The Things We Do For Love (Amores Perros Movie Review)

 

 

        Amores Perros , translated as "Love is a Bitch", demonstrates exactly that in this emotional yet action packed drama. The film revolves around the lives of three different individuals who's personal lives are being ruled by love. The unique part about this film is they all involve a dog in their life that influences the story somehow. The movie is actually very captivating as you see the characters and their stories evolve and how they interestingly intersect with the lives of each character. You have the hope filled young Octavio who is helplessly in love with Susana, the wife of his brother, and starts using his dog Cofi as a fighter to earn money to run away with her. Valeria, the beautiful super model, who is involved with a married man Daniel and gets into an accident with Octavio. Last the El Chivo who is an ex teacher gone guerilla who strives to stay away from his daughter who he left as a little girl, but desperately misses. The part I love about this movie the most is that shows that love is not easy, and the extreme sacrifices that people will make for love. We see Octavio, though very very naïve, gives all of his earning to support a life for a women he will never have, El Chivo who lives a life on the streets to avoid coming back into his daughters life which he abandoned to better the world, and Daniel who leaves his wife and child, willingly, to live a life with Valeria who has to live her life knowing she lost the most important thing to her, her beauty. Though I felt the movie could get slow at time, with the searching of Richie, it makes up for it with is surprising connections between the characters and the ironic results the come of each story.  

        The movie I feel also makes the audience think just how far you would go for love? The people we would leave, the actions we are willing to take, and the person that we are willing to become. All of themes are themes that are demonstrated through out the movie. And though it prompts us with the question, it also reminds of how bad love can turn out. In three situations we see examples of how our lives can turn a turn for the worst. Overall I would give Amores Perros an 8 out of 10. Its definitely movie worth watching that will make you think.