zoot Suit
Zoot Suit
This Film is n Zoot Suit, was produced by Luis Valdez. The film is in a theatrical style and is based on a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial. This event took place when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder. In the play, Henry Reyna is played by Luis Valdez’ brother, Daniel Valdez and he does a great job creating parallels to the inspired role of Hank Leyvas. Reyna is a pachuco, who was unfairly prosecuted, and then thrown in jail along with his gang for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. As in the play, Edward James Olmos portrays El Pachuco, an idealized Zoot Suiter, who functions as narrator throughout the story and serves as Henry's conscience. The film is very effective in showing when Henry jumps in and out of his mind. Over all the film as a main message that is that there are many pachucos at the time but not all have to end up in jail or dead (like the real situation with Hank Leyvas). This is shown at the end as we see that Henry’s brother joins the military and does well for himself. The reason that this film was such a great success in my eyes is that it was in a form of a play and that the audience was actually brought in and somewhat engaged. I felt as the narrator spoke to me. And in a sense the narrator spoke to the idea that there are many outcomes to a single event or happening. He spoke to the idea that if one reflects on certain turning points in their lives, if they would to do something different, life would have been different overall.
This Film is n Zoot Suit, was produced by Luis Valdez. The film is in a theatrical style and is based on a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial. This event took place when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder. In the play, Henry Reyna is played by Luis Valdez’ brother, Daniel Valdez and he does a great job creating parallels to the inspired role of Hank Leyvas. Reyna is a pachuco, who was unfairly prosecuted, and then thrown in jail along with his gang for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. As in the play, Edward James Olmos portrays El Pachuco, an idealized Zoot Suiter, who functions as narrator throughout the story and serves as Henry's conscience. The film is very effective in showing when Henry jumps in and out of his mind. Over all the film as a main message that is that there are many pachucos at the time but not all have to end up in jail or dead (like the real situation with Hank Leyvas). This is shown at the end as we see that Henry’s brother joins the military and does well for himself. The reason that this film was such a great success in my eyes is that it was in a form of a play and that the audience was actually brought in and somewhat engaged. I felt as the narrator spoke to me. And in a sense the narrator spoke to the idea that there are many outcomes to a single event or happening. He spoke to the idea that if one reflects on certain turning points in their lives, if they would to do something different, life would have been different overall.