Sin Nombre Movie Essay - 1459 Words

INTRODUCTION The movie I chose to do my movie analysis on was Sin Nombre. I chose this movie because it stood out to me the most, mainly because of the title in Spanish. I used four concepts while analyzing this epic movie. First I applied the power elite theory to see who had the power in this power city and how they used their power. Then I used the social conflict theory to see what caused the people to get into the gangs and how the gangs acted to the people. The socialization theory is shown in the sense that the gang makes people believe that they are a part of a family when they join. The last concept I used was deviance because of all the violence that happened in the movie. DESCRIPTION OF THE MOVIE In Cary Fukunaga’s†¦show more content†¦The authorities are rarely seen in this movie aside from the border patrol that catches Sayra, her father, and uncle. Here we are shown how corrupt the police are when they tell everyone they catch to strip down and give them all their valuables. Social Conflict Theory: The Social Conflict Theory states that people who are put down tend to stay down and be dictated by the force keeping them down. In the impoverished city in which this movie takes place in we see that people are very needy and have no dignity. It is in towns like this that many gangs find their burrows grounds and infiltrate these shanty towns to begin their cartels and reigns of terror. Here the people do not like the MS13 gang, but cannot do anything about it because they will be killed instantly. MS13 treat the people like dirt and freely rob, rape, and kill the people whenever they feel like it. Socialization: Socialization is when people are changed either at birth, due to their environment, or an outside change. In the movie we see how young Benito gets involved with MS13 and gets jumped into the gang. Here, in the MS13 gang, they instill in him their values, regulations, and beliefs. Benito then feels like he is a part of something. They make Benito kill a rival gang member, chop him up into pieces, and feed him to the dogs. After this task has been done he can be a real member of MS13. MS13 makes Benito feel like he is a part of their twisted family when they name him SmileyShow MoreRelatedThe Sleep Dealer : An Alien Body3180 Words   |  13 Pagesworks concerning migration across borders. At the time of its release, Sleep Dealer was just one of a series of films made by Latin American directors that focused on the precariousness of life in the global south. The films include such works as Sin Nombre (Cary Fukunaga 2007), Roma (Adolfo Aristarain 2004) Maria Full of G race (Joshua Marston 2004 ) and Babel,(Alejandro Gonzà ¡lez 2006) and Biutiful (Alejandro Gonzà ¡lez Ià ±Ãƒ ¡rritu 2010). Encompassing various styles and subjects films of the so called