30 Days
American television kick ass lar
Watched this particular episode of "30Days", the brainchild of the same guy famous for his many controversial documentaries particularly "Super-sized Me" Morgan Spurlock. The objective of 30 Days is to put an "extremist" of sorts into the community for 30 days to see how it is like. For example, a homophobe lives with a gay and enters the gay community for 30 days; a racist to live with the other race for 30 days etc.
So this particular episode I watched involves minuteman Frank who lived with the Gonzales for 30 days. Minutemen are voluntary border patrol who stake it out at the American/Mexican border armed with guns, rifles and whatnots to report on Mexicans and Central Americans who attempt to cross the border to pursue the American dream illegally. They report directly to the officials, who then deports the illegal immigrants immediately.
Yup, US still faces huge problems with illegal immigrants as the Government cannot decide for amnesty or against it, resulting in many Latino illegal immigrants stuck without proper jobs (since they have no "ICs") and having to resort to every method to get money.
The eldest daughter of the family, Armida, holds the hope of being the first in the family to attend college. During Frank's stay, she was the one who had the most debates with him over the issue of illegal immigrants, only to find out the that Frank is also an immigrant from Mexico, albeit a legal one from many years ago. So she seeks to find out why his stand is against the immigrants.
During his stay, Frank also works as a handyman like the patriach of the household, doing many odd jobs in the process as well. He plays golf with Armida (she's good) and lives just like one of them to see if his opinions about illegal immigrants would change.
Classic moments are when Patricia, the matriach, laments about how she blames herself for not being able to be by both her parents' side when they passed away, not because she does not want to, but rather, is unable to. Since she is an illegal, once she leaves America, she would never be able to come back. Also, Rigo, the patriach, talks about his brother Mario back in Mexico.
So Frank makes a trip to Mexico and got to see for himself how bad the Gonzales family was living back in Mexico. He realised that "if anybody lives here, they wouldnt last, and the first thing on their minds is to get out of here" and he begins to understand a little why they took the risk of crossing the border years ago. Also, the reason for Armida's "pia-ness" since she is on eof two kids (of five) that lived in that dilapidated shack in Mexico (with the big field as thier toildt and a near-eutrophicated well as their only source of water).
At the end, when Frank has to live, the family cries but Frank didnt as "men cant cry". It's really nice to see how Frank thanked Pat for her hospitality even though he is supposed to hate them (the illegal immigrants). Patricia and Armida cried, as they are sad over the leaving of a friend (yes Frank changed over the course of the 30 days--he understands their plight and the very reason that fuels their "jumping of the border"). Stuff like that lar.
The biggest realisation that come to me?
Why can't Mediacorp make KICKASS shows like this???????
(please stop making all those travel/feichangjueduisuperhypercampusidolbandstar shows, there are too many of them already)
American TV!!
(sorry about the grammar. time and dry eyes)
Watched this particular episode of "30Days", the brainchild of the same guy famous for his many controversial documentaries particularly "Super-sized Me" Morgan Spurlock. The objective of 30 Days is to put an "extremist" of sorts into the community for 30 days to see how it is like. For example, a homophobe lives with a gay and enters the gay community for 30 days; a racist to live with the other race for 30 days etc.
So this particular episode I watched involves minuteman Frank who lived with the Gonzales for 30 days. Minutemen are voluntary border patrol who stake it out at the American/Mexican border armed with guns, rifles and whatnots to report on Mexicans and Central Americans who attempt to cross the border to pursue the American dream illegally. They report directly to the officials, who then deports the illegal immigrants immediately.
Yup, US still faces huge problems with illegal immigrants as the Government cannot decide for amnesty or against it, resulting in many Latino illegal immigrants stuck without proper jobs (since they have no "ICs") and having to resort to every method to get money.
The eldest daughter of the family, Armida, holds the hope of being the first in the family to attend college. During Frank's stay, she was the one who had the most debates with him over the issue of illegal immigrants, only to find out the that Frank is also an immigrant from Mexico, albeit a legal one from many years ago. So she seeks to find out why his stand is against the immigrants.
During his stay, Frank also works as a handyman like the patriach of the household, doing many odd jobs in the process as well. He plays golf with Armida (she's good) and lives just like one of them to see if his opinions about illegal immigrants would change.
Classic moments are when Patricia, the matriach, laments about how she blames herself for not being able to be by both her parents' side when they passed away, not because she does not want to, but rather, is unable to. Since she is an illegal, once she leaves America, she would never be able to come back. Also, Rigo, the patriach, talks about his brother Mario back in Mexico.
So Frank makes a trip to Mexico and got to see for himself how bad the Gonzales family was living back in Mexico. He realised that "if anybody lives here, they wouldnt last, and the first thing on their minds is to get out of here" and he begins to understand a little why they took the risk of crossing the border years ago. Also, the reason for Armida's "pia-ness" since she is on eof two kids (of five) that lived in that dilapidated shack in Mexico (with the big field as thier toildt and a near-eutrophicated well as their only source of water).
At the end, when Frank has to live, the family cries but Frank didnt as "men cant cry". It's really nice to see how Frank thanked Pat for her hospitality even though he is supposed to hate them (the illegal immigrants). Patricia and Armida cried, as they are sad over the leaving of a friend (yes Frank changed over the course of the 30 days--he understands their plight and the very reason that fuels their "jumping of the border"). Stuff like that lar.
The biggest realisation that come to me?
Why can't Mediacorp make KICKASS shows like this???????
(please stop making all those travel/feichangjueduisuperhypercampusidolbandstar shows, there are too many of them already)
American TV!!
(sorry about the grammar. time and dry eyes)
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