Bye Brasil Film Analysis
In addition, Bye Bye Brasil displays the commercial objectives of the production, clashing with political critique of mainstream notions of development and national identities. For one, the body of Salome can portrayed as an exploitation of land. Salome is very sensual with her body but “female bodies (can be seen) as territories available for plunder, possession, discovery, and conquest” (Loomba 1998). Being in the presence of a male dominated environment, the exchange between Salome can be read as a metaphor for Brazilian land and the desire to control it. The film also depicts prostitution and penetration that can be read as metaphors as the destruction of the country’s natural resource and pollution. The commercial objective of the production