Man on fire is a great movie!!!

In recent years filmmakers have tried to reach markets by creating a huge connection between the viewer and the movie and for that instance they become successful. In my personal opinion the movie “Man on fire” is an excellent movie and of course, an amazing example of this method of creating a viewer-film bond.

In the first place, this movie’s theme is about a very current and popular topic concerning the Mexican people, such as corruption and organized crime. In mexico one of the most important issues are kidnaping and this is what happens to Pita (Dakota Fanning), one of the main characters of this movie is kidnapped after leaving her piano class also police in Mexico conforms a huge part of corruption, they are involved in this planned crime and lastly by giving some money to the Mexican authorities to erased some evidence involving the kidnap.

In the second place, this movie show’s how someone can do anything for an unknown person and this is a very peculiar thing about mexican people,Creasy (Denzel Washington) risks his own life in order to protect Pita; even though it was his job he did it because he felt a certain connection with the little girl. By the end of the movie Creasy sacrifice his freedom for the love he feels for pita and lastly Pita’s father, Samuel (Marc Anthony) even though it was not a good choice, he planned pita’s kidnap in order to have a better economic life.

Finally, this film includes a very characteristic relevance of the different social classes existing in this country. Pita’s house is huge and it is located in one of the most well known suburbs of Mexico in comparison of the neighborhood where the kidnapper’s family lived. And lastly the school where pita goes is catholic school, and in Mexico some of the most high-class schools are religious.

In conclusion I believe that Man on fire is a great movie because it achieved the high expectations we, as an audience, were expecting. It gave goose bumps to every Mexican that watched it, including myself, for the fact that it created a subconscious bond between the viewer and the film itself.