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Movie analisis: The silence of Neto

Professor: Barbara Simerka

Title: The silence of Guatemala

The ikon of The Silence of Neto directed by Luis Argueta its a very(prenominal) good movie. The movie depicts the life a young boy called Neto growing up during a tumultuous time in his homeland Guatemala. As the young Neto is growing up we externalise in the movie the effects of the United States government in Guatemala by the overthrowing of the left wing president Jacob Arbonz and the takeover of the semi governmental power. During the movie the United States interruption affects Guatemala as the same as it affects Netos family.

In the film The Silence of Neto the family of Neto is affected due to the changes in the government from Guatemalas regular political power to the deluge of the United States government. we could see this in the scene were Neto and his friends go to naturalize and finds that they have a new teacher. The teacher is giving the house in English and is teaching them the capitals of the United States. Netos father is also affected when he walks into his office and finds that his desk has been cleaned and has been replaced whit a armament sargent.



This changes that Netos family were going thru could relate to all Guatemalan hatful of this time of change.

This film was taken place on Guatemala in 1954 in the time were the United States and local troops were step in Guatemala as the 1954 coup began. This film represents a political s in Guatemala were the united states C.I.A was planning to over throw Guatemalas representative elected president Jacobo Arbonz Guzman. The United States C.I.A deemed Arbonz Guzman plans and polices as communism. Policies such as seizing and expropriating unused and unfarmed lands that private corporations set aside a long time ago and giving the land to peasants. The Unites States doesnt like this and depicts this as a motive of communism. The change of political power...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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