Magical realism is a very popular part of Latin American culture. It is used in many Latin American films and books to make the stories more interesting. Like Water for Chocolate is a film in which the main characters display this theme. It was a good film mainly because of the magical realism. Many films and books that do not have magical realism are less interesting and are not as fun to read or watch. An example of a movie that doesn’t have magical realism is Titanic. Both Like Water for Chocolate and Titanic are love stories, however they display the love theme in very different ways.
In Like Water for Chocolate is a very sad love story, but because of magical realism, the movie is just as emotional but not as sad and depressing as a normal movie would be. The most important example of magical realism in this film is of Tita’s cooking. Tita is the main character whose emotions affect her food. When Tita is sad, the food makes people cry. When Tita is happy, the food makes
2007-04-04
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