Elza

 Elza was an interesting film that focuses on a young girls search to find her father who abandoned her. The story has a very personal tone, and it seems as if the movie is almost made to illustrate a personal story while also entertaining the audience. This type of story is very interesting to me because it tells a story that can be from personal experiences while also creating an intriguing story for all of the viewers to watch. I did not like this movie as much as Moko Jumbie, however. It was not as thrilling and its plot was not as clear and enthralling. However the story builds very well and the story develops and gets better as it goes on.

I found that this film really centered around the Caribbean view of women that we have studied this semester. The men in this story are illustrated as evil and almost soulless. They treat the women in the story terribly, but it is almost normal for them to be treated this way. I found it extremely crazy though that there was also a conflict between women in this film. Her half-sister is a wicked and evil person. The two sisters are pitted against each other, and the two women both struggle with the awful male influences in their Caribbean life. They are crude and wicked and many Caribbean people would definitely be able to relate to the main female heroin in this film. It was interesting, but not as great of a movie overall.