
Description
In the film Even The Rain (2010), Sebastian thinks the most important social contribution he can make to critique colonialism is to finish his film about Christopher Columbus. Do you agree or disagree with Sebastian about the importance of film contributing and/or making social injustice visible? Use this film or another film we have watched in this course to support or critique the idea of film as a being an important medium for social and political change.

Explanation & Answer

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Even the Rain Film Ability to Create a Revolution
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Fictional work, like in the cases of the film, can be used to make political and social
contributions by exposing the real situations that people face. Covering the common challenges
that people face daily provides a better chance to transform society. Even the Rain (2010) is an
excellent example of showing how filmmakers communicate controversial messages to influence
the kind of action that specific institutions take. It is a film within a film, meant to use characters,
locations, and situations to explain the issues experienced by individuals in certain societies.
Sebastian’s idea to use Christopher Columbus’s story to make a positive contribution works
through the description of social challenges that characters face and how different parties react to
them.
Firstly, the film’s setting is subsidized by the significant crew to tell a great story under
less expenditure, which is how society works in undermining quality. The location is in
Cochabamba, Bolivia, one of the poorest and central areas. The selection indicates colonial
exploitation to every party involved as they make a high-end movie at a low cost, with the setting
being their first bonus. This instance shows how developed nations take advantage of the still
struggling regions to mine the best benefits fro...

