michellangelof

This film, the first of a trilogy by Luis Estrada (which continued with UN MUNDO MARAVILLOSO in 2006 and would culminate in EL INFERNO in 2010), although historically located in Mexico in 1949 in a remote corner of the Mexican province was the first in which I saw a lot of things called by their actual name and that have not lost their validity to date: The official party and its eternal opponent (which at this point already had its turn in the presidency of mexican republic) and the sadly very common bad habits of both. I never watched this before in a commercial movie and I remember my eyes popped out when first saw it. And in this fable where everything similar to reality is never a simple coincidence, the Catholic Church and even Mexico's northern neighbor also have their share.

Excellent performances and with iconic actors such as Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Doña Isela Vega funny and unrepeatable. A role for which we´ll always remember Damian Alcazar.

The film loses its rhythm for a couple of moments, but it is one of my favorite Mexican ones, in addition to the other two mentioned above. I did recognize my country in this film.

Many of my acquaintances did not watch this film accusing it of trying to "justify" the path of a narco or of being "another film of violence", something that at this moment perhaps they are already tired of watching.

But I didn't see any of this: In "El infierno" I saw a film with a very careful rhythm (Luis Estrada has improved) that enters a world of violence that is the daily reality of many Mexicans. Like others, I started the film laughing, I ended up almost shivering. Humor, which can be criticized by telling such a story, is an effective way of making the world in which Luis Estrada introduces us bearable, exposing with simplicity and realism situations that are more complex than they can sound and where everyone plays their part.

Luis Estrada, hand in hand with Damian Alcázar presents us with a third film that we didn't think possible in Mexico, where things are called by their name and make us think about what we have got or can get at.