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Even The Rain

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Colonialism is relatively a practice of supremacy and domination. This cultural manipulation is said in part to mirror imperialism. As discussed in class, colonialism is the consequence of imperialism, rather than the underlining theory. In the film “Even the Rain,” the topics of post-colonialism and colonialism are witnessed and explored. The film parallels many concepts by switching between the past and the present to illustrate the stark difference of the times. In public opinion, portrayed in social media and movies worldwide it is seen that the United States, and the Westernized world is the modern, secular time while the “others” are traditional, following religion and cultural practices; for these places to become modern they will …show more content…

The Western area viewed this in a positive light as they were gaining more land and property, in a sense more power. Colonial relations are contrasted through out the film by showing the indigenous people being deprived of basic life necessities. The film takes place in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where the intentions were to make a film about Christopher Columbus and his infiltration into this “newly” found land in the New World, this would be the colonial times, but involved were the actors and their current struggles with exploitation and suppression. The modern locals, those who are colonized, then have to fight against the mandatory privatization of water enforced by the water companies in the area. The exploitation of greed and private companies is uncovered, and now those who are the ones filming the movie realize that water is the new gold, and these people are still fighting the same fight today and back in the day. In the perspective of the film, the insecurity …show more content…

One scene portrays the director of the film being arrogant on the phone speaking in English about how much money he is saving because he is underpaying these actors. Just as in Columbus’ times this domination over who is in control and who has power is demonstrated; the indigenous people are those who always remain on the lower end of the deal showing colonialism, both in modern times and pre-modern. There is a scene in the film where a politician who is actively involved with the support for the movie who gives a negative remark on behalf of the Indian people. He claims they are hard to reason with due to their illiteracy. This exemplifies the necessity for a change, as the politician is degrading the actors in the film in which he is supporting. This exemplifies colonialism, the supremacy is seen as those who provide funds, and media outlets, but for those who put in the work and labor, they get belittled and are

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