User Reviews

The story was very deep in that the men were just doing the same thing they did in the past. The men left in hopes of returning with money to their family. However, they have changed a lot while they were gone, and now their families don't need them. The men didn't take the changes into consideration, and it caused them a lot of misery. I wish there was more to the story. It was very intriguing.

Overall the movie was fantastic. Mainly because of the various twists & especially how certain characters evoked some simpathy and others just plain hatred, that's just from how the director made them out to be & it just made the film much more interesting & intriguing! The ending made me crave a sequel yet with this plot a sequel would be too cheesy. The plot itself was emotional yet it empowered the women in this story & although the men who left and came back were portrayed as sad for missing out on so much I still felt little pity just because it seemed as though they left to benefit their lives, not their families. It began to look more like a love story until Santiago came back & was disgusted by the same woman he had loved all those years ago yet she was only a little younger than him. I was confused as certain moments yet towards the end my confusion dissipated & everything came together or fell apart I should say for some characters!

This film is a depiction of traditional Mexican work ethic and marital relations. It starts out with the establishment that the town in which it takes place has a women and children heavy demographic. The men are preoccupied with finding work elsewhere or "on the other side". The main plot consists of the paternal hierarchy, this is shown through dowry and the main character, Diamantina, not being able to choose her own spouse for herself. Her true love interest Santiago, was primarily concerned with her, but then shifted his interest to her daughter. There is a lot of forbidden love and domestic abuse throughout the movie. Don Taurino, Diamantina's father only cares about the amount of money or material he can get for his daughter. When Santiago leaves to work for three years he expects to come home to an unwed Diamantina, who has waited for him. To his unpleasant surprise she is betrothed. The plot then gets interesting, but I've already said too much. Espiral is full of tortured love and difficult decisions. This drama keeps you on the edge of your seat. Attempting to figure out the plot is the most excited aspect of the film. I would recommend this movie to anyone trying to spruce up their Spanish speaking skills. The end is upsetting, but the realistic factors are the most compelling in my personal opinion.

I thought that the themes it wanted to explore were good, but the execution could be better. For example, I wish the movie challenged the way the women were treated more and didn't just accept some of the behavior. Also, the movie had great music, sound design, and cinematography. The acting was good sometimes and the writing was okay.

Espiral is a really exciting and entertaining movie. The movie shows families in Mexico living through poverty. Most of the males of the town go away to America to ear money for their families and themselves. A daughter of a very stubborn father wants to marry a poor Indian man, Santiago, but her father denies because they don't have great amounts of money. Santiago therefore goes to America to earn money to be able to marry her. Families now mainly only consist of daughters and mothers. The people of the family have to remain strong, and make money to survive without the males. The movie is filled with plenty of surprises, overall it is a very good movie. I truly recommend this movie for both, Spanish and English speaking people, because there are subtitles provided!

The movie was very good overall, but there were some scenes that were upsetting. The movie portrays the reality of how people used to suffer being in poverty.

The movie is pretty decent. It has a good story line with a wholesome ending, emphasizing the roles of strong female characters. My favorite character was Magdalena because she was the only sensible character, and she beat up Santiago, who had to be the most evil person in the movie. He was a crusty predator and only loved Diamantina for her looks, which is obvious when he immediately falls in love with her daughter. I would recommend this movie; it is perfect for playing in the background when you are doing something else, trying to fall asleep, or if you are looking for a women-centric film because it is an exciting, uneventful, heartbreaking, and uplifting story about the strong matriarchal societies in rural Mexico.

This movie had many interesting twists. In the movie, it took place in a small poor town in Mexico where there are no men and starts off with the present, then flashes back 18 years ago. if you want to watch a movie that makes you yell at the tv this is the movie for you. this movie was also an eye-opening that shows you how much poverty is in Mexico. In the film at first you would have never thought that it would be SOO good but it was.