"MACHUCA"

These two boys meet through forced circumstances. Gonzalo goes to Saint Patrick's private school for boys and it is unknown where Pedro comes from or even if he went to school before his transfer to Saint Patrick's. Pedro and Gonzalo become friends after Pedro repeatedly sticks up for Gonzalo when a blond haired boy continues to pick on him. I think that because Pedro helped Gonzalo out in this way before they were even friends it really helped define what there relationship would eventually become which was buddies. I do not feel that either boy was hesitant to befriend one another because of the social and economical status difference in the beginning but I do think that they both started to become more aware of it as the film went on and in the end they both realized the different positions they were in. Being kids they both just wanted a pal to hang out with and did not think too much about there family background, skin color and economic status,I believe this is why it hit Gonzalo and Pedro so hard in the end when they realize that it's not as simple to be friends with some one in the upper class when you are lower class and vice versa.
The differences between the rich and the poor in Chile was clearly laid out in the film. The poor lived in huts while the rich lived in stylish apartments. The rich did not have to worry about where their next meal was coming from. The rich did not have as much to lose from the government change as the poor did. The rich had more time for leasure and less worries in general. The rich had a future to look forward to and the poor had no way of knowing if they would live to see the next year.
The main idea of this film was to give viewers an inside look at what went on in Chile during the 70's. It portrayed not only political struggle but also human struggle in regards to friendship and coming of age.  The message I took from it was that it is through struggle where one learns what they are truly capable of.
I enjoyed watching this movie, it was hard to screen the movie because I just wanted to sit back and watch it and actually take it in. I like how this movie looked at the political situation through the eyes of kids because most of the time the kids know right from wrong better then the adults do.