tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583054.post109595664396736065..comments2023-09-27T05:42:00.018-04:00Comments on The Progressive Iconoclast: More on "Innocent Voices"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583054.post-1149383105878198252006-06-03T21:05:00.000-04:002006-06-03T21:05:00.000-04:00Just saw this film and my opinion is a lttile bias...Just saw this film and my opinion is a lttile biased. The movie was very good but it could have been better. Im judging the characters that did not portray El Salvador in an accurate manner. No one had El Salvadoran accents or dialouge and no Salvadorian terms. I was waiting for at least one term like sipote or bicho but nothing. No vos or sos of any kind. The movie was good but could the director or writer, who is El Salvadorian, make an attempt to at least try to make them sound El Salvadoran. Hopefully our voices will be just as loud as Mexcians, Cubans, and Porto Ricans but until then I have to watch Gael Gonzales at leat make a notewrothy attempt at sounding like an Argentino in the Motorcycle Diaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583054.post-1113791706217100842005-04-17T22:35:00.000-04:002005-04-17T22:35:00.000-04:00I think this movie should be seen by everyone in t...I think this movie should be seen by everyone in the u.s, so they could realize that the term "war hero" does not exist and the horrors portrayed here are just a mere example of what goes on in many places in the world thanks to Uncle sam`s hidden agendas.<BR/><BR/>off course, the movie will do very well in some places in Latin America, while in some other places it might be censored or obstructed, (e.g):oscars.<BR/>why? because , as always, in some way or another truth hurts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583054.post-1106418470572523372005-01-22T13:27:00.000-05:002005-01-22T13:27:00.000-05:00I am currently visiting El Salvador on a delgation...I am currently visiting El Salvador on a delgation to learn about and promote fair trade coffee. A group of of people saw this movie in San Salvador two days ago. <br /><br />This is an incredible movie that is very sad but so well done. Great insight into what it must have been like to live here during those times. We had just visited the Jesuit Univ. that same day to see the sight where the 6 priests and two domestic workers were murdered by special troops trained by the US military.<br /><br />We sas the movie in spanish and understood little dialog but still got the just of the movie. I would like to see it with sub titles and strongly reccomend it anyone who wants to know what it was like for some people during the civil war that was supported by US government. Unfortunately, things are not a whole lot better here in El Salvador. The killing has stopped, the wealth and power are even more concentrated in the hands of few and the repression of the poor, the cause of the war is just as great.<br /><br />Joel Weidner<br />jlw2 at psu.edu <br />cant find the at sign on this keyboardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583054.post-1096660958198774862004-10-01T16:02:00.000-04:002004-10-01T16:02:00.000-04:00Today La Prensa Grafica has a story noting that th...Today La Prensa Grafica has a story noting that the Mexican Academy will be sending "Voces Inocentes" to the Oscars as their selection for best foreign film. <br /><br />You'll just have to keep checking the web, etc., to see when it comes out. But it seems that it might do moderately well--as well as films not produced in English ever do in the US!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596363377059790052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583054.post-1096565377731958542004-09-30T13:29:00.000-04:002004-09-30T13:29:00.000-04:00As a returned El Salvador Peace Corps volunteer I'...As a returned El Salvador Peace Corps volunteer I'm very interested in this movie. Any idea about release date, etc?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583054.post-1096486260460788242004-09-29T15:31:00.000-04:002004-09-29T15:31:00.000-04:00Heather, Paul and I went to the Toronto Internatio...Heather, Paul and I went to the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday night and saw an incredible film titled Voces Inocentes, or Innocent Voices. This film was one of the most powerful pieces of cinematography I've ever seen and depicted the horrors of the civil war that dominated El Salvador throughout the 1980s, as told from the point of view of 11-year old Chava. Though some people have asked, "Why would you pay money to see such a sad film?", my reponse is that as members of a stable and incredibly privileged society where we have almost unlimited liberties, the absolute least we can do is to be socially aware of the horrendous conditions in which so many people are forced to exist. I think everyone can take two hours out of their lives to contemplate the sad state of our world. <br />http://briterainbow.pitas.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com