I think that Even the Rain was a very inspirational film. It educated the viewer about Christopher Columbus and Bartolomé Las Casas. I enjoyed this film because the water crisis in Bolivia correlated with the Spanish Conquering of the Natives. The Bolivian revolt, led by Daniel, started because the government of Bolivia wanted to increase the taxes on water because it was too cheap to obtain. This triggered the Bolivians because they do not make enough money to afford a tax raise on water. Daniel, who is a rebellious person by nature, leads the revolts, and also plays a major role in the movie that Sebastión and Costa are filming. Daniel ends up getting beaten up, and arrested, nearly ruining the entire movie production. Later in this film, Costa realizes how important the water or "yaku" crisis is to the local Bolivians. It was very impactful to see Costa evolve during this film. He started off as a rude character, who didn't care about the local Bolivians or the Native Americans. But by the end of the movie, he was willing to risk his life for the Daniel's daughter, Belén. Another theme of this movie was how the characters of the movie, like Christopher Columbus and Las Casas. have different views on how to treat the Bolivians, correlating with their roles in the movie. For example, a Las Casas supported the Native Americans, which meant that he also supported the Bolivians. Columbus on the other hand, was the conqueror of the Natives, so he did not really care about the Bolivian Water Crisis throughout the movie. This was proved at the dinner when all the characters talked about "Yaku" or water and their roles in the movie. Overall, this film really opened my eyes to all of the prejudice, and lack of common, daily resources in Central and South America.
Review of Even the Rain
