La
Sombra
Human trafficking
Spain is
currently grappling with its Human Trafficking problem with an estimated 12,000
victims earning the gangs $6 million everyday. 62% of all victims transported
by the gangs are women and are mainly used for sexual exploitation elsewhere in
Europe. 25% are forced into labour whilst 14% are victims of organ removal
which are subsequently sold on the black market. Many of the victims do not
wish to speak out against the traffickers in fear for their own lives however
one woman last September did and was granted asylum in Spain and Traffickers
were punished, however the punishment for human trafficking is a mere 5-10
years in prison. This sentence should be greatly increased for the crime being
committed although human trafficking wasn’t a crime in Spain until 2010. Helena
Maleno is an expert in this field and said, “To raise society's awareness about
what is happening, it has to be made clear that trafficking is not prostitution
or irregular immigration, but that there are undocumented immigrants and people
who are sexually exploited who are victims of trafficking,”
Shadow of a doubt…
Have an
insight into the complex and conflicted mind of a ‘Sicario’ and the even more
twisted mind of his boss. La Sombra may be the silent type but his mind is very
active and something which he iterates frequently is ‘"The path of the
righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny
of evil men” La Sombra has an unconditional hatred for his boss however, in a
world full of fallen angels you must shelter under the broken wings of one of
them. Over a prolonged period of time La
Sombra has acquired a certain set of skills which make him a nightmare for
certain people but he’s as much of a danger to himself than he is to anybody
else. With traumas suffered as a child
and a lethal drinking habit, not to mention the several undiagnosed mental
health issues he suffers with it’s a miracle he has found love in his shadowy
world. But then again it’s a small world and little does La Sombra know he is
in love with his bosses daughter.
Facing demons
This can be
used literally and figuratively in the film. Everybody has their ‘demons’ and
the film explores the problems faced by the individuals in greater detail. Don
Javier, the human trafficking boss may seem like he has everything but is
seriously damaged inside. You could argue he his a psychopath by showing no
remorse for his crimes and to do what he does to people he must be hiding a
secret of insane magnitude. Moreover, Maria Don Javier’s daughter must live
with the thought of knowing what her father does and what he did to her mother many
years ago. The silence of La Sombra is him facing his demons by suffering in
silence but at the end when he is faced with the bill for his mistakes he must
pay…
No comments:
Post a Comment