La Rosa de Guadalupe

Tonight, I walked into the living room to see my grandma watching a novela. I was stuck with confusion as the TV dramatically zoomed in on the broken window of a hotel, which then continued to show a toy truck being dropped from said broken window. The camera switches to a scene inside of the hotel room, only to show a baby's legs walking along the ledge of the broken window. My mind puts two and two together and I ask myself, what in the world is grandma watching? 

All of a sudden there's a slow-motion shot of a teddy bear falling from the window, in the same fashion as the toy truck mind you, and I just lose it. Completely sputtering confused laughter. I mean, novelas aren't exactly the epitome of film, but this sad scene was just delivered so poorly that it was tragic to watch. 

The camera switches back inside to reveal a horrified small child, who I assumed was the order sister of the now deceased toddler. She runs to her parents room and tries to open it, but it's locked. We see inside that the parents are both passed out with a bottle of liquor clearly visible, and the camera starts spinning as the parents wake up. It continues to spin until they reach the window, where the couple grasps each other and starts yelling incoherently. 

Having enough of novelas for the night, I return to my room to write this blogpost. 

This whole experience just highlights how technique is really crucial when it comes to film making. It shows how not just anybody can create a 5 star film, and makes me wonder how something like a camera angle effects how a scene is interpreted. Does it make a scene more sad? Funny? Disturbing? I should probably take this small factor into account during the next time I see a movie, and see how it effects my interpretation of a movie or show.