stereotypes in this movie, it is not directed at the ordinary public, who is fond of seeing happy endings the way they were accustomed to. Ana proves that she can become happy without leaving behind her particularities and embracing the life society promotes.
She does not lose weight and she does not become white (in character) so as for the public to appreciate her. She nevertheless succeeds in getting the public positive reception with the fact that she loves what she is and is not embarrassed of it.

Ana's mother, Carmen, is the villain in this story. However, whereas people are familiar to hating villains, this is one who is more difficult to detest. It is obvious that Carmen did not want to become the biased person she did and that the surrounding environment offered her little chances to be herself. Unlike Ana, Carmen yielded in front of the people and conditions telling her that she had no chances but to work in low-paid positions in order to survive.

Restrictions are generally fought against during this motion picture, with strong willed character Ana being unwilling to accept having to capitulate and would rather look at her distinctiveness proudly instead of being ashamed by it. Her mother cannot accept that she too is a real woman, just like everyone else in the factory, and does not join her daughter in the mass movement she….....

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