Lucio: The Short Film Revolucion

Lucio is one of many short films that make up the movie Revolucion. It shows the influence that Catholicism and the government has on Mexican youth through their everyday life. I think it really does show how religion-- Catholicism in this case—and the state, can have an extreme effect on youth. The short film features four children and the impact Catholicism, and the state’s schooling, have on their lives.
How does Catholicism and the state influence the upbringing of youth in Mexico according to the film? Anyone who watches this short film can see the obvious influence the state’s schools have on the upbringing and everyday life of Mexican youth. The film starts off with Lucio and his assumed siblings marching-- pretending to bear the Mexican