This is one of those films I wish I had made myself. Not that I'm a producer, except in my dreams, but I'm envious of those responsible for this movie. It cleanly cuts to the quick on a subject I'm totally in accord with.
Someone once said, when nature perfects something, it clearly surpasses anything man can do. In a way this movie is about that. It shines a bright light on those getting rich tearing up natural beauty to put up another money maker and contrasts that with those who can't bear to see nature pushed aside like that. In this case the entrepreneur is a very white and wealthy land developer and the nature lover is a lady Mexican masseuse. They meet, unexpectedly, at a small dinner party and one of them finds the other's existence unbearable.
As much as I enjoyed everyone's performance and the integrity of the screenplay, I couldn't help thinking, this movie is not going to sway anyone. And it may not. But it is saying something that needs to be said, no matter how futile, and I find myself briefly wishing there was a way to contact those who understood and agreed with its rather simple message.
Someone once said, when nature perfects something, it clearly surpasses anything man can do. In a way this movie is about that. It shines a bright light on those getting rich tearing up natural beauty to put up another money maker and contrasts that with those who can't bear to see nature pushed aside like that. In this case the entrepreneur is a very white and wealthy land developer and the nature lover is a lady Mexican masseuse. They meet, unexpectedly, at a small dinner party and one of them finds the other's existence unbearable.
As much as I enjoyed everyone's performance and the integrity of the screenplay, I couldn't help thinking, this movie is not going to sway anyone. And it may not. But it is saying something that needs to be said, no matter how futile, and I find myself briefly wishing there was a way to contact those who understood and agreed with its rather simple message.