Sunday, February 21, 2010
Jackie: Kiss of the Spiderwoman
I think what Puig is trying to say is that life is unpredictable and can end at any moment, so we should seize the moment, love, share and care for one another as much as we can, because the journey of life is more important than the destination. Life is short, so if we spend more time loving than fighting, less time stereotyping and judging one another, and more time accepting each other equally and for who they are inside. I think he is also talking about sacrifice. We need to understand who is really important to us, and to stay true to that person, because if we put that person above ourselves, we are bound to learn something in the process and lead a happy life. Staying in prison with a person we love is a better life and a happier life to lead than living a life in freedom and alone. Like a movie, we need to write our own lives and follow are dreams, because that is the only way to achieve true happiness and to die a happy man or woman.
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"Kiss of the Spiderwoman" is about a political activist, Valentin, who is ready to overthrow the government, and the movie is also about the role of gender, which is repressive in this political society. Molina is the other major character in this film that is ready to help Valentin in this deadly game. Despite being separate entities in reality, in prison they are both seen by the government as the same, because they are both criminals. Meaning, in the prison’s eyes they are seen as one thing, but they can do more than what is expected of them. Puig is an activist gay guy who webs a trap for whatever comes near like opposites and unlike entities. He is the spiderwoman who fuses two real things, in this case Valentin and Molina, into something that isn't real. For example, two people from the real world were imprisoned together, and they transformed from the people who they were in society as just a homosexual and just a political activist into a political activist who becomes more emotional and a homosexual who becomes strong enough to fight against the government. It is unreal and against the norms of society for these two types of people to undergo this change. One of the themes in this movie is power. There is the power of love between Molina and Valentin and their love caused Molina to lie and disobey the governmental officials. Also, there is a power that the government creates over the people who are different. For instance, Valentine speak out against the government and is put in jail for it and Molina’s homosexuality is frowned upon. Overall, this movie isn't really magical realism, but instead, it is more about the chemistry of love against the political apparatus and changing who you are in the eyes of society to the person you want to be.
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