The translated title for this movie is Look at Me. It's a Mexican horror film -- yes, you will need to read some subtitles -- that just debuted on Tubi.
Lalo (Axel Alpuche) is having issues with the death of his father. His mother has already packed away all of his dad's possessions and shipped him off to Mexico to live with his grandmother Elena (Leticia Huijara). The only thing he has left of his father is his wristwatch and he has to adjust to a new school where he becomes the bullied outsider.
If only the real world was all he had to deal with, as Lalo finds that the watch is showing time backward and he also begins to see the ghost of a young girl everywhere he goes. He starts to worry that she wants to take him into the realm of the dead but he feels like he can't escape her.
While he gains a friend named Rana (Regina Reynoso), he worries about telling her what he's seeing. When he learns that a girl from their school has also gone missing, he starts to search for her, which brings him closer to not only solving the mystery but potentially being the next victim.
Lake Xochimilco, which was once part of five lakes that were drained to prevent flooding, features into this story. Today, it is mainly used as part of large urban parks in Mexico City, with beautifully decorated rafts called trajineras carrying people through the canals. It presents an otherworldly look that is so different from movies made in the U. S. Xochimilco is also home to La Llorona and Isla de las Muñecas, an island made from thousands of broken dolls, created by Don Julián Santana Barrera, who found a drowned girl there and for fifty years, he would pay respect to her ghost by decorating the island.
Mirame is directed by Pavel Cantu, who started his career as a storyboard artist, and who wrote this with Veronica Angeles Franco and Ernesto Murguía. It has a great look but I wish that it went deeper into the legends of the area instead of just using them for scenery. That said, for an early effort -- he has mainly done recreations for documentaries like TV documentaries and a short -- this feels quite confident. I'd love to see what happens next for him.
This movie begins with the words, "Facing the unknown can be terrifying, but you cannot live it any other way." This could speak to the occult or it could also be about dealing with loss. It seems like we can't live through the loss of people and while we are changed, we must go through it in order to grow. We have no other choice.
Lalo (Axel Alpuche) is having issues with the death of his father. His mother has already packed away all of his dad's possessions and shipped him off to Mexico to live with his grandmother Elena (Leticia Huijara). The only thing he has left of his father is his wristwatch and he has to adjust to a new school where he becomes the bullied outsider.
If only the real world was all he had to deal with, as Lalo finds that the watch is showing time backward and he also begins to see the ghost of a young girl everywhere he goes. He starts to worry that she wants to take him into the realm of the dead but he feels like he can't escape her.
While he gains a friend named Rana (Regina Reynoso), he worries about telling her what he's seeing. When he learns that a girl from their school has also gone missing, he starts to search for her, which brings him closer to not only solving the mystery but potentially being the next victim.
Lake Xochimilco, which was once part of five lakes that were drained to prevent flooding, features into this story. Today, it is mainly used as part of large urban parks in Mexico City, with beautifully decorated rafts called trajineras carrying people through the canals. It presents an otherworldly look that is so different from movies made in the U. S. Xochimilco is also home to La Llorona and Isla de las Muñecas, an island made from thousands of broken dolls, created by Don Julián Santana Barrera, who found a drowned girl there and for fifty years, he would pay respect to her ghost by decorating the island.
Mirame is directed by Pavel Cantu, who started his career as a storyboard artist, and who wrote this with Veronica Angeles Franco and Ernesto Murguía. It has a great look but I wish that it went deeper into the legends of the area instead of just using them for scenery. That said, for an early effort -- he has mainly done recreations for documentaries like TV documentaries and a short -- this feels quite confident. I'd love to see what happens next for him.
This movie begins with the words, "Facing the unknown can be terrifying, but you cannot live it any other way." This could speak to the occult or it could also be about dealing with loss. It seems like we can't live through the loss of people and while we are changed, we must go through it in order to grow. We have no other choice.
