简介：Summary: Thefilmshowstwodifferentmomentsintime:thenineteenth-centuryBrazilandtheBrazilCurrent.AtthebeginningofthecenturyisportrayedseveralpassagesaboutslaveryinBrazil.InBrazilthecurrentfilmtellsthestoryofaNonGovernmentalOrganizationthatdivertspublicmoneythroughoverpricingofcomputersthatwouldbeusedinsomeperiphery.Thefilmshowstwopossibleoutcomes,faithfullyportrayingtherealityofBraziltoday,aresultofapastofslavery. CentralIdea: ThefilmdrawsaparallelbetweenBrazilandenslavernineteenthcenturyBrazilCurrent,whichisusedforshadypurposestoexploitthemiseryinhisowncause. Highlights: ThepropagandaoftheNGO,redonetoshowtheideaofhappychildrenandnotportraytheexistingmisery.Itisimportantbecauseitshowsthepowerofthemediatoconvincethepublicthatconcernstheprivilegedminority. Thesceneshowingthe"advantages"ofputtingtheironmasktheslave.Theexplanationthattheuseofthemaskinslaveswasadvantageoustotakealcoholaddictionandthuspreventtheftisacleardemonstrationofhowtheytriedtojustifythewickedactionsandthetorturesimposed. Thescenesinwhichthemistressoftheslaveapproachesandcombinestheirpurchaseand,currently,thebosswhopaysfortheweddingofhernieceto"help"theemployee.Thetwoscenesclearlydemonstratehowthepersonwithmoreeducationandknowledgecantakeadvantageofthemostignorantperson,exploringtherelationshipbuiltand"makingup"theirpersonalinterestsasarelationship Briefexplanationoftheauthor'sconclusions: Withthepossibilityoftwodifferentendingsforthefilm,theauthorclearlyshowstheambiguityweliveinourdailylives.Thechoicebetweenrightandoftendamagingourlivesandfromthewrong,unethical,butoftenprofitableway.Thus,wecanbetterunderstandoursituation,whichisnotmadeofchoiceslinear,butwithpossibilitiesoftentortuous. Thechoiceofthefilm'sdirectortomakeaparallelbetweenthepastofslaveryinBrazilandourcurrentrealitywasveryhappybecausehecanshowthesimilaritiesbetweenthetwoperiodsintimeandalsoshowsthatcorruption,exploitationofthelessfortunateandignorancearetheresultofourrecenthistory.Byportrayingsowelltheseaspectsofoursociety,thefilmbecomesalmostadocumentary,becausewecanimagineseveralpeopleinourrealitythatwouldfittherolesportrayed.ThechoiceofusingdatafromtheNationalArchiveinRiodeJaneiroalsocontributestothis"feeling"documentary.Showthatfaceoursocietysocrudely,theircorruptions,mismanagement,cowardice,ignoranceandsituationsthatrequireustomakepaths,oftencontrarytoourethicalsenseandcharactermakesthefilmanimportanttoolforinformationandknowledge.Thefilmalerttoissuesthatseemtohavebeeninthepast,butthatstillexisttoday,suchasthestrugglefordemocraticrights,discriminationagainstblacksandpoor,disrespect,moneylaundering,corruption,amongothers.Whathaschangedistheclothing,theoppressoristhesame.Thus,thisisanexcellentmovietobeworkedintotheclassroom,fosterthedevelopmentofcriticalandreflectivelearners.Andthisisthegreatestmeritofthefilm,letusknowourhistory,recognizethemistakesmadeinthepastandourpresent,alertustothedamagethatmarketingandadvertising,whenmisused,cancauseusand,whoknows,helpustochangeourfuture.…