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Miel para Oshún (2001)
Honey for Oshun
The film Honey for Oshun was fascinating in regards to the adventure through the country of Cuba and the observing of the people of Cuba. In my opinion, the film was very melodramatic and dry at times, but I understand, once viewing the whole film, that it was a film about the character Roberto and his road to self-discovery. It is a very intense film that follows the road trip genre of film, and the scenery of nation is vivid, and emanates my thought of "island". The people of Cuba are genuine and we see them in the countryside knocking down coconuts from palm trees. We see the Cuban people in the small towns in the markets where they are selling fresh fruits. Along the way, Roberto, Pilar, and Antonio experience hiccups as they are searching for Oshun, but Roberto vows they must stick together, which presents a sense of family and togetherness, which Roberto desires so deeply for.
The two characters Pilar and Antontio truly help on Roberto on his journey to find his mother. The scene in the courtyard when Roberto yells and rages about his not knowing whether he is Cuban or American. Roberto transforms throughout the film, and he embraces his ancestral culture as Cuban. I personally enjoyed the scene when Roberto and Carmen reunite, and they both are overflowing with tremendous joy and love, as they are in each other's embrace once again as mother and son. Roberto seems to have reach his discovery of self as Cuban.