Amores Perros( Love's a Bitch)is probably the best Latin-American film I have ever seen. Just like 21 grams and Babel, Amores Perros has a non-linear structure, just like a puzzle. The movie tries to decipher the contemporary Mexican society, interweaving two worlds- the world of the poor, dealing with hunger, anger and street violence , and another world- the capitalist one dealing with models, TV shows, about phones, and so on and so forth. El Chivo, the ex-guerrilla, is the character who connects the two different worlds. He gave up a wealthy life as a bourgeois when he joined the Sandanistas because he wanted to create a better world for the poor.
Although the film's distribution was delayed in certain countries owing to the violence in the dog-fighting scenes, I believe those were absolutely necessary because they act as metaphors for the rotten Mexican society and also show the way in which human relationships work ( the violence of love).
The dogs are the embodiment of their owners, showing the cancerous kernel, displaying the dog-eat-dog attitude of the modern Mexican society.
Although the film's distribution was delayed in certain countries owing to the violence in the dog-fighting scenes, I believe those were absolutely necessary because they act as metaphors for the rotten Mexican society and also show the way in which human relationships work ( the violence of love).
The dogs are the embodiment of their owners, showing the cancerous kernel, displaying the dog-eat-dog attitude of the modern Mexican society.