Review of Like Water for Chocolate (1992) by Fréd-Éric D — 05 Aug 2011
Enchanting. This metaphoric delight is wrongfully accused by the national audience because of its immediate comparison with the evidently superior novel. The fact this feature expanded the national cinematographic horizons is something easy to remember but harder to recognize. Besides entering into the realm of our great-grandfathers, we explore the implications of hardcore family traditions that nowadays require deep thought, so now we can mirror them with the habits that may plague today's society too, beginning with discrimination and intolerance, let alone materialism and fundamentalisms.
As an additional note, it is funny how this movie has been labeled with the fantasy genre. Although it truly is taken to an unreal point, the fact that emotions can be transmitted to food and how it may affect other people is something true with no tangible proofs. Let's say: Why is breastfeeding dangerous for a baby's health and digestion when the mother is sick? Several cases have proven to be true. It's just delightful to see how that perfectly serves its purpose as an additional element of the psychological background of the novel.
86/100.
This review of Like Water for Chocolate (1992) was written by Fréd-Éric D on 05 Aug 2011.
Like Water for Chocolate has generally received very positive reviews.
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