Review of Y Tu Mamá También (2001) by Simon D — 18 Sep 2009
Not your typical road trip movie.
Two relatively privileged teen boys set out across Mexico and, with the help of an older woman, learn secrets about life, death, relationships, sex, and each other as they come of age.
As with any Cuaron film, the background is a character in itself, representing a side of Mexico (and other countries) that is being lost and impoverished due to the globalization of neoliberal capitalism.
Just as the end of any road trip represents the death of a journey, three "deaths" at the end of Y Tu Mama Tambien make us reflect on three "lives" that will never be the same: that of the two boys who become men; that of the woman who succumbs to a fate of another kind; and that of one Mexico overtaking another.
This review of Y Tu Mamá También (2001) was written by Simon D on 18 Sep 2009.
Y Tu Mamá También has generally received very positive reviews.
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