Film Techniques
The cinematography technique used to establish setting in the film
What is a wide shot?
Enrique and Rosa travel to America hoping to achieve this ideal of success and opportunity
What is the American Dream?
The primary tragedy that forces Rosa and Enrique to flee their native village in Guatemala
Father was killed by government soldiers ; mother was abducted
The technique used to contrast the soldiers with the civilians
What are costumes/colors?
Despite reaching America, Enrique and Rosa constantly fear this, showing how their freedom remains limited
What is deportation?
The harrowing physical obstacle that Rosa and Enrique have to navigate when crossing the border
What is crawling through a rat infested drain pipe?
Non-diegetic sound used to establish tone in the film
What is the soundtrack?
Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala to escape this form of oppression that destroyed their family
What is political violence?
The position Enrique eventually earns at an upscale restaurant in LA
What is head waiter/captain?