Diversity & Inclusion 3
Oh MAN, What a Plot Twist
Another movie watched, another tear shed.
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The movie that we watched this week is called Instructions Not Included [English translation] also called No Returns [Spanish translation] (link within titles). The movie was quite entertaining in many aspects. Although frustrating in some moments, there were other moments where the movie was very sentimental. I enjoyed a lot of the character development within the movie whether it was a quick one or over time.
In class we talked about the title of the movie, the English translation versus the Spanish translation. We found that a few reasons why the English translation is what it is because it is more humanizing, kid/family friendly, and less harsh. We also picked up on the presentation of the two main characters, their matching clothes. That feature makes the movie seem more warm, but it is probably a little misleading due to the first few scenes of the movie. It was also mentioned in class that the English translation and presentation will make an audience believe that the young girl was dropped on Valentin around (give or take) age 8, rather than when she was a baby.
On the other hand, the Spanish translation and presentation, I feel, is more realistic. A viewer can see that a man has a baby in a box and looks quiet flabbergasted. One can infer that this man ha no idea what to do, and he appears to be stuck with a baby. The title, No Returns, may seem harsh to others, but I feel that it has its own sense of humor. Of course you can't return a baby. We even got a translation on what the red wording on the box said: "You're the best thing I didn't want to happen to me." If a viewer was able to translate, they would be able to infer that something good will come out of the relationship between the man and baby.
Continuing on, we also discussed stereotypes that were in the movie. Watching the movie at first I didn't know that the name Lupe was a girl name, so when the truck driver picked up Valentin and the baby, I thought that Lupe was a male name. With that being said, later on in the movie when the same truck driver picked them up again, I was shocked to see that he had a 180 transformation done (he became a she). There was another part in the movie that had a male dressed up as a woman, and when he spoke (I did laugh) I was taken aback. Not to mention that I never would have thought that there would be a high crime rate around the area of Acapulco, Mexico until it was brought up in class. In the movie Acapulco, Mexico is a beautiful place, so I thought that the crime rate of the area wouldn't be all that high. The crazy part is, viewers found some references of the crime rate in the movie to be quite funny. In a review published by The Washington Post (review link within publisher name), Michael O'Sullivan
wrote, "I’m not sure how that punchline would play to room full of viewers who are unfamiliar with crime in the Mexican capital, but an audience of Latinos, many of whom brought young children to a recent screening, ate it up." If a viewer has lack of knowledge with certain information, shortcuts are made in our brain to help make easier connections, and those connections can be proven to be wrong or right. Going further into detail about our brain and shortcuts, the class was given a handout on why shortcuts are made in our brains (Cognitive Bias). The list included but not limited to:
1. Too much info
2. Not enough meaning
3. Not enough time
4. Not enough memory
It is hard to know everything and anything at any given moment. While it is great to know about certain things, we don't always have to know about everything. Our minds would have a hard time with too much information because a lot of things or topics can clash or contradict one another.
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In class we talked about the title of the movie, the English translation versus the Spanish translation. We found that a few reasons why the English translation is what it is because it is more humanizing, kid/family friendly, and less harsh. We also picked up on the presentation of the two main characters, their matching clothes. That feature makes the movie seem more warm, but it is probably a little misleading due to the first few scenes of the movie. It was also mentioned in class that the English translation and presentation will make an audience believe that the young girl was dropped on Valentin around (give or take) age 8, rather than when she was a baby.
On the other hand, the Spanish translation and presentation, I feel, is more realistic. A viewer can see that a man has a baby in a box and looks quiet flabbergasted. One can infer that this man ha no idea what to do, and he appears to be stuck with a baby. The title, No Returns, may seem harsh to others, but I feel that it has its own sense of humor. Of course you can't return a baby. We even got a translation on what the red wording on the box said: "You're the best thing I didn't want to happen to me." If a viewer was able to translate, they would be able to infer that something good will come out of the relationship between the man and baby.
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1. Too much info
2. Not enough meaning
3. Not enough time
4. Not enough memory
It is hard to know everything and anything at any given moment. While it is great to know about certain things, we don't always have to know about everything. Our minds would have a hard time with too much information because a lot of things or topics can clash or contradict one another.
Personal Reflection
Throughout the discussions in class, I was able to hear about many controversies and misunderstandings about various topics. It is quite amazing to hear what others have to say and they way of thinking. I quite enjoy hearing personal stories or other examples about how it relates to what we are discussing in class.
I really enjoyed your blog. I thought the writing was very interesting. I like how in the blog you called the cognitive biases our brains make shortcuts. I found that to be a pretty apt descriptor of cognitive bias.
ReplyDeleteHi! I really enjoyed talking with you in class this week. I love seeing what your views are and this blog is no different! See you Monday in class!
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